2631. Papyrus 408
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 408
- Title:
- Letter of Protest to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 18, P.Lond. II 408, TM 10020)
- Scope & Content:
- A letter from Chaeremon, decurion of Arsinoe, to Abinnaeus, who is being rebuked for his neglection in investigating into the outrages committed by some evildoers in the village of Theoxenis. The perpetrators were simply carried away as if there were no laws. They should be sent for inquiry or t...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- c. 346
- Extent:
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Light-brown papyrus sheet, lacking its top left edge, written on one side along the fibres. Of the twenty-two lines of the text, the first seven are fragmentary. Margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.