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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Name Eudaemon, 1st half of 2nd century Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable)

1. Papyrus 838

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 838
Title:
Fragment of a Lease (P.Lond. II 838, TM 22690)
Scope & Content:
End of a lease, with only the date and the subscriptions surviving. The subscription of the lessors was written by Eudaemon, son of Comon, as they were illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 October 123
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, with few holes and minor surface damage in the preserved part; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text breaks off at the top; 14 lines are preserved, the first two of which are very mutilated; the last 5 lines are written in the right half of the sheet, separated by blank space from the rest of the text. Side margins are extant. A sheet-join runs across the fibres and along the height of the papyrus in the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 1223

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1223
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. III 1223, Chrest.Wilck 370, TM 22846)
Scope & Content:
Application addressed to Marcus Antonius Pallas from Menodorus alias Ammonius, Eudaemon, Hermaeus, and his brother Metocus, Dius and Didymus, of Hermopolis, who wish to lease some land for a period of two years. Details on the payment of the rent are provided. The dating clause is at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 October 121
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, but damaged by holes and abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 15 lines; the margins survive, with no margin having been left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.