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Language Greek, Ancient Name Nechutes, Persian of the Epigone, 2nd half of 2nd century BC Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 218

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 218
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Lond. II 218, TM 213)
Scope & Content:
Record of a loan of 13 1/3 artabas of wheat drawn up in Pathyris, in the office of the public notary (agoranomus) Ammonius. The lessor is Nechutes, son of Peteharsemtheus, and the lessee is Phatres, son of Chesthotes. The loan is to be repaid seven months later; penalty applies should the lessee...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 October 111 BC
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, almost complete, lacking the left edge and the upper right corner (front side); slight damage is located along the horizontal folds. Red-brown stains are visible especially at the bottom.

The papyrus bears writing on both sides, across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. The back was rotated 180 degrees and has a two-line docket. The front contains one broad column of 14 lines, with the last indented. The upper margin is extant, the right is preserved from line 8 and is minimal, and the blank space at the bottom measures 100 mm.

The papyrus displays modern repairs of the early XX century; it is mounted in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 1209

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1209
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 1209, TM 95)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up by the notary Hermias in Pathyris, recording the sale of half arura of arable land from Nechuthes, son of Peteharsemtheus, to Peteharsemtheus, son of Panebchounis, at the price of 1 talent and 3000 drachmas. With summary of the deed (scriptura interior, originally rolled up and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 August 89 BC
Extent:

Papyrus roll, complete, but damaged by few holes and breaks; the last sheet of the roll (front) displays vertical fibres, as opposed to the fibre orientation of the other sheets forming the roll. Writing is on both sides. The front bears two complete columns, the first with 8 lines and the second with 10 lines; margins are extant, with the lower and right being generous and measuring 65 and 95 mm respectively. Sheet-joins are visible. The original clay seal is preserved. On the back the writing is at the bottom; there are two columns with two lines each in Greek, and one line in Demotic above them. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.