1. Papyrus 940
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 940
- Title:
- Registration of Inheritance (P.Lond. III 940, Chrest.Mitt. 209, TM 22724)
- Scope & Content:
- Aurelius Herminus alias Morus and his brother Theognostus alias Morus write to the keepers of the public archives of Hermopolis to register two-thirds of a house with courtyard and all appurtenances located in Hermopolis and inherited from their paternal uncle Herminus, deceased twenty years ear...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 30 October 226
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with only a very few holes; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank; on the front, there are 24 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant; the right margin is minimal. A sheet-join runs at c. 25-30 mm from the right-hand edge. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
