1. Papyrus 43
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 43
- Title:
- Private Letter (UPZ I 148, P.Lond. I 43, Chrest.Wilck. 136, TM 3540)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter of a woman to her son or husband, expressing her joy in learning that the recipient is studying Egyptian writing (Demotic), so that he may teach the slave boys in the establishment of a doctor.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century BC
- Extent:
-
Light-brown papyrus sheet, darker in places, complete, with some surface damage and somewhat torn at the edges; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front there is a column of 9 lines, complete, which occupy the upper half of the sheet; margins are extant, with the blank at the bottom measuring 95 mm. On the back, there are traces of one column, effaced. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in glass, with the exception of a small window on the back to show the writing.
