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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Cephalon, charioteer, 2nd half of 3rd century BC Digitised Content Yes (unavailable)

1. Papyrus 558

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 558
Title:
Receipt of a Charioteer (P.Petr. II 25a, P.Lond. III 558 descr., TM 7495)
Scope & Content:
The driver Cephalon acknowledges that he has received from Charmus, agent of Asclepiades, the financial officer (oikonomos) of the Arsinoite nome, horses for his chariots, bread, oil and wine for himself and other drivers, and further bread and oil for the grooms, in addition to a lotion and cas...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 March 226 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet from mummy cartonage, lacking the upper right corner and with minor surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Side and lower margins are extant, the upper margin survives in the right half of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 559

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 559
Title:
Receipt of a Charioteer (P.Petr. II 25b, P.Lond. III 559 descr., TM 7496)
Scope & Content:
The driver Cephalon acknowledges that he has received from Charmus, agent of Asclepiades, the financial official (oikonomos) of the Arsinoite nome, bread, oil and wine for the drivers, bread and oil for the grooms, besides oil for lighting and further goods on account of a disabled horse and add...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 March 226 BC
Extent:

Fragments that do not belong together of two papyrus sheets from mummy cartonnage, written across the fibres and mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper papyrus: Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, rubbed and with other surface damage in places; written across the fibres on one side. 22 lines from the top of a column survive, with a trace of another line at the bottom; blank space separates lines 2 and 3; side and upper margins are extant.

Lower papyrus: Small fragment from a light-brown papyrus sheet, with portions of four lines, lacking the beginnings.

3. Papyrus 560

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 560
Title:
Receipts of a Charioteer (P.Petr. II 25c F 81, F 80, P.Lond. III 560a-b descr., TM 7497, 100174)
Scope & Content:
Receipts of the driver Cephalon acknowledging the goods he has received from Charmus, agent of Asclepiades, the financial official (oikonomos) of the Arsinoite nome. Upper papyrus (A) (TM 100174): Cephalon acknowledges receipt of hay and other necessaries from Charmus as per agreement. Lower p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
About 226 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets from mummy cartonnage that do not belong together, written on one side, with the back blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper sheet (A): Complete, with dark stains and surface damage; 3 lines along the fibres; margins extant.

Lower sheet (B): Broken off at the top and bottom and with some surface damage; 13 lines written across the fibres, with traces of another line at the top; blank space separates lines 10 and 11. Side margins are extant, with the right being minimal.