1. Papyrus 1215
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1215
- Title:
- Order to Supply Seed Corn (P.Lond. III 1215, TM 22841)
- Scope & Content:
- Order from Diodotus to Metocus, directorof the granary (sitologus), instructing him to supply thirty-five artabas of wheat as seed to Dius, son of Apollonius, to be repaid with interest after the following harvest. The receipt of Dius follows.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 7 November 75
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, complete, with insect holes throughout and some abrasion in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 17 complete lines, with a blank space of 40 mm between lines 10 and 11. The right margin is irregular, the upper and lower margins are wide and measure 30 and 60-65 mm respectively. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
