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Three fragments of varying size of a papyrus sheet, the first two from the upper part and the third from the lower portion of the sheet. Other fragments of the same sheet are a papyrus in Cairo, inventoried as 10354, and a papyrus in New York, Piermont Morgan Library, inventoried as 166. Writing runs across the fibres on the recto; only the upper fragment bears writing on the back, with the text running along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The fragments are housed in a glass case.

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, the upper part of which is in New York, at the Pierpont Morgan Library, inventoried as P. Gr. 39; damaged along the folds and bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. There are 11 lines from the foot of a column, the first two mutilated, written along the fibres. Lower and side margins are extant. The Pierpont Morgan Library papyrus preserves the first ten lines of the column, and the address on the back, written with the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Papyrus roll, complete and well preserved, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears three columns; the first has 5 lines, the second 11 lines and the third 14 lines, the last 6 of which are indented. All margins are extant; sheet-joins from top to bottom are visible. The original clay seal is preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Papyrus roll, complete and well preserved, with minor surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; there are 2 columns; the first is narrow and comprises 13 lines; the second has 12 broad lines, the last of which is indented. Margins are extant, with a blank to the right measuring 70 mm. The original seal is preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, with damage along the upper edge and in the lower right corner; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blak. There are two columns, the first of 13 lines, the second of 12 broad lines; sheet-joins from top to bottom are visible. Upper, lower, left margins survive. The original clay seal is preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Papyrus roll, light-brown, broken off to the right, with some holes and surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are two columns, the first of 5 lines, the second of 13 broad lines, some of which lack the ends. Upper, lower and left margins are extant. In the lower margin (60 mm), traces of ink are visible. Two sheet-joins running from top to bottom are visible. The original seal is preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Papyrus roll, complete, but damaged by few holes and breaks; the last sheet of the roll (front) displays vertical fibres, as opposed to the fibre orientation of the other sheets forming the roll. Writing is on both sides. The front bears two complete columns, the first with 8 lines and the second with 10 lines; margins are extant, with the lower and right being generous and measuring 65 and 95 mm respectively. Sheet-joins are visible. The original clay seal is preserved. On the back the writing is at the bottom; there are two columns with two lines each in Greek, and one line in Demotic above them. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.