501. Papyrus 701
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 701
- Title:
- Receipt for Wage Payment (P.Grenf. II 43, P.Lond. III 701 descr., TM 11326)
- Scope & Content:
- Copy of a receipt acknowledging the payment of 80 drachmas made through the bank of Sarapion in Arsinoe by Tesenouphis, chief of police (archephodus) of Soknopaiou Nesos, to Hathres, a guard in the metropolis, as a wage for two months.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 9 June 92
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, almost complete, lacking part of the lower edge, and damaged by small insect holes and minor abrasion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 17 lines, the last of which is indented. All margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.