1. Papyrus 541(a-b)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 541(a-b)
- Title:
- Letters from the Archive of Cleon and Theodorus (P.Petrie Kleon 65, P.Petr. II 13(14), P.Petr. III 42e(3), P.Lond. III 541a descr., TM 7655; P.Petrie Kleon 26, P.Petr. II 13(15), P.Petr. III 42e(2), P.Lond. III 541b descr., TM 7654)
- Scope & Content:
- Upper papyrus (A) (P.Petrie Kleon 65, P.Petr. II 13(14), P.Petr. III 42e(3), P.Lond. III 541a descr., TM 7655): Letter from Harmais to Cleon on business matters. Harmais reports on bricks for a granary, and requests that the expense for the granary be sent to the builder. With docket and address...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 255-253 BC
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus sheets of light colour from mummy cartonnage, with traces of plaster, housed in the same glass case.
Upper papyrus (A): With surface damage and holes throughout; the front bears 5 lines written across the fibres; upper and left margins measure 13 mm, the lower margin measures 20 mm. The modern annotation at the top left refers to the mummy from which the papyrus comes. The back bears two lines and, after a blank, a word, written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text of the front.
Lower papyrus (B): Right-hand portion of a papyrus, preserving the ends of 5 lines running against the fibres; the upper margin measures 15 mm, the lower 20 mm and the right 10 mm. The back is blank.
