1. Papyrus 721
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 721
- Title:
- Receipt for Payment (P.Grenf. II 81a, P.Lond. III 721 descr., TM 22637)
- Scope & Content:
- Receipt issued by Aurelius Apion, chief pilot, acknowledging that Aurelius Senuthes has paid the wages for a substitute who would replace him as an oarsman of the governor’s boat. With Apion’s subscription at the end.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 27 October 403
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, darkened in places, lacking part of the bottom, with few holes and white residue on the surface. On the front there is one column of 19 lines, the last being quite effaced. Side and upper margins are extant, the lower margin is damaged. A sheet-join running along the height of the sheet is visible in the right edge. The writing on the back is effaced. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.
