1. Papyrus 2499
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2499
- Title:
- Excerpt from Ephebe Register (P.Diog. 8, TM 15716)
- Scope & Content:
- Extract of a register recording privileged civic status of ephebes (young men enrolled in a privileged class of citizens) for Marcus Lucretius Diogenes, son of Marcus Lucretius Minor and Flavia, aged fourteen; the list of witnesses follows. The document is in red ink. Large crosses are visible at...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- after 217
- Extent:
- Dark-brown papyrus sheet, lacking part of the left-hand edge and with some surface damage; the writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 17 lines written along the fibres in red ink; left and lower margins are ample. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.