1301. Papyrus 1625
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1625
- Title:
- Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1798, TM 19769)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragmentary order from the dossier of Flavia Cyria, landowner in Oxyrhynchus, to supply wheat to the donkey drivers of the cursus velox (fast branch of the postal service).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 19 September 470
- Extent:
-
Papyrus piece lacking the right-hand half; darker along the right edge; with some holes in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 5 lines; upper, lower and left margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.