1871. Papyrus 792
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 792
- Title:
- Appointment of a Legal Representative (P.Oxy. II 261, Chrest.Mitt. 346, P.Lond. III 792 descr., TM 20531, 20532)
- Scope & Content:
- Demetria, with her granddaughter’s husband acting as her guardian, appoints her grandson Chaeremon as her legal representative in the dispute she is having with Epimachus, due to her being unable to attend the court herself. The space left blank for the date was not filled in (TM 20531). At the...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- October-November 55
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, almost complete, but lacking most of the left margin and with holes throughout, especially along the vertical folds. Further surface damage is visible in places. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text consists of one column of 18 lines, with traces of additional lines that were erased in the upper and lower margins. The upper margin is minimal, no margin was left to the right, and the blank space at the bottom, hosting traces of few erased lines, measures 62-65 mm. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.