1. Papyrus 518
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 518
- Title:
- Letters to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 50, P.Petr. II 4(9), P.Petr. III 42c(2), TM 44593; P.Petrie Kleon 51, P.Petr. II 4(1)+(9), P.Petr. III 42c(2-3), P.Lond. III 510+518b descr., TM 2611)
- Scope & Content:
- Two letters to Cleon from mummy cartonnage. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Petrie Kleon 50, P.Petr. II 4(9), P.Petr. III 42c(2), TM 44593): Letter to Cleon from the stonecutters working in Patsontis, who ask for helpers to be sent so that they may finish the work quickly or else they will abandon it. The...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3 November-18 December 256 BC
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, from mummy cartonnage, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Mid-brown sheet, with plaster residue and holes; written on both sides. The front bears 13 lines written across the fibres; margins are minimal. The modern annotation indicates the mummy from which the papyrus derives. In the lower half of the back there are two lines along the fibres, and a drawing at the top.
Lower papyrus (B): Fragment of the same papyrus sheet as Papyrus 510, being its lower left-hand corner; bearing the beginnings of the last three lines, written across the fibres. The back is blank. With traces of plaster.
