1. Papyrus 2455
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2455
- Title:
- Sworn Undertaking of an Oil-Seller (P.Oxy. XII 1455, TM 21856)
- Scope & Content:
- Declaration on oath addressed to Aurelius Herammon, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, by Aurelius Theodorus, an oil-seller of Oxyrhynchus, who undertakes to provide fine oil at the market-place on a daily basis. With signatures of Theodorus and his surety Aurelius Sarapammon written by Aureliu...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 19 October 275
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, damaged by a few wormholes throughout and broken at the bottom and top; in its upper portion the layer of horizontal fibres is mostly lost, and the vertical fibres forming the back survive occasionally. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
