1. Papyrus 1269
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1269
- Title:
- Tax Receipts (SB XX 15141-15142, P.Lond. III 1269(a-b) descr., TM 23898-23899)
- Scope & Content:
- Tax-receipts acknowledging payments made by or for Batrachus, slave of Achilleus son of Sabourion. Upper papyrus (SB XX 15141, P.Lond. III 1269(a) descr., TM 23898) Column 1, lines 1-5: Receipt for payment of the dyke tax made by Achilleus for his slave Batrachus. Dated 19 December 157. Lines...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 157-159
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus sheets bearing writing on one side, with the back blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown, imperfect at the bottom left, otherwise well preserved; two columns of 14 and 11 lines respectively running along the fibres. Margins survive, the left being imperfect. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at about 20 mm from the left edge.
Lower papyrus (B): Medium-dark brown, complete, with minor damage; 4 lines written in the upper half of the sheet across the fibres. Margins are extant, the lower measuring 35 mm. Four vertical folds are still visible.
