1. Papyrus 496
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 496
- Title:
- Wills (P.Petr.2 I 28, P.Petr. III 19(e), TM 47316; P.Petr.2 I 25, P.Petr. III 19(c-d), TM 47315; P.Petr.2 I 26, P.Petr. III 19(f), TM 47317)
- Scope & Content:
- Portions of wills from a register. Upper left fragment (A) (P.Petr.2 I 28, P.Petr. III 19e, TM 47316): Portion of a will in favour of Hagemona, daughter of the testator. The name of the latter is lost, but he may have been a soldier. Lower left fragments (B-C) (P.Petr.2 I 25, P.Petr. III 19(c-...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 226-225 BC
- Extent:
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Fragments of varying size reused as mummy cartonnage, bearing writing on one side along the fibres, with the back blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper left fragment (A): Broken off on all sides, with surface damage at the bottom; there are portions of 7 lines; a sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 5 mm from the right edge.
Lower left fragments (B-C): Two fragments containing further portions of one of the fragments of Papyrus 495(2): the left fragment contains the beginnings of 6 lines, corresponding to lines 6-11 of Papyrus 495(2), upper fragment. The right fragment bears portions of 8 lines (= lines 1-8 of Papyrus 495(2) upper fragment).
Right fragment (D): Good quality papyrus, broken off at the bottom and right, with plaster and red paint residue; with portions of one column and a sheet-join opposite lines 1-3, in the left edge.
