1. Papyrus 198
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 198
- Title:
- Petition about Inheritance (P.Lond. II 198, TM 11648)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragment of a petition addressed to Gaius Caecilius Salvianus, the senior judicial officer (dikaiodotes), from an inhabitant of Karanis, who requested that his share of his father’s property be returned to him. The inheritance was apparently being held by his mother and her new husband, who was ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 175-176
- Extent:
- Papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom and sides and lacking its upper margin too; with surface damage in the middle. It bears writing on the front, with parts of 15 lines surviving; the back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
