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Two fragments of different sizes from a papyrus roll, with presumably one line, fully lost, between them; the smaller fragment preserves one Arabic line and remains of one Greek line; the larger fragment is well preserved, with the exception of the first line, of which only traces remain. Written on one side, mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass case.

Medium-brown papyrus roll, with darker patches, lacking the upper right-hand corner and with holes and a vertical break in the centre and along the horizontal fold; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 15 lines running across the fibres, fairly spaced; lines 1-3 lack the ends, line 4 is very fragmentary. Traces of Arabic text remain in line 1. Upper, left and right margins are minimal; the lower margin is ample. On the back, there are portions of two lines written along the fibres on the top right, upside down in relation to each other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus, darker in places; complete at the top, bottom and left; with some damage along two horizontal folds; zig-zag break on the right; written on both sides. On the front, there are 14 lines written across the fibres and lacking the ends. Lower, right and upper margins are extant. On the back, there are two lines written along the fibres upside down in relation to each other. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame with an opening to show the text on the back.

Medium-brown papyrus roll, broken off at the top and right; with few holes in the preserved portion; written one side, the back being blank. The front bears 15 lines written across the fibres and lacking the ends. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, bearing writing on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Left-hand portion of a papyrus, medium-brown, broken off at the top; the beginnings of 10 lines written across the fibres survive, with traces of another line at the top. Left and lower margins are extant. Horizontal folds are visible. Three fragments of the same letter are now at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, inventoried as 13336 f and published as P.Ross.Georg. IV 9. The fragments preserve the right-hand portion of lines 7-10.

Right papyrus (B): Right-hand portion of a papyrus, medium-brown, broken off at the top and with holes regularly distributed along the right and left edges. The ends of 8 lines written across the fibres survive, with the lower margin. No margin was left on the right.

Papyrus roll, lacking part of the right-hand side; broken off at the top and damaged along the horizontal folds; with detached fragment at the top; written on both sides. The front bears 26 lines running across the fibres, some of which lack the ends; one line is lost between the first and the second lines preserved. On the back, there is the beginning of one line written along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the line on the back.

Medium-brown papyrus roll, lacking the right-hand side; written on both sides. The front bears 19 lines running across the fibres, lacking the ends; on the back, there are two lines written along the fibres, one the other way up in relation to the other. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

Medium-brown papyrus, broken off at the top and right, complete at the bottom and left; with minor surface damage along the horizontal folds; bearing writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front there are 8 lines written across the fibres, lacking the ends. Lower and right margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.