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1. Papyrus 2245

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2245
Title:
Business Letter (P.Lond. VII 1932, TM 2378)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon, presumably from one of his correspondents in Palestine, asking for pitch and timber, necessary for repairing a boat. The author also asks for his salary, corn and a fine cloak to be sent to him. With docket including the summary and address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 April 258 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, light-brown, broken off on the sides and complete at the top and bottom; with minor abrasion and some surface damage in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 11 lines running across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends with the exception of the last line, which is complete. A sheet-join runs horizontally. On the back, there are 3 damaged lines running along the fibres. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 2661

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2661
Title:
Letter to Apollonius from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1948, TM 1511)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Apollonius, minister of finances (dioiketes), from Glaucias, who confirms that he has passed on Apollonius’ instructions to Nicanor and Antiochus, and reports on the inspection of Apollonius’ estate in Palestine, which appears to be prospering under Melas’s management. Glaucias also had...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 May 257 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, slightly damaged along the folds, bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 10 lines running across the fibres, the last line being indented; all margins are extant. The text on the back was written along the fibres in the lower left-hand corner, upside down in relation to the text on the front. It consists of one column of 4 lines and, next to it, another word. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 2684

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2684
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Cair.Zen. I 59076, P.Lond. VII 1947, TM 731)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Toubias, head of the Toubiad family, to Apollonius, finance minister of Egypt, informing him about the gifts he has dispatched, a eunuch and four boy slaves, aged from 7 to 10, two of whom are uncircumsided. The descriptions are appended. P.Cair.Zen. I 59076 preserves the rest of the le...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 May 257 BC
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the right hand portion of which is a papyrus now in Cairo (Egyptian Museum CG 59076); well preserved, with some holes in the upper part; written on one side, with the back blank. On the front, there are the ends of 7 lines written across the fibres, under which are two short columns of 6 and 7 lines respectively. Upper, right and lower margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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