1. Papyrus 879
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 879
- Title:
- Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 879, TM 84)
- Scope & Content:
- Contract drawn up by the notary Heliodorus recording the sale of one quarter of arura of land located near Pathryis at a price of 4,000 bronze drachmas. The seller is Patous, son of Phagonis, and the buyers Panebchounis, son of Totoes, and his wife Kobahetesis alias Maithotis; with summary of th...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3 November 123 BC
- Extent:
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Medium-brown papyrus roll of fine quality, complete and well preserved, with a few holes along the upper edge; written on both sides. On the front, there are three columns; the first has 5 lines written across the fibres on the first sheet of the roll, which displays vertical fibres; the other two columns are wide and have 10 lines. Margins are extant and sheet-joins are visible. On the back, there is a short line written along the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame with an opening for the text on the verso.
