1. Papyrus 291
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 291
- Title:
- Acknowledgment of Grain Received (P.Lond. II 291, TM 11675)
- Scope & Content:
- Receipts issued by the grain collectors (sitologi) of Apias and other villages to various people, among whom are Pecysis, son of Harpagathes, and Stotoetis, son of Harpagathes, concerning the amounts of wheat that they have paid. The text is much defaced.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 106-107
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet in poor condition, mutilated and defaced throughout. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Upper, right and lower margins are extant, the right being minimal; the left margin is much damaged. A sheet-join runs across the fibres at c. 35-43 mm from the right edge; dark spots are visible throughout. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
