1. Papyrus 1647
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1647
- Title:
- Acknowledgment of Debt (P.Lond. V 1699, TM 19716)
- Scope & Content:
- Aurelius Besarion acknowledges a loan of forty artabas of wheat incurred by his father and by his uncle, and of six additional artabas, for a total of forty-six artabas. The name of the creditor is mutilated; he was an oil-manufacturer, son of Musaeus. With endorsement on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 11 August 520
- Extent:
- Fragmentary papyrus sheet, darker by patches in the left-hand portion, abraded throughout, with few insect holes in places; broken off at the bottom, but complete at the top and sides. Writing runs on both sides along the fibres; the front bears 15 lines; traces of another line at the bottom are visible. Upper and side margins are extant and minimal. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 55 mm from the right edge. On the back, there is one line at the top of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
