1. Papyrus 532
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 532
- Title:
- Letter from Niceratus to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 52, P.Petr. II 4(10), 5c, P.Petr. II 13(3), P.Petr. III 42c(8), P.Lond. III 532 descr., TM 7644)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter of Niceratus to Cleon, reporting that part of the wall of the fortification collapsed, and the rest is being dragged down. Niceratus asks Cleon to draw up the contract and give it to the building contractor, so that he may start. Prisoners sent from Apollonius are mentioned. The letter wa...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- January 255 BC
- Extent:
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Two joining fragments of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in the upper fragment and some surface damage in places. The front bears 10 lines written across the fibres; the upper and lower margins measure 20 and 15 mm respectively. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
