271. Papyrus 343
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 343
- Title:
- Receipt for the Repayment of Part of a Loan (P.Lond. II 343, TM 19987)
- Scope & Content:
- Heron, son of Heron, a former municipal official (exegetes), acknowledges receipt of 200 drachmas from those that Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, owes him.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 31 May 188
- Extent:
-
Complete papyrus sheet, damaged by a few holes throughout, written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The text, which occupies only half of the sheet, consists of 14 lines arranged in one column, all complete. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 107 mm. The surface is abraded in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.