1. Papyrus 3002
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 3002
- Title:
- Fragment of a Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 238, TM 5198)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragmentary petition to the king with the request to summon Heracleides, a police officer, concerning a false registration of sheep.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 246-221 BC
- Extent:
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Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet with detached scrap, extracted from mummy cartonnage, worm-eaten and abraded; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 11 lines; on the back there are traces of plaster. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
