1. Papyrus 2059
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2059
- Title:
- Declaration of Inheritance (P.Oxy. VIII 1114, ChLA III 216, TM 21736)
- Scope & Content:
- M. Aurelius Saras, a citizen of Oxyrhynchus, declared to the responsible Roman official that the inheritance of his wife, who had died intestate, passed to his two daughters. The inheritance, of the value of two hundred sesterces, was free from the vicesima hereditatium (a tax on inheritance). T...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient and Latin
- Date Range:
- 237
- Extent:
- Fragment from a papyrus roll, with four detached scraps. Writing is on one side along the fibres; parts of two columns are preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
