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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Aurelius Petechon, mid 3rd century Digitised Content Yes (unavailable)

1. Papyrus 708

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 708
Title:
Deed of Gift (P.Nekr. 11, P.Grenf. II 68, P.Lond. III 708 descr., TM 22625)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Petosiris, of Hibis, grants Aurelius Petechon of Kysis a quarter share of the funerary practice he owns in Kysis as a gift; with subscriptions at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 December 247
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, darker by patches, somewhat damaged along the vertical folds. Writing is on one side along the fibres. The upper and left margins measure 15 mm, and the blank space at the bottom 40 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 710

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 710
Title:
Copy and Submission of Deed of Gift (P.Nekr. 21, P.Grenf. II 70, Chrest.Mitt. 191, P.Lond. III 710 descr., TM 22627)
Scope & Content:
A copy of the deed contained in Papyrus 708 (P.Nekr. 11), made forty years later than the original, whereby Petosiris, funerary worker (nekrotaphos) of Hibis, grants Petechon of Kysis a quarter share of the funerary practice he owns in Kysis as a gift; with subscriptions at the end. The body of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
16 August 287
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, made out of two fragments; a third small fragment is housed in the Sackler Library, Oxford, and preserves the upper right corner, with the ends of the first three lines of the recto. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, with the back having a two-line docket. The left margin survives to 10 mm, the upper to 5 mm, the lower to 35-40 mm; no margin was left at the right. Five vertical folds are visible; the papyrus was folded from the right. It is housed in a glass case.

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