1. Egerton Papyrus 37
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton Papyrus 37
- Title:
- List of Fugitives (TM 397916)
- Scope & Content:
- List of five persons who had fled from the Oxyrhynchite village of Tanais to three other Oxyrhynchite localities, perhaps because of financial reasons; the list was probably drawn up in a state office, possibly by the administrators of Tanais or those of the administrative part (skelos) that incl...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of 7th century
- Extent:
- Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved; bearing writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are 8 complete lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
