1. Papyrus 1081
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1081
- Title:
- Petition (P.Lond. III 1081, TM 22789)
- Scope & Content:
- Petition from an agricultural worker to a bishop, asking for help against the claims of the Arab governor, who had asked him to deliver three horses and two mules.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of 7th century
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, lacking the lower right corner and damaged by small insect holes throughout; written on both sides. On the back, there are two lines written in the upper part of the sheet along the fibres; the front bears 14 lines running against the fibres, with lines 8-13 lacking the ends. Margins are minimal; the right is preserved up to line 7; the left is torn at the bottom. A sheet-join runs along the width in the middle of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
