1. Papyrus 384
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 384
- Title:
- Petition to the Prefect of Egypt (P.Lond. II 384, P.Vet. Aelii 10, ChLA III 201, TM 31217)
- Scope & Content:
- Portion of a Greek petition issued by the veteran Aelius Syrion to an unnamed prefect of Egypt, in which he complains about misdeeds and fraud in some commercial transactions concerning oil and wheat. At the top of the document, there are remains remains of a Latin text, perhaps the prefect’s an...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek and Latin
- Date Range:
- 222-255
- Extent:
- Fragment from a papyrus roll. The document is written on the recto, along the fibres; portions of one column, 35 lines. The verso is blank. The top margin is lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
