1. Papyrus 3000
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 3000
- Title:
- Fragment of a Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 236, TM 5196)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragmentary petition to the king from a certain Melanthius, complaining about a theft or housebreaking in the Oxyrhynchite village of Tholthis. Only the first four lines of the largest fragment have been published.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 250-240 BC
- Extent:
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Three fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 10 lines. The upper margin is extant. The papyrus housed in a glass frame.
