21. Papyrus 26
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 26
- Title:
- Record concerning the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 28, UPZ I 22, TM 3419)
- Scope & Content:
- Record of petitions concerning the twin sisters of the Serapeum, Taous and Taues (Tages), and the allowances of oil due to them; with traces of an earlier text, washed out.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 162 BC
- Extent:
- Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 11 lines running along the fibres, with traces of an earlier text, erased; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.