2721. Papyrus 512
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 512
- Title:
- Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 60, P.Petr. II 4(3), P.Petr. III 42c(5), P.Lond. III 512 descr., TM 7641)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter from the foremen of the stonecutters to Cleon, concerning the iron which was meant to be delivered to them and complaining about the fact that they had to borrow money to buy the iron.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 260-249 BC
- Extent:
-
Two fragments of the right-hand half of a papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 12 lines, lacking the beginnings with the exception of line 12. Upper and lower margins measure 20 mm; the right margin was irregularly cut. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.