1. Papyrus 519
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 519
- Title:
- Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 33, P.Petr. II 4(12), P.Petr. III 42g(3), P.Lond. III 519 descr., TM 7659)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter to Cleon from Thamous on business matters, informing him that he had contracted the work and given Cleon’s receipt to Pasis. He also reported that the dyke was being flooded, and they were not responsible for this.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 260-249 BC
- Extent:
-
Long and narrow papyrus slip covered with plaster, reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom; the right edge was cut off. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The front bears one column of 16 lines, few of which lack the ends. The upper margin measures 20 mm. The modern annotation at the top indicates the mummy from which the papyrus comes. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
