1. Papyrus 2659
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2659
- Title:
- Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2007, TM 1569)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter of Horus to Pemenes, informing him that the swineherd Herienouphis refuses to pasture the swine until he receives his wages for the past four months. Pemenes is asked to notify Zenon so that he may send the salary. The swine are dying of hunger, and Zenon should send another man to pastur...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 14 December 248 BC
- Extent:
- Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and overall well preserved, with slight damage along the folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 30 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant, the right being minimal. On the back, there is a word written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
