1. Papyrus 795
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 795
- Title:
- Lease of a Mill (P.Oxy. II 278, P.Lond. III 795 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 165, TM 20549)
- Scope & Content:
- Lease of a mill for a period of seven months, the lessor being Isidorus and the lessee Heracleius. The rent is of two drachmas and three obols per month. The mill shall be returned in the same condition as it was when received, or else a value of 100 drachmas shall be paid by the lessee; for any...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 26 January 17
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, badly damaged at the top and with insect holes located especially along the vertical folds. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back having a two-line docket. The front contains one column of 41 lines in two hands. Left and lower margins measure 20 mm on average and 50 mm respectively; no margin was left to the right. Modern annotations are visible on either side, with the number in red referring to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.
