671. Papyrus 725
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 725
- Title:
- Loan of Wheat (P.Grenf. II 86, P.Lond. III 725 descr., TM 22639)
- Scope & Content:
- Acknowledgment of a loan of 6 ¼ artabas of wheat, borrowed by the farmer Aurelius Phoebammon, son of Ioannes. With docket on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 15 December 596
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with few holes, but otherwise well preserved; written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line, mutilated at the end. On the front there are 20 lines, the last being mutilated. The surviving margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet at c. 10-14 from the left edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.