221. Papyrus 285
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 285
- Title:
- Receipt for Purchase of Land (P.Lond. II 285, TM 11669)
- Scope & Content:
- A fragmentary receipt for the purchase of some aruras of land, with the names of the parties mutilated. The purchasers are priests of Soknopaiou Nesos.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 16 or 23 February 90
- Extent:
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Right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, with a few holes in the preserved part, especially along the horizontal folds. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text consists of one column of 18 lines, which lack an average of 7 letters at the beginning. Upper and lower margins are preserved, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 47 mm; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.