Detail View: Papyri Collection: Letter of Horion

Reference number: 
Greek P 239
Side: 
verso
Obverse: 
Greek P 209
Image Number: 
JRL0929102dc
Image Title: 
Letter of Horion
Series title: 
Private Correspondence
Trismegistos Number: 
Subject: 
Letters
Citation reference: 
P. Ryl. 2 239
Description: 
A letter from Horion to Euporus giving instructions regarding land.
Date created: 
3rd century CE
Time period covered: 
1 BCE - 500 CE
Place covered: 
Egypt: Sethrempais
People covered: 
Horion
People covered: 
Euporus
Language: 
Greek
Language code: 
grc-EG
Item height: 
202 mm
Item width: 
134 mm
Technique used: 
Handwriting
Support material: 
Papyrus
Style Period: 
Roman Empire
Discovery site: 
Egypt: Arsinoites (mod. Fayum)
Interrelation fragments: 
Greek Papyrus 209
Notes: 
Verso of Greek P 209.
Bibliography: 
Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952
Current repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Category: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Fragments
Image rights: 
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights: 
The University of Manchester Library
Image sequence number: 
grc0239v
Image technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date image captured: 
2009-08-03
Date: issued: 
2009-08
Metadata language: 
eng-GB