1. Papyrus 2755
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2755
- Title:
- Fragments from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2003, TM 1565)
- Scope & Content:
- A (P.Lond. VII 2003, TM 1565): Beginning of a letter from Limnaeus to Zenon concerned with sesame. The docket is on the back. Written before 28 November 249 BC. B: Fragment of uncertain nature and content, as only two letters (nu and rho) survive; a trace of ink is on the back. Unpublished.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- c. 249 BC
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus fragments housed in the same glass frame.
A: Medium-brown, broken off at the bottom and right; bearing writing on both sides;. On the front, there are the beginnings of 3 lines running across the fibres; upper and left margins are extant. On the back, there are 2 lines written along the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front.
B: Light-to-medium brown; broken off at the top and left; preserving two letters from the ends of two lines written along the fibres on the front; lower and right margins are extant and generous; a trace of ink is visible on the back.