1. Papyrus 2544
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2544
- Title:
- Letter to Paieous Concerning a Debtor (P.Lond. VI 1915, SB Kopt. III 1668, TM 16853)
- Scope & Content:
- A letter to the priest Paieous from Herieous, member of the Meletian community, concerning the vicissitudes of Pamontheis, a fellow member and wine-seller who had to borrow a large sum of money which he was unable to pay back. He was forced to sell everything, down to his clothes, and had his ch...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Coptic and Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 330-340
- Extent:
-
A papyrus sheet, light and brown by patches. Damaged in the top left corner and broken off at the bottom, but complete on either side. Ink is faded in places, especially in the first lines. Writing is along the fibres on the front, with the exception of one line, written across the fibres from top to bottom of the left margin; on the back there are portions of four Greek lines and, after some blank space, two Coptic lines written along the fibres. The last line, written the reverse way up, is in Greek. Mounted in a glass case.
