COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Greek P 559
Side:
verso
Image Number:
JRL0907258dc
Image Title:
Letter from Maron to Zenon
Alternative Image Title:
Zenon Archive
Citation reference:
P. Ryl. 4 559
Description:
Request from Maron for an increase in salary. It begins in a large, ligatured hand which gradually becomes smaller and more cursive.
Date created:
257 BCE
People covered:
Zenon
People covered:
Apollonius
People covered:
Maron
Language:
Greek
Language code:
grc
Item height:
170 mm
Item width:
120 mm
Technique used:
Handwriting
Support material:
Papyrus
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:
grc0559v
Image technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date image captured:
2008-12-02
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Letter from Maron to Zenon
