581. Papyrus 757-758
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 757-758
- Title:
- Declaration on Oath by a Tax Collector (P.Oxy. I 81, P.Lond. III 758 descr., TM 20741), Money Account (P.Lond. III 758v. descr., TM 31961) and Declaration on Oath by a Strategus (P.Oxy. I 82, P.Lond. III 758 descr., TM 31341)
- Scope & Content:
- Upper fragment: Recto (P.Oxy. I 81, P.Lond. III 757 descr., TM 20741): Declaration on oath addressed to Aurelius Dius alias Pertinax, strategus in Oxyrhynchus, from Aurelius Apion, son of Dionysius, before entering upon his duties as a tax collector (praktor argyrikon). Dated in the 2nd year of ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- mid 3rd century
- Extent:
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Two fragments from different documents, the upper one bearing writing on both sides and broken off at the bottom; the ink on the recto is somewhat rubbed off.
The lower fragment lacks both the upper and the lower portions and bears writing on one side only, the text being written along the fibres.
The fragments are housed together in one glass case. Numbers 81 and 82 in red refer to the publication in P.Oxy I.