1. Papyrus 214
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 214
- Title:
- Official Letter (P.Lond. II 214, Chrest.Wilck. 177, TM 19972)
- Scope & Content:
- A letter to the strategus Aurelius Besarion from the administrator Aurelius Aretion, of Memphis, who reports on the cutting and stealing of two large acacia trees from an imperial plantation by a certain Patalas, ship-builder.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 272-275
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, mutilated throughout, with a detached scrap that bears traces of ink. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Parts of the upper, lower and left margins survive; no margin was left at the right. A sheet-join running across the fibres is visible at c.3 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
