Detail View: Papyri Collection: Letter of an Agent

Reference number: 
Greek P 237
Side: 
recto
Obverse: 
Greek P 238
Image Number: 
JRL1502106
Image Title: 
Letter of an Agent
Alternative Image Title: 
Private Correspondence
Trismegistos Number: 
Subject: 
Letters
Citation reference: 
P. Ryl. 2 237
Description: 
A nearly complete column of a letter. Occupied with business details but the context is not clear. Since the verso contains a letter written by Alypius it is likely that the recipient of the document on the recto was Alypius himself.
Date created: 
3rd century CE
Time period covered: 
1 BCE - 500 CE
Language: 
Greek
Language code: 
grc-EG
Item height: 
227 mm
Item width: 
166 mm
Technique used: 
Handwriting
Support material: 
Papyrus
Style Period: 
Roman Empire
Discovery site: 
Egypt: Arsinoites (mod. Fayum)
Interrelation fragments: 
Greek Papyrus 238
Notes: 
Recto only.
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: 
grc0237r
Image technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date image captured: 
2014-09-25
Metadata language: 
eng-GB