1. Papyrus 20
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 20
- Title:
- Petition on the Allowance due to the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 20, UPZ I 22, TM 3413)
- Scope & Content:
- Petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from Ptolemaeus and the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Taues concerning the allowance still due to them. The twins had petitioned the king, and Sarapion is asked to deal with the matter according the king's decision. There follow two official docket...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 162 BC
- Extent:
- Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with some damage along the left edge and the vertical folds. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 31 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
