741. Papyrus 846
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 846
- Title:
- Petition (P.Lond. III 846, Chrest.Wilck. 325, TM 11799)
- Scope & Content:
- Petition from a weaver of Soknopaiou Nesos whose name is lost, complaining about his appointment as a village elder. The recipient is lost too. Dated to January-February or July-August 140.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 140
- Extent:
-
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and damaged in the bottom right edge; with surface damage throughout; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 18 lines, with traces of another at the top; the last 2 lines lack the ends. Left and lower margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.