1. Papyrus 2668
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2668
- Title:
- Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1951, TM 1514)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragmentary letter to Zenon from Menes, an employee of Apollonius, minister of finances (dioiketes), in Alexandria, reporting on the capture of runaway slaves and on meat received from various individuals. PSI V 505 is another fragment of the letter and preserves the docket and the address on the...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 20 July 257 BC
- Extent:
- Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the left-hand half of which is a papyrus now in Florence, published as PSI V 505; slightly damaged along the folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 7 lines running across the fibres, with lines 1-6 lacking the beginnings, which are preserved on the fragment in Florence; upper, right and lower margins are extant. A sheet-join runs horizontally at c. 40 mm from the upper edge. On the back, there are faded traces of two lines running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
