1. Papyrus 840
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 840
- Title:
- Receipt for Partial Payment of Rent (P.Sarap. 40, P.Lond. III 840, TM 17057)
- Scope & Content:
- Claudius Ion, guardian of Claudia Athenais, acknowledges that he has received 1432 silver drachmas from Eutychides, son of Sarapion, as payment for part of the rent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 4 July 129
- Extent:
- Square-shaped papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by insect-holes, especially at the top; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 11 lines, the first two of which are fragmentary; margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in glass frame.
