1. Papyrus 533
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 533
- Title:
- Letter with the Copy of a Letter of Niceratus (P.Petrie Kleon. 56, P.Petr. II 13(4), P.Petr. III 42c(9), P.Lond. III 533 descr., TM 7645)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter, presumably to Cleon, enclosing the copy of a letter of Niceratus, which reported that part of a fortification collapsed. A contract should be made straightaway.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 18 August 255 BC
- Extent:
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Fragment of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off to the left and damaged at the bottom; with surface damage in places. The front bears portions of 12 lines running across the fibres, mutilated at the beginning; two blanks of 15 and 20 mm separate lines 3 and 4 and 4 and 5 respectively. Upper and lower margins measure c. 35 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
