1. Papyrus 536
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 536
- Title:
- Letter to Zopyrus (P.Petrie Kleon 84, P.Petr. II 13(7), P.Petr. III 64b, P.Lond. III 536 descr., TM 7509)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter to Zopyrus, the name of the sender being lost, concerning a theft of money which happened to Isidote, daughter of Theodorus, in Krokodilopolis. The sender has made arrangements so that the money may be restored to Isidote. The order for the payment is enclosed.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 27 July 238 BC
- Extent:
- Fragmentary papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage, lacking most of its left-hand half, and broken off to the right; written on one side along the fibres. There is one column of 25 lines, with a blank between lines 16 and 17; a fragment in Dublin contains the ends of lines 6-25 and traces of the top of another column. The upper margin measures 30 mm, the left 10 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
