1. Papyrus 1588 (A-B)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1588 (A-B)
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Documents (TM 702617)
- Scope & Content:
- Upper papyrus (A) (TM 702617): Composite receipt for poll-tax (syntaximon) and other taxes shared by the community paid in eleven instalments over a period of about one year. The tax payer is Pausiris son of Panephrymis. A number was added in the top margin. Dated October 151-October 152. Lower...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century
- Extent:
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Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 16 lines; margins are extant. A sheet-join runs from about 2-4 mm from the right edge. The back is blank.
Lower papyrus (B): Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, complete on the sides and at the bottom; with some surface damage; written on both sides. The front bears 15 lines from the bottom of a column, written along the fibres; on the back there is one word written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front.
