1. Papyrus 1218
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1218
- Title:
- Petition (P.Lond. III 1218, TM 11765)
- Scope & Content:
- Petition addressed to Gaius Iulius Pholus, chief of police (epistates phylakiton), from Dicaeus, a royal farmer, reporting an act of violence made by Helenous, daughter of Totheus, against his wife. Dicaeus asks that Helenous be summoned.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 23-28 August 39
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, damaged by insect holes throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. A small strip has been glued diagonally onto the surface at the top. There is one column of 22 lines, with paragraphus at the end. Lines 1-10 are better preserved. Margins are extant, the right being minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 55 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
