Antique manuscript, ancient Greek writing on papyrus. The Greek text deals with the shipment of & nbsp; a quantity, 500 measures & nbsp; bushel of grain destined for the royal granaries in the port of Alexandria. The Transport takes place & nbsp; with 2 ships each with a loading capacity of 4000 bushels. A sample of grain is also provided separately for quality control. The work is dated September 6, 184 BC. The work is described by Pieter Johannes Sijpesteijn, Three New Ptolemaic Documents on Transportation of Grain, ChrEg 53 (1978) pp 107-116. 27x8 cm, outer size 43x23 cm