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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Aurelius Cosmas, mid 6th century Digitised Content Yes (unavailable)

1. Papyrus 113 (5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (5)
Title:
Leases of Houses or Rooms in Arsinoe (P.Lond. I 113.5(a-c), TM 41022-41024)
Scope & Content:
Parts of leases of houses or rooms in Arsinoe. Upper fragment on the left-hand side (P.Lond. I 113.5(a), TM 41022): Beginning of a lease of a house in Arsinoe, the lessor being Flavius Plutammon, from the military unit of the Transtigritani, and the lessee Aurelius Thomas. Dated to 23 March 498...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
498-600
Extent:

Papyrus fragments of varying size, belonging to three different documents and broken at the bottom; written on both sides and housed in one glass case. The lower text consists of two fragments, one of which was formerly in the Bodleian Library.

2. Papyrus 728

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 728
Title:
Receipt for Payment (P.Grenf. II 100, P.Lond. III 728 descr., TM 41306)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary receipt from Aurelius Cosmas to Victor, representative of the dux Ioseph, acknowledging a money payment. Details are obscure owing to the loss of the text. With subscription of Cosmas and two witnesses and the notarial subscription at the end, and docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 July 683
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, darker in places, lacking part of its left half and with holes in the preserved portion; written on both sides along the fibres. On the back there is one line, of which only the beginning survives. The front bears 24 lines, many of which lack the beginnings. Margins are extant, the side and upper being minimal. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.