1. Papyrus 18
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 18
- Title:
- Accounts on the Grain Allowance of the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 18, UPZ I 54-55, TM 3445-6)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto (TM 3445): Account recording the amounts of olyra (a type of wheat) received as allowance by the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Tages during the 18th, 19th, and part of the current 20th year (reign of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II). With closing greetings. Verso (TM 3446): Account o...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 161 BC
- Extent:
- Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 35 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. On the back, there are 7 lines running along the fibres and traces of 2 other lines written along the fibres the other way up. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
