3731. Papyrus 2089
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2089
- Title:
- Petition (P.Lond. VII 2074, TM 1635)
- Scope & Content:
- Theodorus, in charge of engineering works, writes to Athenagoras, perhaps vice-minister of finances, asking for his salary and corn-allowance to be paid to him, so that he may continue to perform his duties with his subordinates, who may otherwise desert him. How the document ended up being among...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- c. 249 BC
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, medium-brown in colour, complete but with surface damage and holes at the top; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 23 lines running along the fibres; set-offs are visible at the top and bottom. Margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.