1281. Papyrus 1242
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1242
- Title:
- List of Names and Sums of Money (SB XX 14233, P.Lond. III 1242 descr., TM 14854)
- Scope & Content:
- Two lists in the same hand, recording names followed by sums of money (4 drachmas or multiples), as tax payments, perhaps for the poll-tax.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- c. 185
- Extent:
-
Two long and narrow papyrus fragments, broken off at the bottom, in the same hand but not from the same roll; written on both sides, along and across the fibres, with the text continuing on the back, written upside down in relation to the text on the front; housed in a glass frame.
Left fragment (A): Broken off at the bottom; with 29 lines on the front and 32 on the back.
Right fragment (B): Broken off at the bottom; with 16 lines on the front, and 24 lines on the back.