1. Papyrus 1891
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1891
- Title:
- Letter from the Nomarch concerning a Petition (P.Fam.Tebt. 43 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 43, SB I 5343, TM 15173)
- Scope & Content:
- Documents concerning a dispute between Lysimachus alias Didymus, son of Heraclides, and Serenus, guardian of the heirs of Dius, son of Chaeremon, who had died without paying back a loan of 240 drachmas bearing interest. Column 1: Letter of Artemidorus, nomarch of Antinoopolis, to Damarion, stra...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 26 July 182
- Extent:
- One papyrus made of two sheets of varying height pasted together, medium-dark brown; the left sheet is broken off at the top and lacks the lower left corner; the right sheet is complete and well preserved. Few insect-holes are visible in places. The writing is on both sides along the fibres. On the front there are two columns of 18 lines and 39 lines respectively; the first column is damaged in places; the second is complete. A sheet-join runs at 170 mm from the left-hand edge. The back hosts one line lacking the end, written at the top on the back of what is the left-hand sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
