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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Aurelius Didymus, strategus of the meris of Herakleides, in the Arsinoite nome, early 3rd century Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable)

1. Papyrus 176

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 176
Title:
Petition to a Strategus (P.Lond. II 176, TM 19959)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Lucretius petitions Aurelius Didymus, strategus of the meris of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome. The document is very fragmentary and the details remain obscure. The date is at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
May-June 225
Extent:
Papyrus sheet in poor condition, badly damaged by holes of varying size throughout in addition to the loss of the top left edge. The text runs along the fibres on one side, with the back blank; there are 24 lines, mostly incomplete; the last three lines are separated from the rest of the text by some blank space. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 2540

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2540
Title:
Application for Appointment as a Guardian (P.Diog. 18, TM 10693)
Scope & Content:
Application submitted to Aurelius Didymus, strategus of the division of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome, by Marcus Lucretius Diogenes through Aurelius Sarapion, requesting to be appointed as a guardian of two of the three underage sons of his sister, Octavia Lucretia, after her death. Octavia L...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 January 225
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with abrasion in places; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 16 broad lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant, the right being minimal. On the back, there are traces of effaced writing running across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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