1. Papyrus 991
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 991
- Title:
- Sale of a House (P.Lond.. III 991, TM 22761)
- Scope & Content:
- Sale of a house located in the Hermonthite nome for five solidi, the sellers being Pagape, Pamin, Psais, Stia, and the buyer Aurelius Ioseph. Written by Aurelius Amenothes on behalf of the sellers, who are illiterate. With subscription of a witness at the end.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 22 June 481, 482, or 483
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, with darker spots, broken off at the left and partly at the right; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears one broad column of 28 lines, with an additional line lost at the bottom; all of the lines lack the beginnings; lines 1-18 also lack their ends. Horizontal and vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
