1. Papyrus 106
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 106
- Title:
- Petition to the King (P.Lond. I 106, UPZ II 151, TM 2975)
- Scope & Content:
- A petition addressed to the king Ptolemy by Areus, complaining about an act of violence perpetrated by Cephalon in front of witnesses. Areus asks for the matter to be investigated.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- After 9 August 259 BC
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, with detached fragment at the bottom, lacking the right upper edge and broken off at the bottom; with surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Upper and left margins are preserved, no margin was left to the right and the lower margin is lost. A sheet-join runs across the fibres and along the lower half of the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in glass.
