1. Papyrus 218
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 218
- Title:
- Loan of Wheat (P.Lond. II 218, TM 213)
- Scope & Content:
- Record of a loan of 13 1/3 artabas of wheat drawn up in Pathyris, in the office of the public notary (agoranomus) Ammonius. The lessor is Nechutes, son of Peteharsemtheus, and the lessee is Phatres, son of Chesthotes. The loan is to be repaid seven months later; penalty applies should the lessee...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 24 October 111 BC
- Extent:
-
Light-brown papyrus sheet, almost complete, lacking the left edge and the upper right corner (front side); slight damage is located along the horizontal folds. Red-brown stains are visible especially at the bottom.
The papyrus bears writing on both sides, across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. The back was rotated 180 degrees and has a two-line docket. The front contains one broad column of 14 lines, with the last indented. The upper margin is extant, the right is preserved from line 8 and is minimal, and the blank space at the bottom measures 100 mm.
The papyrus displays modern repairs of the early XX century; it is mounted in a glass case.
