1. Papyrus 2980
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2980
- Title:
- Marriage Agreement (P.Hib. II 208, TM 5192)
- Scope & Content:
- Conclusion of a six-witness marriage agreement between Chrestos and Ebryzelmis, presumably acting for the bride, Nikarete, with description of the dowry, Chrestos’s acknowledgment of its receipt, and his undertaking of returning it if necessary.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 265-250 BC
- Extent:
- Fragment from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, darker by patches, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 14 lines written across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends and abraded in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
