1. Papyrus 640
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 640
- Title:
- Third Will of Dryton (P.Dryton 3, P.Grenf. I 44, P.Lond. III 640 descr., TM 268)
- Scope & Content:
- A fragment of a copy of the second will of Dryton, drawn up in the office of the notary in Pathyris. The names of some witnesses are preserved here. Further portions of this papyrus are BL Papyrus 687A and Papyrus 687E, which contain parts of the first column, and a papyrus in the Sorbonne, Pari...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 29 June 126 BC
- Extent:
-
Fragment of a papyrus, further portions of which are Papyrus 687A, Papyrus 687E and a papyrus in Paris, Sorbonne, inventoried as P. Bouriant 46. This fragment, defaced in places, is broken off at the top, left and bottom; it bears writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Parts of two columns remain, with little blank space between them; no margin was left to the right. This fragment joins with the one in Paris, which is the continuation and completes the second column. Papyrus 687A contains the upper part of column 1, and papyrus 687E the foot of column 1.
The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
