1. Papyrus 301
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 301
- Title:
- Freight Contract (P.Lond. II 301, Chrest.Mitt. 340, TM 19981)
- Scope & Content:
- A fragmentary agreement, whereby the contracting party undertakes to look after a public freight of wheat with diligence and care, and to deliver it safe and undamaged. With signature at the end.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 138-161
- Extent:
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Lower part of a light-brown papyrus sheet, with the surface abraded in the middle along the height of the sheet. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. 16 lines from the end of a column survive, with the last line indented and separated from the rest of the text by a horizontal line. Left and bottom margins are preserved; no margin was left at the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
