1. Papyrus 726
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 726
- Title:
- Acknowledgment of a Loan (P.Grenf. II 88, P.Lond. III 726 descr., TM 41305)
- Scope & Content:
- Beginning of an acknowledgment of a loan from Aurelius Ioannes, son of Paulus, from the village of Philoxenus in the Arsinoite nome, to Ioannes, keeper of a storehouse of Saint Sergius. The details of the loan are obscure owing to the loss of the text. The docket is on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 20 December 602
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with some surface damage in places; written on both sides along the fibres. The back bears one line, which lacks the end; on the front there are 16 lines, but of the last only few traces survive. Side and upper margins are extant and minimal. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet at c. 15 x mm from the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.
