861. Papyrus 908
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 908
- Title:
- Petition (P.Lond. III 908, Chrest.Mitt. 229, TM 22706)
- Scope & Content:
- Portion of a petition presumably addressed to the prefect of Egypt from Eudaemonis, daughter of Marcus Ulpius Sarapion alias Serenus, former gymnasiarch of Hermopolis, concerning a dispute over some property. Eudaemonis encloses copies of earlier documentation concerning the dispute, where she h...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- c. 139
- Extent:
-
Part of a medium-brown papyrus roll, broken off to the left and lacking part of the top left corner; with a few holes on the left, otherwise well preserved; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 2 columns, the first of 26 lines, all lacking the beginnings and the second of 14 lines, complete. Upper, lower and right margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.