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Six papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and on the right; with writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of twelve lines written along the fibres; left and lower margins are extant.

B: Medium-brown papyrus sheet, darkened in places; complete at the bottom, broken off on all other sides. On the front, there are seven lines written across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; the lower is extant. On the back, there are faded traces of writing running along the fibres.

C: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines from the top of a column running across the fibres. The upper margin is extant.

D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top, and broken off on the other sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines, running across the fibres; upper margin is extant. On the back, there is one word written along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

E: Small fragment of a light-to-medium-brown papyrus, broken off on all sides; with writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are portions of three lines written across the fibres, and traces of another line at the bottom.

F: Small fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, further portions of which are Papyrus 2747(A) and two fragments now in Florence and Cairo; complete at the bottom and broken off on all other sides; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are few letters from six lines running across the fibres, and the lower margin.

Five papyrus fragments that do not belong together, with writing on one side and the back blank, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

A: Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom and broken off on the other sides. The front bears the central portions of seven lines running across the fibres; the lower margin survives and measures 33 mm. A papyrus in Florence, published as PSI VI 578, is another fragment of the same sheet.

B: Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, darkened in places; complete at the bottom, and broken off on all other sides. The front bears six lines written across the fibres, and traces of another line at the top; the lower margin is extant.

C: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines from the top of a column running across the fibres. The upper margin is extant.

D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top, and broken off on the other sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines, running across the fibres; upper margin is extant. On the back, there is one word written along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

E: Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus, complete at the bottom and broken off on all other sides. On the front, there are portions of four lines written across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends. The lower margin measures 35 mm.

Five papyrus fragments of varying size that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Upper fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on the right and at the bottom, imperfect on the left; written on one side. The front bears the beginnings of 2 lines written across the fibres. The back has ink smudges.

B: Light-brown papyrus slip, complete, with damage along the left edge and in the middle; written on both sides. The front bears portions 3 lines written across the fibres; on the back, there is a word written along the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

C: Lower right portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 1 lines; the lower margin is ample; folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.

D: Left-hand portion of a light-brown papyrus, written on both sides. On the front, there are the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres; upper, lower and left margins are extant. On the back, there are the ends of 2 lines written along the fibres.

E: Left-hand fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side. On the front there are the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres; upper, lower and left margins are extant. Folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.

Four papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, slightly damaged along the left edge and the horizontal folding lines. The writing runs on both sides; on the front, there are four lines from the top of a column written along the fibres; upper, left and right margins survive. On the back, there are faint traces of one word written across the fibres.

B: Left-hand portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on the right and complete on all other sides; with writing on one side; the back is blank. The front bears the beginnings of twelve lines written along the fibres, with upper, left and lower margins extant. Horizontal folding lines are still visible.

C: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom and broken off on all other sides; the writing runs on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the central portions of seven lines from the bottom of a column running across the fibres. The lower margin is ample and bears an offset of the last lines, as the papyrus was folded when the ink was not dry yet.

D: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus, with writing on both sides. On the front, there are the central portions of eleven lines from the foot of a column, running along the fibres; the lower margin survives. On the back, there are portions of six lines written across the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The lower margin survives to 50 mm.

Medium-brown papyrus fragment, darker in places, with surface damage; complete on the left, worm-eaten at the top and bottom; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 3 columns; the back is blank. Two additional fragments are now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, inventoried as fr. 2141. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Six fragments of varying size, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (E): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left and broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 7 lines with ample left margin. The back is blank.

Upper right fragment (F): Light-brown papyrus, complete on the right, broken off on the other sides. Written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the end of 7 lines, the back is blank.

Lower left fragment: Light-brown papyrus, blank on both sides.

Second fragment at the bottom: Papyrus strip, with traces of ink on one side. The back is blank

Third fragment at the bottom (D): Light-brown papyrus fragment, worm-eaten on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of two columns in two hands; the back bears traces of writing along the fibres.

Lower right fragment: Small papyrus scrap with traces of a few letters on one side; the back is blank.

Papyrus sheet badly damaged and shredded, with traces of writing running across the fibres on the front, mostly blank. Four clay seals survive. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Six papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

A: Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom and right, complete on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of 5 lines; upper and left margins survive.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right, broken off on all sides; writing runs on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 6 lines written along the fibres.

C: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right and broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres, the back is blank. On the front, there are the ends of three lines written along the fibres. The right margin survives.

D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, complete on the left and broken off on the other sides. The writing runs on one side; the back is blank. There survive the beginnings of 6 lines written along the fibres and the left margin. A sheet-join is visible along the right edge.

E: Fragment from the lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus; the writing runs on one side along the fibres; portions of 4 lines survive, with ample lower margin. The back is blank.

F: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side. The front bears portions of 7 lines running along the fibres. The back is blank.

Long and narrow papyrus sheet with two detached scraps, with severe surface damage throughout. On the front, there are 25 lines written along the fibres, some of which are damaged at the end. On the back, there are traces of ink that probably are smudges or set-offs. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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

A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment from the top of a sheet, broken off at the bottom and complete on the other sides; written on both sides. On the front, there are 2 lines running along the fibres; upper and side margins survive. On the back, there are the ends of 3 lines written along the fibres.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right and at the bottom, broken off on the other sides; writing runs on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 9 lines written across the fibres. The lower margin is extant.