1. Papyrus 2308
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2308
- Title:
- Documentation concerning a Sale of Sheep (P.Lond. VII 2016, TM 1578)
- Scope & Content:
- Bank documentation concerning the purchase of seventy-one skin-clad sheep at the auction of Telestes, purchased by Zenon for 204 drachmas and half obol. Lines 1-2: Summary: ‘Antipater, son of Apollonius, 71 sheep’, followed by the price. Lines 3-10: Antipater addresses Phanias concerning the s...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 242 BC
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete but damaged at the top and bottom, and with abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 19 lines; margins are extant, with the upper and lower being wide. There are numerous off-sets due to the papyrus having been folded before the ink had dried. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
