1. Papyrus 1668
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1668
- Title:
- Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1695, TM 19714)
- Scope & Content:
- Lease for a five-year period of a plot of land belonging to Sibylla and Herais, daughters of Musaeus; the lessee is Aurelius Psachos, son of Victor. Provisions are made for the payments of the rent: the lessee is to pay the taxes in kind and money for the land, in addition to 26 artabas of wheat,...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 29 August 530 or 531
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, darkened on the left-hand side, broken off at the top and bottom, and with vertical breaks; written on both sides. On the front, there are 25 lines running along the fibres; only the margins on the sides survive. The back bears one line mutilated at the beginning, written along the fibres in the upper part of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
