1. Papyrus 679
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 679
- Title:
- Sale of a Share of Priests’ Accommodation (P.Grenf. II 35, P.Lond. III 679 descr., TM 115)
- Scope & Content:
- Contract drawn up in Pathyris before Hermias, representative of the notary Paniscus, for the sale of a quarter of a pastophorion (accommodation of a priest) located in the temple in Pathyris at the price of 3000 drachmas. The sellers are two brothers of Harsiesis, priests in the temple, and the ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- February 98 BC
- Extent:
-
Papyrus roll made up of three sheets, well-preserved and almost complete, only lacking the bottom right corner and displaying some holes and minor surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front there is one wide column of 11 lines, under which there is a line, indented, and another small and narrow column of 6 lines. Margins survive. There are two sheet-joins running along the height of the roll. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
