1. Papyrus 448
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 448
- Title:
- Sale of a Storehouse and Apartment (P.Bodl. I 45, SB I 5113, TM 22584), and Declaration of Inheritance (TM 23737)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto (TM 22584): Greek contract for the sale of a storehouse and an apartment above it, inherited from the vendors’ parents, at a price of four and two thirds solidi of gold, of which the sellers acknowledge receipt. The buyers are Paamios, Jacob, Thecla; the names of the vendors are lost; dated ab...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Coptic and Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 610-627
- Extent:
-
Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, another fragment of which is Oxford, Bodleian Library, inventoried as MS. Gr. class. c. 25 (P); broken off at the top and damaged throughout, especially along the central vertical fold; written on both sides. On the front, there are 30 lines in Greek written across the fibres; the Bodleian fragment preserves further 14 lines from the top. On the back, there are 37 lines in Coptic written along the fibres; the Bodleian fragment preserves 9 further lines from the beginning of the text. The papyrus was rolled up from bottom to top; housed in a glass frame.
