1. Papyrus 2975
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2975
- Title:
- Petition (P.Hib. II 203, TM 5187)
- Scope & Content:
- Draft of a petition against two men, the first of whom was accused of having sold two slaves of the petitioner; the second was the chief of police (archiphylakites), accused of having imprisoned a slave of the petitioner. Both men had failed to appear at the trial, and the petitioner asks the re...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 246-221 BC
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet extracted from mummy cartonnage, imperfect at the top and covered with plaster in places; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 26 lines, the first 6 of which are fragmentary. The lower margin is ample, side margins are minimal. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
