1. Papyrus 2665
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2665
- Title:
- Letter to Zenon from an Embroiderer (P.Lond. VII 2055, CPS 230, TM 1617)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter to Zenon from an embroiderer named Teos, offering his service for the production of pile-less carpets (kilims), and a reduction of four drachmas on the price currently charged by Petosorapis. Should Zenon need him, he may be found in the house of the slave Artemidorus.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 263-229 BC
- Extent:
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Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, written on one side, the back displaying spots of ink. On the front, there are 14 lines running across the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
