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481. Papyrus 506

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 506
Title:
Official Letter to a Strategus (P.Petr. II 2(2), P.Petr. III 28b, Chrest.Mitt. 22, P.Lond. III 506 descr., TM 7407)
Scope & Content:
An official letter from Moschion to Diophanes, strategus of the Arsinoite nome, concerning a dispute between Dionysius and Dorimachus. Moschion summoned Dionysius, who denied the charges against him. Moschion is now sending Dionysius to Diophanes. With address and docket including date and summa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 May 222 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, almost complete, only lacking the lower right corner; with few holes and minor surface damage in places. Writing runs across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. On the front there are 8 lines, with line 7 written in the right-hand half of the sheet, and line 8 indented. All margins survive, and there is a modern annotation. The back bears 3 lines written in the lower left corner and an additional line next to them; the text was written upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

482. Papyrus 507

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 507
Title:
Letter of Introduction (P.Petr. II 2(4), P.Petr. III 28c, P.Lond. III 507descr., TM 7408)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Dioscurides to his father Diophanes, recommending Asclepiades, the bearer of the letter, who is sailing up the Nile, should he need anything. With docket on the back including the name of the sender, the recipient, the Macedonian and Greek dates, and the subject of the letter, which is...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 April 222 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with some 20 letters lost in between; mutilated at the bottom (front), and with few small insect holes in the preserved fragments. Writing runs across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. On the front, the left fragment bears the beginnings of 3 lines and the right fragment the ends of 6 lines. Both fragments have modern annotations. On the back there are three rubbed lines arranged in one column and a word written next to it; on the other fragment, written in the reverse direction, there is another line. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

483. Papyrus 508

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 508
Title:
Letter of Introduction (P.Petr. II 2(4), P.Petr. III 28(d), P.Lond. III 508a descr., TM 7409) and Miscellaneous Fragments
Scope & Content:
A: Fragmentary letter to Diophanes, mentioning his daughter, grandchildren and his son Dioscurides. The writer recommends the bearer of the letter, presumably Asclepiades, should he need anything. B-E: Small fragments of various documents, unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
222-221 BC
Extent:

Five fragments of papyrus sheets from mummy cartonnage, written on one side, with plaster residue especially on the back; mounted in the same glass frame.

A: Lacking the left-hand half; with minor surface damage; 10 lines written across the fibres, lacking the beginnings; lower and right margins minimal; upper margin extant.

B: Small strip with 2 lines running across the fibres and traces of another line.

C: Upper left corner of a sheet, with the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres.

D: Fragment with beginnings of 6 lines written along the fibres.

E: With some surface damage; lines run along the fibres; the ink is faint.

484. Papyrus 509

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 509
Title:
Letter from Philonides (P.Petrie Kleon 15, TM 7611)
Scope & Content:
Fragments presumably from the same document, which a letter written by Philonides possibly to Cleon. The bearer of the letter, a certian Xanthippus, is being recommended by Philonides. The back preserves remains of the painted decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260 BC
Extent:

Five fragments of varying size from a papyrus recovered from mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres. The back bears remains of the cartonnage painting. Housed in two glass frames named Papyrus 509(1) and Papyrus 509(2).

485. Papyrus 509(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 509(1)
Title:
Part 1 of the letter
Scope & Content:
Portion of a letter written by Philonides, recommending Xanthippus, the bearer of the letter. The back preserves remains of the painted decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260 BC
Extent:

Two fragments from a papyrus roll extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres, bearing the beginnings of 18 lines; the back preserves remains of the painted decoration. Housed in a glass frame.

486. Papyrus 509(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 509(2)
Title:
Part 2 of the letter
Scope & Content:
Portion of a letter written by Philonides, recommending Xanthippus, the bearer of the letter. The back preserves remains of the painted decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260 BC
Extent:

Three fragments from a papyrus roll extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres; the back preserves remains of the painted decoration. Housed in a glass frame.

487. Papyrus 510

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 510
Title:
Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 51, SB XVIII 13881, P.Petr. II 4(1)+(9), P.Petr. III 42c(2-3), P.Lond. III 510+518b descr., TM 2611)
Scope & Content:
The foremen of the quarry-men write to Cleon with a complaint against the superintendent Apollonius. Apollonius assigned the soft rocks to his own men, while the senders of the letter have to work on the hard rock, wearing out their iron tools. They ask that the amount of rock cut be measured co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 December 256 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue; Papyrus 518(b) belongs to the same sheet and is the lower left-hand portion. Writing runs across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. The front has 8 lines; the last word is written after some blank space. Margins survive. The back bears one column of 3 lines. The sheet was probably folded vertically in the middle. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

488. Papyrus 511(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 511(A-B)
Title:
Letter from Apollonius to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 57, P.Petr. II 4(2), P.Petr. III 42c(4), P.Lond. III 511(a-b) descr., TM 7640)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Cleon from Apollonius on the agreement he had reached with the foremen of the stonecutters before Diotimus, and which concerned the number of men engaged in the work, the ration of stones, and their wages. Apollonius had already provided this information in an earlier letter, and now i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Early 255 BC?
Extent:

Two fragments of a mid-brown papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage; broken off at the bottom (front), with traces of plaster, especially on the back, and minor surface damage in places; written on both sides. The front bears one column of 26 lines written across the fibres, with a gap between lines 18 and 19. Side margins are minimal; the upper margin measures 15 mm. The modern annotation indicates the mummy from which the papyrus comes. The back has one word written along the fibres in the lower right corner, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

489. Papyrus 512

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 512
Title:
Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 60, P.Petr. II 4(3), P.Petr. III 42c(5), P.Lond. III 512 descr., TM 7641)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the foremen of the stonecutters to Cleon, concerning the iron which was meant to be delivered to them and complaining about the fact that they had to borrow money to buy the iron.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of the right-hand half of a papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 12 lines, lacking the beginnings with the exception of line 12. Upper and lower margins measure 20 mm; the right margin was irregularly cut. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

490. Papyrus 513

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 513
Title:
Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 32, P.Pter. II 4(4), P.Petr. III 42c(6), P.Lond. III 513 descr., TM 7642)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter to Cleon from the nomarch Etearchus, enclosing the copy of the letter he received from Petechonsis, vice-engineer, concerning some problems with the works to be done in the estate of Apollonius near Philadelpheia. Etearchus does not want to be blamed for this.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, with a small strip lost between them, broken off at the sides; written on one side across the fibres. The upper fragment contains portions of 4 lines and traces of another line at the bottom, the lower fragment bears parts of 6 lines and a trace from another line at the top. The upper margin measures 20 mm and the lower 20-25 mm; small strips and the left and right edges have been cut off. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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