1. Papyrus 2187
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2187
- Title:
- Census Return (SB XXII 15465, TM 79045)
- Scope & Content:
- Portion of a census declaration, the name of the declarant being lost. The part preserved lists the women of the household, that is, the declarant’s wife Alexandra, a freedwoman, and their daughter, a twin, aged 3. The other child is not listed in the surviving part. With oath and beginning of th...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 147
- Extent:
- Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and left, and damaged by insect hole throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back bearing a few traces of ink. The front bears portions of 15 lines, many of which lack the ends, with a trace of line 16. Only the left margin survives.
