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Name Thoonis, 2nd half of 1st century

1. Papyrus 799

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 799
Title:
Taxation Account (P.Oxy. II 289, P.Lond. III 799 descr., TM 20560)
Scope & Content:
Copies of receipts of tax payments, mostly made by Thoonis, son of Thoonis, through the bank, in various years, from 12th of Nero to 8th year of Vespasian. The payments were made on account of various taxes (poll-tax, tax on pig, tax for the maintainance of the embankments).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 January 83
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll, broken along the horizontal fold, darkened in places, especially to the left, and with surface damage throughout; it breaks off to the right. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. The text is arranged in two columns, separated by approximately 13-25 mm. From line 11, the first column comprises two columns, of which the first has 4 short lines, and the second 7 lines. Upper and left margins are extant. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 803

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 803
Title:
Notice on the Registration of a Mortgage (P.Oxy. VIII 1105, P.Oxy. II 339 descr., P.Lond. III 803 descr., TM 21730)
Scope & Content:
Phanias, agent of Phanias, asks the notary (agoranomos) of Oxyrhynchus to register a three-year mortgage contract of three-fifths of a three-storey house for a loan of 400 drachmas of silver. The house includes a cellar, courts, and a stone well among the other things. The mortgagee is Thonis, s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
81-96
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and with some surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. One column of 23 lines survives, with the last three lines quite mutilated. Left and right margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.