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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Name Patous, 2nd century BC Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 654

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 654
Title:
Sale of a Tree (P.Grenf. II 16, Chrest.Mitt. 157, P.Lond. III 654 descr., TM 59)
Scope & Content:
Contract made at Pathyris for the sale of a sycamore tree, bought by Zmenous for the price of 1 talent and 4000 drachmas. The sellers are Patous and his sister Takmeis. Patous receives the money, but penalty applies should he fail to give his sister her share within the agreed time.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 November 136 BC
Extent:

Two halves of a light-brown papyrus sheet, well preserved. On the front, writing runs across the fibres. There are 9 lines; line 7 is mutilated. All margins are extant and the blank space at the bottom measures c. 60 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 668

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 668
Title:
Loan Agreement (P.Grenf. II 17, Chrest.Mitt. 138, P.Lond. III 668 descr., TM 60)
Scope & Content:
Patous, son of Patous, acknowledges the loan of an iron cone from his sister Takmeis. Should he fail to return it whenever requested, he shall pay the value of it. Written by Dryton, son of Pamphilus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 February 136 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 11 lines, with a speck of ink at the top and additional traces in the lower edge. Left and lower margins survive, no margin was left to the right. A sheet-join is visible in the left edge, running along the height of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 879

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 879
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 879, TM 84)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up by the notary Heliodorus recording the sale of one quarter of arura of land located near Pathryis at a price of 4,000 bronze drachmas. The seller is Patous, son of Phagonis, and the buyers Panebchounis, son of Totoes, and his wife Kobahetesis alias Maithotis; with summary of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 November 123 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll of fine quality, complete and well preserved, with a few holes along the upper edge; written on both sides. On the front, there are three columns; the first has 5 lines written across the fibres on the first sheet of the roll, which displays vertical fibres; the other two columns are wide and have 10 lines. Margins are extant and sheet-joins are visible. On the back, there is a short line written along the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame with an opening for the text on the verso.