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Name Philantinous alias Nilammon, citizen of Antinoopolis, 2nd century Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable) Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 1977

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1977
Title:
Agreement on a Pledge (P.Fam.Tebt. 40 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 40, SB IV 7364, TM 10752)
Scope & Content:
Copy of the agreement between Philantinous alias Nilammon and his brother Lysimachus concerning Martilla, the female slave that Philantinous had pledged to a creditor (see Papyrus 1983). Philantinous agrees to produce a copy of the hypothecation to prove that he had pledged only one-third of the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
173-174
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, incomplete, broken off at the bottom and left, and badly riddled with insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, portions of 20 lines survive, lacking the beginnings. The column breaks off at the bottom. Vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 1983

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1983
Title:
Petition to the Nomarch (P.Fam.Tebt. 38 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 38, SB IV 7363, TM 20967)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Callon, nomarch of Antinoopolis, from Lysimachus alias Didymus and Philosarapis, sons of Heraclides, who accuse their brother Philantinous of having pledged their female slave, Martilla, inherited from their mother, to a creditor. The money was enjoyed by Philantinous only. The petiti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 or 13 September 168
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete; with insect-holes especially along the vertical folds and minor abrasion in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 25 lines running along the fibres; margins are extant. The back was rotated 90 degrees and bears one line written along the fibres at the top left. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.