1. Papyrus 192
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 192
- Title:
- Tax Register (P.Lond. II 192 recto, TM 19964), and Accounts (P.Lond. II 192 verso descr., TM 25616)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto (P.Lond. II 192 recto, TM 19964): Part of a tax registers, perhaps concerning the village of Bakchias, listing landholders, their holdings and their liability in kind, with a distinction between private landowners and public cultivators. Each entry consists of names and amounts stated in a...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1st century
- Extent:
- Fragment of a papyrus roll, with small worm holes throughout and slight surface damage, especially along the folding lines. A dark stain is visible in the upper right edge of the front. The papyrus bears writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front, there are four columns; of the first, only the line endings survive; the second and the third start at a lower height. The back preserves three columns; the first is severely mutilated. Upper, lower and right margins are extant on both sides. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.
