1. Papyrus 516
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 516
- Title:
- Petition to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 58, P.Petr. II 4(7), P.Petr. III 42g(2), P.Lond. III 516 descr., TM 7658)
- Scope & Content:
- Petition to Cleon from Demetrius, who is being held in prison and begs for Cleon’s help so that he may be freed. He had already written to him about the arrest.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- After 24 January 255BC?
- Extent:
-
Light-brown papyrus slip, reused as mummy cartonnage, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 7 lines, complete but abraded in places, with blank space before the last word. The upper margin measures 13 mm, the left 10 mm; the other margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
