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Place Ptolemais Akko (Ake), Israel

1. Papyrus 631

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 631
Title:
Fragment of a Letter (SB XX 14731, P.Grenf. I 35, C.Jud.Syr.Eg. 7, P.Lond. III 631 descr., TM 158)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter with reference to the delivery of the monthly amount of grain assigned to the senders. The names of the correspondents are lost; the senders are writing from Ptolemais.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 September 105 BC
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet of coarse quality, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text breaks off at the top; 9 lines survive, the last of which is indented. The right margin is minimal and irregular, the lower margin is extant, and the left margin is partly preserved. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 25 mm from the right edge. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 2244

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2244
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2022, TM 1584)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter to Zenon from Apollodotus, writing from Ptolemais, presumably the Palestinian port, mentioning grain coming from Alexandria and a certain Apollophanes, perhaps a trading agent; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus slip of poor quality, broken off on the right and left and with surface damage in places, especially along the horizontal folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are 4 lines running against the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; upper and lower margins are extant. On the back, there are two words written along the fibres, written the other way up in relation to the text on the front; there are two papyrus patches, presumably added by the finders. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 2358(B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2358(B)
Title:
List of Presents from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2141, TM 1701)
Scope & Content:
List of gifts, including fish, meat, honey and dry figs, written shortly after Zenon’s departure from Syria to Egypt. Additional fragments are now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
March-April 258 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus fragment, darker in places, with surface damage; complete on the left, worm-eaten at the top and bottom; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 3 columns; the back is blank. Two additional fragments are now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, inventoried as fr. 2141. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.