1. Papyrus 1260
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1260
- Title:
- Official Letter (P.Panop.Beatty App. 1, P.Lond. III 1260 descr., TM 19253)
- Scope & Content:
- Official letter from the procurator (epitropos) of the Lower Thebaid to the strategus of the Hermopolite nome, with the urgent order to build and equip ten ships with a capacity of 500 artabas.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 304 or 305
- Extent:
- Fragment of a papyrus, broken off on the left, lacking the lower right corner and damaged by holes throughout. The writing runs along the fibres on the front, and the back is blank. Portions of 21 lines remain, all lacking the beginnings. Upper, lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
