The note reads:

L’empereur 100
l’impératrice 100.
mr de caunits 6
mr de voronsof 10
mr de la balle 4

The fragment gives l.16-27 of Act II Scene 2 only.

The copy begins at l.244 of the text and runs to l.276.

The present whereabouts of this MS are unknown.

The fragment is inscribed ‘Au Roi de Prusse… 174…’ and is numbered ’13’. It represents a truncated version of the text, with the fragment beginning at l.243 of Act IV. This copy also contains several variants:

• Séide’s discovery that he is Zopire’s son at ll.229-231 is phrased differently
• ‘les mortels’ is used instead of ‘les humains’ at l.245
• The end of Scene V is missing
• Phanor makes his entrance immediately after Séide’s attempt to kill himself (ll.247-249), meaning that he appears after Séide discovers his identity. This suggests that another character reveals this information in this version of the play

On the verso side of the fragment, Voltaire has drafted a letter to Frederick II of Prussia dating to 10 July 1740 [D2265 / CMV35110].

The fragment is written on the back of the address of an autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’ Argental, dating to c.5 March 1777 [D20594].