1. Papyrus 1791
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1791
- Title:
- Surety Bond (P.Lond. V 1732, TM 19747)
- Scope & Content:
- Iakob, an otherwise unknown boatman, guarantees to Patermouthis that two other persons will appear at an arbitration hearing before a judge and will accept his decision. He supports his guarantee with a pledge of three gold solidi. Presumably Patermouthis was a party in the arbitration.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 16 August 586
- Extent:
- Papyrus, complete, all margins preserved; 10 lines on recto, written across the fibres, 1 line on verso written along the fibres; housed in a glass frame.
