1. Papyrus 631
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 631
- Title:
- Fragment of a Letter (SB XX 14731, P.Grenf. I 35, C.Jud.Syr.Eg. 7, P.Lond. III 631 descr., TM 158)
- Scope & Content:
- Conclusion of a letter with reference to the delivery of the monthly amount of grain assigned to the senders. The names of the correspondents are lost; the senders are writing from Ptolemais.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 25 September 105 BC
- Extent:
-
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet of coarse quality, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text breaks off at the top; 9 lines survive, the last of which is indented. The right margin is minimal and irregular, the lower margin is extant, and the left margin is partly preserved. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 25 mm from the right edge. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
