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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Sotas, 2nd half of 2nd century Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable)

1. Papyrus 339

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 339
Title:
Sale of Donkeys (P.Lond. II 339, TM 19986)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a white female donkey and her foal for 160 drachmas, the sellers being Eirenaeus and Phasis and the buyer Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus. With date at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 September 179
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with small insect holes and little abrasion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text is complete and occupies the upper half of the sheet; there are 17 lines, the last 3 of which are separated by some blank space from the rest of the text. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures c. 100 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 341

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 341
Title:
Receipt for Repayment of Part of a Loan (P.Lond. II 341, TM 11720)
Scope & Content:
On behalf of his son Sotas, Theogiton acknowledges receipt of 104 drachmas of those that another Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, owes him.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 March 183
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, although lacking part of the lower margin; the surface is damaged in places, with small holes, abrasion, lack and misplacement of few horizontal fibres. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; it consists of 15 lines, all complete. All margins are extant, with the right being irregular and minimal and the blank space at the bottom measuring 80-90 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3. Papyrus 343

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 343
Title:
Receipt for the Repayment of Part of a Loan (P.Lond. II 343, TM 19987)
Scope & Content:
Heron, son of Heron, a former municipal official (exegetes), acknowledges receipt of 200 drachmas from those that Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, owes him.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 May 188
Extent:

Complete papyrus sheet, damaged by a few holes throughout, written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The text, which occupies only half of the sheet, consists of 14 lines arranged in one column, all complete. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 107 mm. The surface is abraded in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

4. Papyrus 346

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 346
Title:
Receipts for Payments of Grain (P.Lond. II 346 a-c, TM 11725-11727)
Scope & Content:
Three receipts issued by Sarapion and the other directors of the granary (sitologi) of Neilopolis for the payments of three artabas of wheat made by two inhabitants of Soknopaiou Nesos. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. II 346a, TM 11725): Receipt issued for Anchopis, son of Pabous, dated to 30 May 19...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
May-June 194
Extent:

Three papyrus sheets written on one side and with the back blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Complete, damaged by small holes; bearing 6 complete lines, written along the fibres. Margins are extant, with no margin having been left to the right.

Papyrus in the centre (B): Light-brown, square-shaped; almost complete, only lacking the bottom left corner; bearing 8 complete lines, written along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (C): Complete, light-brown along the left edge; bearing 5 complete lines, written across the fibres. Margins are extant, the upper and right being minimal.