1. Papyrus 2683
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2683
- Title:
- Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1936, TM 2381)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter to Zenon from Nikon, agent in the Memphite nome of Apollonios, minister of finances (dioiketes), reporting on the registration of some persons with the collectors of the salt-tax. Part of the address is on the back; PSI V 493 preserves the rest of the letter with the docket, including date...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1 April 257 BC
- Extent:
- Right-hand portion of a papyrus slip another portion of which is in Florence, published as PSI V 493; medium-brown, with some damage along horizontal folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are the ends of 3 lines written across the fibres; upper, lower and right margins are extant. On the back, there is the end of one word running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
