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Project / Collection Greek Manuscripts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Didymus, alias Diodorus; landowner; son of Acusilaus, alias Sarapion, 1st century

1. Papyrus 141

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 141
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. II 141, TM 11626)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in Ptolemais Euergetis, recording the sale of 12 ¾ aruras of oliveyards located near Karanis and Psenharpsenesis, bought by Miccalus, son of Ptolemaeus alias Petheus, from Didymus alias Diodorus and his wife Diodora. With superscription in a different hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 June 88
Extent:

Upper portion of a long slip of papyrus, broken off at the bottom and left, and darkened in places; damaged by abrasion and holes, with occasional loss of horizontal fibres at the bottom. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Parts of 10 lines are preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 151

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 151
Title:
Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. II 251, TM 28009)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Didymus has received the payment for the rent for the olive crops from Petheus the elder. The rent is paid in quantities of oil; a gift of one artaba of olives was also given.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
87-88?
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken of at the bottom, with the loss of presumably one line of text. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, with the back blank. Upper, left and right margins are extant. Five horizontal folds are visible; there are dark spots in the top right edge and at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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