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Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, the right-hand portion of which is in Cairo;complete at the top and bottom, broken off at the right and left; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 10 lines running across the fibres and lacking beginnings and ends. Upper and lower margins are extant. On the back there is one word written along the fibres in the lower half, upside down in relation to the text on the front, lacking the end. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Left fragment (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment; broken off on the sides, complete at the top and bottom; with the central portions of 10 lines running across the fibres, upper and lower margins survive. A sheet-join runs horizontally at c. 35 mm from the bottom. The back is blank.

Right fragment (B): Light-brown papyrus fragment; possibly complete at the bottom, broken off on all other sides; written on both sides; on the front, there are the central portions of 6 lines running along the fibres, with only a small trace of the first line. The lower margin survives; on the back, there remain faint traces of 6 lines written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

Six papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the right-hand portion of which is preserved in a papyrus now in Cairo, inventoried as fr. 1961. Complete at the top and bottom; with writing on both sides; on the front, there are the beginnings of four lines written across the fibres; upper, left and lower margins are extant. On the back, there are two lines written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

B: Light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but imperfect along the left edge and damaged along the folding lines; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 4 lines written across the fibres; margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs horizontally along the lower edge. On the back, there are some traces of writing running along the fibres.

C: Fragment of a light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines running across the fibres. The upper margin is extant.

D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and left, and broken off at the bottom and on the right; displaying surface damage. The writing runs on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there survive the beginnings of seven lines, running along the fibres; upper and left margins are extant.

E: Two non-contiguous fragments, possibly from the same papyrus sheet and perhaps belonging to Papyrus 2765; medium-brown; broken off on all sides, and written along the fibres on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are remains of five lines on the left fragment, and of three lines on the right fragment. A vertical sheet-join is visible on the left fragment.

F: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, with darker patch; complete at the top and right, and broken off on the other sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there survive the ends of six lines written along the fibres; traces of a seventh line are visible at the bottom. On the back, there are remains of one column running across the fibres.

Six papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and on the right; with writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of twelve lines written along the fibres; left and lower margins are extant.

B: Medium-brown papyrus sheet, darkened in places; complete at the bottom, broken off on all other sides. On the front, there are seven lines written across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; the lower is extant. On the back, there are faded traces of writing running along the fibres.

C: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines from the top of a column running across the fibres. The upper margin is extant.

D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top, and broken off on the other sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines, running across the fibres; upper margin is extant. On the back, there is one word written along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

E: Small fragment of a light-to-medium-brown papyrus, broken off on all sides; with writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are portions of three lines written across the fibres, and traces of another line at the bottom.

F: Small fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, further portions of which are Papyrus 2747(A) and two fragments now in Florence and Cairo; complete at the bottom and broken off on all other sides; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are few letters from six lines running across the fibres, and the lower margin.

Five papyrus fragments that do not belong together, with writing on one side and the back blank, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

A: Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom and broken off on the other sides. The front bears the central portions of seven lines running across the fibres; the lower margin survives and measures 33 mm. A papyrus in Florence, published as PSI VI 578, is another fragment of the same sheet.

B: Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, darkened in places; complete at the bottom, and broken off on all other sides. The front bears six lines written across the fibres, and traces of another line at the top; the lower margin is extant.

C: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines from the top of a column running across the fibres. The upper margin is extant.

D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top, and broken off on the other sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines, running across the fibres; upper margin is extant. On the back, there is one word written along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

E: Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus, complete at the bottom and broken off on all other sides. On the front, there are portions of four lines written across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends. The lower margin measures 35 mm.

Five papyrus fragments of varying size that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Upper fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on the right and at the bottom, imperfect on the left; written on one side. The front bears the beginnings of 2 lines written across the fibres. The back has ink smudges.

B: Light-brown papyrus slip, complete, with damage along the left edge and in the middle; written on both sides. The front bears portions 3 lines written across the fibres; on the back, there is a word written along the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

C: Lower right portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 1 lines; the lower margin is ample; folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.

D: Left-hand portion of a light-brown papyrus, written on both sides. On the front, there are the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres; upper, lower and left margins are extant. On the back, there are the ends of 2 lines written along the fibres.

E: Left-hand fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side. On the front there are the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres; upper, lower and left margins are extant. Folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.

Four papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, slightly damaged along the left edge and the horizontal folding lines. The writing runs on both sides; on the front, there are four lines from the top of a column written along the fibres; upper, left and right margins survive. On the back, there are faint traces of one word written across the fibres.

B: Left-hand portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on the right and complete on all other sides; with writing on one side; the back is blank. The front bears the beginnings of twelve lines written along the fibres, with upper, left and lower margins extant. Horizontal folding lines are still visible.

C: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom and broken off on all other sides; the writing runs on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the central portions of seven lines from the bottom of a column running across the fibres. The lower margin is ample and bears an offset of the last lines, as the papyrus was folded when the ink was not dry yet.

D: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus, with writing on both sides. On the front, there are the central portions of eleven lines from the foot of a column, running along the fibres; the lower margin survives. On the back, there are portions of six lines written across the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The lower margin survives to 50 mm.

Medium-brown papyrus fragment, darker in places, with surface damage; complete on the left, worm-eaten at the top and bottom; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 3 columns; the back is blank. Two additional fragments are now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, inventoried as fr. 2141. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Six fragments of varying size, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (E): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left and broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 7 lines with ample left margin. The back is blank.

Upper right fragment (F): Light-brown papyrus, complete on the right, broken off on the other sides. Written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the end of 7 lines, the back is blank.

Lower left fragment: Light-brown papyrus, blank on both sides.

Second fragment at the bottom: Papyrus strip, with traces of ink on one side. The back is blank

Third fragment at the bottom (D): Light-brown papyrus fragment, worm-eaten on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of two columns in two hands; the back bears traces of writing along the fibres.

Lower right fragment: Small papyrus scrap with traces of a few letters on one side; the back is blank.