1171. Papyrus 1714(A-B)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1714(A-B)
- Title:
- Receipt for price of vegetable seed (P.Lond. V 1774, TM 19763), and Fragment of a Lease (SB XXVIII 17234, TM 38846)
- Scope & Content:
- Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1774, TM 19763): Beginning of an acknowledgment from Aurelius Ieremias, son of Enoch, to Aurelius Georgius. Ieremias acknowledges receipt of the price of four artabas of vegetable seed, which he will deliver to Georgius’s door in the month of Epeiph. Dated 1 March 57...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 570-616
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown sheet, broken off at the bottom and imperfect along the left edge; with writing on both sides; on the front, there are 15 lines written along the fibres, with traces of another line at the bottom; on the back, there is one line written along the fibres.
Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown fragment, broken off at the bottom and on the sides; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 7 lines written along the fibres, with traces of another line at the bottom.