1. Papyrus 543
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 543
- Title:
- Memorandum from Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 68, P.Petr. II 13(17), P.Petr. III 42d(3), P.Lond. III 543 descr., TM 7652)
- Scope & Content:
- Cleon writes to Diotimus reporting on money matters: a debt in money and in kind registered in his name on account of the tax on vineyards, an excess to the wage he has not received, the five-per-cent-tax from the sum allocated for the stonecutters, and a credit in kind of 1000 drachmas.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 255-254 BC
- Extent:
-
Fragment of papyrus from mummy cartonnage, broken off to the right and at the bottom, with plaster residue throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are two columns, the first of 16 lines, with only few scanty traces of the last; of the second column, only the beginnings of 5 lines remain.The left margin measures 40 mm and the upper 30 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
