981. Papyrus 1059
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1059
- Title:
- Lease of Land (SB XXVIII 17233, P.Lond. III 1059 descr., TM 38268)
- Scope & Content:
- Three-year lease of five aruras of seed-land located in three Hermopolite localities. The lessee is Aurelius Pcylius, son of Psa; the name of the lessor is not preserved. With Christian invocation and dating clause at the beginning.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- May 614-April 615
- Extent:
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Fragment of a papyrus sheet, light-brown, broken off at the bottom and lacking the upper margin and the left-hand portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of 15 lines survive, all lacking the beginnings. Only the right margin survives, which is minimal and irregular. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.