411. 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.