1. Papyrus 1974
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1974
- Title:
- Order to Supply Barley (P.Lond. VII 2190, SB VI 9600, TM 2460)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter of Apollonius to Apollonius, ordering him to supply twelve artabas of barley as fodder for the horses to the eight men who had been dispatched from the Hermopolite nome in transit to the camp with the king. With address on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 17 A pril 169 BC
- Extent:
- Long and narrow papyrus slip, complete and overall well preserved, with holes regularly distributed along the left edge; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 21 lines written along the fibres; margins are extant. Horizontal folds are visible. On the back, there is one line running across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
