1. Papyrus 579
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 579
- Title:
- Register of Taxes (P.Petr. III 109(a-e), P.Petr. II 39(f), P.Lond. III 579 descr., TM 7568)
- Scope & Content:
- A roll reused as mummy cartonnage with a register of taxes paid by military settlers (cleruchs) and covering three years; among the taxes listed are those for the maintenance of embankments, the salt-tax, the tax for the maintenance of guards, the pasture fee. Papyrus 579(1) = P.Petr. III 109a-...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- After 1 November 248 BC
- Extent:
-
Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, reused for mummy cartonnage, and housed in two glass frames named Papyrus 579(1) and Papyrus 579(2). Writing runs along the fibres on the front; portions of 12 columns survive. Scattered on the back are few lines written across the fibres.
Papyrus 579(1) (a-b): Portions of 6 columns on the front, with part of the upper margin surviving;
Papyrus 579(2): Fragments bearing the feet of 11 columns on the front.
Upper fragment (e): Feet of 5 columns, with lower margin and blank to the left.
Lower fragment (c): Feet of 5 columns, with lower margin and modern annotation.
Small fragment (d): 5 lines from one column.