1. Papyrus 1138
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1138
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Documents (TM 23853, 33785 (under publication), 33786, 33787)
- Scope & Content:
- Lower left papyrus (C) (SB XX 15035, TM 23853): Beginning of an offer to lease a plot of land for the period of one year, dated 369. Other papyri (A-B, D) (P.Lond. III 1138(a-b, d), TM 33785-33787): Fragments of Byzantine documents, all unpublished. A contains the beginning of a letter to a lan...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 4th century-5th century
- Extent:
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Four papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper left papyrus (A): Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with insect-holes; written on both sides along the fibres. The front bears 7 lines from the top of a column. The back bears traces of 2 lines.
Upper right papyrus (B): Lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, complete on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 8 lines from the bottom of a column; the back is blank.
Lower left papyrus (C): Upper right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres; the front bears the ends of 11 lines; upper and right margins are extant. The back is blank.
Lower right papyrus (D): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but with a few insect holes; square-shaped; written on both sides. The front bears 7 lines written along the fibres, and the back 3 lines written along the fibres.