1581. Papyrus 1909
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1909
- Title:
- Registration of Sale (P.Fam.Tebt. 50 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 50, TM 20972)
- Scope & Content:
- Philosarapis, son of Lysimachus alias Didymus, writes to the keepers of the public archives to register the sale of the implements and other property of the minor Iulius alias Herodes, son of Philantinous alias Herodes, of whom Philosarapis was the guardian. The property had been inherited from t...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 18 December 205
- Extent:
- Long and narrow papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes and lacking strips of fibres down the centre; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there is one column of 20 lines, complete; margins are extant, the lower and left being ample. No margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.