1. Papyrus 483
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 483
- Title:
- Lease of Land (P.Lond. II 483, TM 19997)
- Scope & Content:
- Perpetual lease (emphyteusis) of arable and uncultivated land between Menas, acting on behalf of the monastery of Abba Patois, and Aurelius Ioannes, son of Phoebammon and Hypateia. Details about the rent and the tenant’s rights are provided. With signatures of the parties and of four witnesses a...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 5 August 615 or 616
- Extent:
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Papyrus roll of fine quality and light colour, mounted on cardboard in three glass frames, named Papyrus 483(1), Papyrus 483(2), and Papyrus 483(3).
Writing runs on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The first sheet of the roll displays horizontal fibres. There is one column of 104 lines, complete, with all margins extant. The right margin is minimal. Sheet-joins are visible throughout.
