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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Alexander, official, 3rd century BC Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable)

1. Papyrus 3018

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3018
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 254, TM 5212)
Scope & Content:
Official letter concerning grain from Alexander to Apollonius, who had sent Perdiccas to announce his visit.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-240 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, worm-eaten in places; written on one side across the fibres. On the front, there are 12 lines. The back is blank. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 3019

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3019
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 255, TM 5213)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from Alexander to Apollonius, written on the back of another text, of which little survives; only one fragment has been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-240 BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on both sides. On the front, there are parts of 3 lines written across the fibres. On the back, parts of 7 lines running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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