1. Papyrus 588
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 588
- Title:
- Receipts of Ship-Captains (P.Petr. II 48, P.Petr. III 116, P.Lond. III 588 descr., TM 7574)
- Scope & Content:
- Acknowledgments of ship-captains (naukleroi) for receipt of wheat. Lines 1-10: Receipt of the captain of the freighter of Polycrates, acknowledging that he has embarked at Ptolemais Hormou the wheat received from Dorion, collector of grain taxes at the granary in Boubastos, for shipment to Alex...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 187 BC
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and surface damage; both written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The larger fragment contains portions of 24 lines, with traces of another line at the top; the lines lack the ends and are damaged at the beginnings in places; part of the lower margin survives. The small fragment contains the beginnings of 6 lines, with only few letters surviving. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
