1. Papyrus 1957
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1957
- Title:
- Receipt of Money (P.Fam.Tebt. 10 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 10, TM 10727)
- Scope & Content:
- Castor, son of Cronion and Apollonarion, aged 22, acknowledges receipt of 401 silver drachmas and 2 obols from Heraclides, son of Maron, his uncle; the sum is one third of what was still owed by Heraclides to Apollonarion’s sons out of 2000 silver drachmas, bequeathed to Apollonarion by her mothe...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 27 February 108
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, broken off at the bottom and mutilated on the left, complete at the top and right; with insect-holes throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 39 lines, the majority of which lack few letters at the beginning; lines 38-39 are very fragmentary; one additional line is lost at the bottom. The upper margin is extant and ample; no margin was left on the right. Vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
