1. Papyrus 413
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 413
- Title:
- Letter of Apa Mios to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 6, P.Lond. II 413, TM 10051)
- Scope & Content:
- A letter to Abinnaeus from Apa Mios, who requests that some nets be dispatched to him for a few days in order to catch the gazelles that are destroying the crops. He also informs the recipient that he has sent a hyena’s skin through an intermediary. The signature is at the end.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- c. 346
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, with holes especially in the left portion along the vertical folds; the surface is abraded in places and occasionally the top layer of horizontal fibres is missing. Writing runs along the fibres on one side. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
