1. Papyrus 2049
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2049
- Title:
- Copy of a Letter about Six Recruits (P.Oxy. VII 1022, ChLA III 215, TM 78569)
- Scope & Content:
- This is the copy of the letter issued by Gaius Minucius Italus, prefect of Egypt, to Celsianus, commander of the cohors III Ituraerorum, about the enrollment of six recruits in the cohort. For each soldier tria nomina, age, and distinctive physical details are recorded. The senior clerk (cornicu...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- after 24 February 103
- Extent:
- Light-brown papyrus sheet, rectangular in form. The document, consisting of 31 complete lines, is written on the recto, along the fibres. The verso is blank. Left (13 mm), and bottom (79 mm) margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
