Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Select Papyri, Vol. 2 of 5: Non-Literary Papyri, Public Documents; With an English Translation
Volume I. Of Select Papyri published in November 1932 consisted of documents dealing with private affairs the subject of its successor is public business, illustrated by documents emanating from or ad dressed to persons occupying Official positions. As before, while endeavouring to tap new sources, we have necessarily included a number of texts figuring in other selections. Where English translations were already available these have again been freely utilized, though not without revision. The Explana tory Notes and Glossary of Technical Terms are reprinted with small alterations from Volume I. A selection from the new literary papyri is now in preparation and will follow in due course.
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