1. Papyrus 1271
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1271
- Title:
- Official Letter (P.Panop.Beatty App. 2, P.Lond. III 1271 descr., TM 19254)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragment of an official letter from the administrator of the emperor’s private property of the Thebaid to the strategus of a nome whose name is lost.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 301-302
- Extent:
- Fragment of a papyrus sheet, complete at the top, with few insect holes and minor surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 11 lines, lacking beginnings and ends. Only the upper margin survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
