1. Papyrus 944
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 944
- Title:
- Receipts (P.Lond. III 944, TM 22728)
- Scope & Content:
- Two receipts for different people, dated to different years. Lines 1-3: Receipt acknowledging the payment of 16 drachmas made by Aurelius Chigas. Dated to 26 March 228. Line 4-end: Tax receipt acknowledging the payment of 3 drachmas and 2 obols made by Theognostus alias Morus through the tax c...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 228-233
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, complete and very well preserved, with only one small hole to the right; writing runs on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 9 lines, complete; the first 3 are broader. Between lines 3 and 4 there is little blank space. The text occupies less than the left-hand half of the sheet; all margins are extant, with the blank space to the right measuring 95 mm. A sheet-join runs across the fibres and along the height of the sheet in its middle. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
