1. Papyrus 949
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 949
- Title:
- Public Registration of a Sale (SB XX 14447, P.Lond. III 949 descr., TM 32186)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragmentary application for the public registration of a deed of sale at the Nanaion (central state archive) in Alexandria; the application to notify the keepers of the public archives of the Hermopolite nome follows.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 3rd century
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, with insect holes and abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 12 lines, all lacking the beginning, for a loss of c. 35 letters; at least one column must have preceded. The upper and lower margins survive, no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
