891. Papyrus 939
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 939
- Title:
- Loan of Money (P.Lond. III 939, TM 22723)
- Scope & Content:
- Aurelius Copreas, son of Eudaemon, acknowledges that he has received a loan of 64 drachmas from Theognostus alias Morus, which he will repay in the month of Mecheir of the current year. With subscription of Copreas at the end, written by someone else because Copreas was illiterate.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1 November 225
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, almost complete, but with holes along the vertical folds and in the right bottom edge, and surface damage in the right half. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 23 lines, some of which slightly mutilated. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.