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491. Papyrus 514

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 514
Title:
Letter concerning Stonecutters (P.Petrie Kleon 62, P.Petr. II 4(5), P.Petr. III 42g(1), P.Lond. III 514 descr., TM 7657)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter requesting that money and iron tools be sent for nine stonecutters. The sender, whose name is lost, is working in the Arsinoite village of Tanis and has brought the men to the recipient so that their personal description may be made.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus slip from mummy cartonnage, broken off at the top, with few holes in the preserved portion; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 4 lines, the first of which is mutilated at the end. Blank space separates the last word. The left margin measures 27 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

492. Papyrus 515

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 515
Title:
Letter from Demetrius to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 54, P.Petr. II 4(6), P.Petr. III 42c(11), P.Lond. III 515 descr., TM 7646)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Cleon from Demetrius, who reports that he had been insulted in front of a crowd for having picked up a chisel belonging to someone else, and to have been attacked five days later as he wanted to distribute loaves of bread. He asks Cleon to take notice of this.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 January 255 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, damaged by holes, especially in the upper portion; writing runs across the fibres on the front. There are 18 lines, with the first and last being indented, and an interlinear addition. Margins are minimal. On the back there are traces of plaster; a scrap with writing along the fibres is visible in the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

493. Papyrus 516

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 516
Title:
Petition to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 58, P.Petr. II 4(7), P.Petr. III 42g(2), P.Lond. III 516 descr., TM 7658)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Cleon from Demetrius, who is being held in prison and begs for Cleon’s help so that he may be freed. He had already written to him about the arrest.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 24 January 255BC?
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus slip, reused as mummy cartonnage, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 7 lines, complete but abraded in places, with blank space before the last word. The upper margin measures 13 mm, the left 10 mm; the other margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

494. Papyrus 517

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 517
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 49, P.Petr. II 4(8), P.Petr. III 42c(1), P.Lond. III 517a descr., TM 7639), and Accounts (P.Lond. III 517b-c descr., TM 78461-78462)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Petrie Kleon 49, P.Petr. II 4(8), P.Petr. III 42c(1), P.Lond. III 517a descr., TM 7639): Correspondence enclosing a letter of Philoxenus, presumably forwarded to various recipients, concerning stone-cutting works. One hundred and forty stonecutters are not working because th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres and mounted on cardboard in one glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): portions of two columns; of the first, the ends of 11 lines remain; of the second, 12 lines, with the last word of the last line written after a blank. Intercolumn and lower margin survive. A sheet-join runs across the fibres between the two columns. The back is blank.

Lower left papyrus (B): fragment with plaster residue and some surface damage; portions of 6 lines survive.

Lower right papyrus (C): Small fragment, broken off at all sides, with portions of 6 lines.

495. Papyrus 518

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 518
Title:
Letters to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 50, P.Petr. II 4(9), P.Petr. III 42c(2), TM 44593; P.Petrie Kleon 51, P.Petr. II 4(1)+(9), P.Petr. III 42c(2-3), P.Lond. III 510+518b descr., TM 2611)
Scope & Content:
Two letters to Cleon from mummy cartonnage. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Petrie Kleon 50, P.Petr. II 4(9), P.Petr. III 42c(2), TM 44593): Letter to Cleon from the stonecutters working in Patsontis, who ask for helpers to be sent so that they may finish the work quickly or else they will abandon it. The...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 November-18 December 256 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, from mummy cartonnage, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Mid-brown sheet, with plaster residue and holes; written on both sides. The front bears 13 lines written across the fibres; margins are minimal. The modern annotation indicates the mummy from which the papyrus derives. In the lower half of the back there are two lines along the fibres, and a drawing at the top.

Lower papyrus (B): Fragment of the same papyrus sheet as Papyrus 510, being its lower left-hand corner; bearing the beginnings of the last three lines, written across the fibres. The back is blank. With traces of plaster.

496. Papyrus 519

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 519
Title:
Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 33, P.Petr. II 4(12), P.Petr. III 42g(3), P.Lond. III 519 descr., TM 7659)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Cleon from Thamous on business matters, informing him that he had contracted the work and given Cleon’s receipt to Pasis. He also reported that the dyke was being flooded, and they were not responsible for this.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus slip covered with plaster, reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom; the right edge was cut off. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The front bears one column of 16 lines, few of which lack the ends. The upper margin measures 20 mm. The modern annotation at the top indicates the mummy from which the papyrus comes. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

497. Papyrus 520

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 520
Title:
Letter about Irrigation (P.Petrie Kleon 24, P.Petr. II 4(13), P.Petr. III 42d(1), P.Lond. III 520 descr., TM 7650)
Scope & Content:
Letter concerning the works required on a canal. The sender, whose name is lost, informs the recipient that he has sent him a copy of the letter to a certain Timoxenus concerning this matter. The addressee is asked to meet or write to another person about this. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 March 254 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, with detached strips, reused as mummy cartonnage; with plaster residue and holes in the preserved portion; broken off to the left (front), with a loss of c.17 letters (90 mm); written on both sides. The front bears 8 lines running across the fibres, lacking the beginnings; only line 8 is complete. Upper and lower margins measure 20-25 mm; the right margin is minimal. The modern annotation at the bottom refers to the mummy from which the papyrus derives. On the back there is the end of a word written along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

498. Papyrus 521

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 521
Title:
Letter concerning Quarries (P.Petrie Kleon 53, P.Petr. II 5(a-b), P.Petr. III 42b(5), P.Lond. III 521a-d descr., TM 7638)
Scope & Content:
Fragments perhaps of the same letter, concerning the work of stonecutters; the workers may have left the district. Sender and recipient are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 December 256 BC-23 January 255 BC
Extent:

Four fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage, perhaps from the same text; writing runs across the fibres on the front, the back being blank. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Upper fragment (A): Broken off at the top, bottom and right; portion of 6 lines remain, with a trace of another line at the bottom. The left margin measures 8 mm.

Fragment in the middle (B): Lower portion of the sheet, broken off at the top and right; with 6 lines; the lower margin measures 15 mm and the left 8 mm.

Lower left fragment (C): Broken off on all sides; with portions of 5 lines and traces of another line at the top and bottom.

Lower right fragment (D): Broken off on all sides; with portions of 8 lines.

499. Papyrus 522

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 522
Title:
Letter of Dionysius on Irrigation Works (P.Petrie Kleon 20, P.Petr. II 6, P.Petr. III 42c(7), P.Lond. III 522 descr., TM 7643)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Dionysius to Dorus, enclosing the copy of the memorandum sent to him by the vice-engineer Petechonsis, with instructions on works to be conducted on canals for the irrigation of land. The back bears a docket including summary and date, and the address.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 December 256 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet of good quality from mummy cartonnage, lacking the lower left corner and part of the right-hand side; writing runs across the fibres on the front, and portions of 14 lines remain. The upper margin measures 20 mm, the left 28 mm and the lower 5 mm. Blank space is occasionally left between words. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

500. Papyrus 523

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 523
Title:
Letter with Copy of a Letter of Theodorus (P.Petrie Kleon 41, P.Petr. II 9(1), P.Petr. III 43(8), P.Lond. III 523 descr., TM 7447)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter, with the names of the correspondents being lost, enclosing the copy of the letter of Theodorus to Diotimus. Theodorus instructs him to write to Androsthenes and the nomarchs, and to send some material, as the river is rising.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-249 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a mid-dark brown papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage; broken off at the top and bottom; with traces of plaster in places. Writing runs across the fibres on the front, the back being blank. There are 9 lines and traces of another line at the bottom. The left margin measures 10 mm, no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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