1. 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.
