1. Papyrus 154
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 154
- Title:
- Sale of Part of a Courtyard (P.Lond. II 154, Chrest.Mitt. 255, TM 11630)
- Scope & Content:
- A deed of sale whereby Heraclides, son of Petheus, aged 20, sells a portion of a courtyard located in Karanis to Philemon, son of Ptolemaeus, for 200 drachmas. The subscriptions of the parties follow: Corax, son of Apollonius, wrote on behalf of Heraclides and his mother Isidora as they are illi...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 16 January 68
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, lacking the lower left edge and abraded in places, especially in the left half. Writing runs on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text consists of one broad column; the last few lines are broken at the beginning. All margins are preserved, the upper and right being minimal and the left being irregular. There are a few wormholes. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
