1. Papyrus 546
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 546
- Title:
- Business Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 28, P.Petr. II 13(20), P.Petr. III 42g(8), P.Lond. III 546 descr., TM 7664)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragmentary letter of Alexander to Cleon on business matters, mentioning some payment to be made, the need of tamarisk twiks and instructing him to write to someone from Ptolemais.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 260-249 BC
- Extent:
-
Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage with plaster residue, broken off to the right and lacking most of its upper half. Writing runs across the fibres on the front. Portions of 8 lines remain. Upper and left margins measure c. 20 mm, the lower c. 25 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
