581. Papyrus 765
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 765
- Title:
- Copy of a Sale of House Property (P.Oxy. I 99, P.Lond. III 765 descr., TM 20758)
- Scope & Content:
- Copy of a deed of sale whereby a three-storey house in Oxyrhynchus is being purchased for 32 talents of copper by Tryphon, son of Dionysius, from Pnepheros, his mother’s cousin, son of Papontos. Descriptions of the physical features of the men and of the location of the house are provided. At th...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 4 September 55
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet written on one side and nearly fully preserved, although damaged by holes throughout and lacking the portion on the right-hand side. A fragment is misplaced in the frame, currently covering parts of the ends of lines 3-10; it belongs in the gap at the bottom, containing letters from lines 16-19; mounted on cardboard in one glass case.