1. Papyrus 2420
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2420
- Title:
- Receipt for Transport-Fees (SB XII 10889, TM 14348)
- Scope & Content:
- Receipt addressed to the heads of the granary (sitologoi) of Philadelphia from Harpalus, son of Harpalus, donkey-driver, who acknowledges payment of grain as transport charges for the state wheat he transported to the harbour of Kerke. With subscription of Harpalus at the end.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 5 October 135
- Extent:
- Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, displaying a few small holes; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 20 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant, the right being minimal. Folding lines are still visible. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the right-hand edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
