731. Papyrus 797
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 797
- Title:
- Claim of a Creditor (P.Oxy. II 286, P.Lond. III 797 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 232, TM 20557)
- Scope & Content:
- Petition of a woman whose name is lost, concerning a sum of 2000 drachmas she and her mother had borrowed from a certain Philumene five years earlier, which the creditor was claiming back. The agreement was that Heron, son of Philumene, would repay the loan and any interest and would secure the ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 17 May 82
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and damaged at the bottom and with small holes throughout; strips of fibres are occasionally missing; loose and dislocated fibres are visible at the top and bottom. The papyrus bears writing on both sides along the fibres; of the text on the back only few letters remain. On the front there are 29 lines; the last two lines are separated by some blank space from the rest of the text. Few traces remain of the first line preserved. At the height of line 28, text was written in the left margin. The left margin is extant, the lower margin is damaged, and the right is minimal and irregular. Modern annotations are visible on both sides, with the number in red referring to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.