1. Papyrus 847
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 847
- Title:
- Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 847, TM 11801)
- Scope & Content:
- Receipt for the payment of 80 drachmas by the village elders of two Arsinoite villages on account of the a tax named ‘monodesmia chortou’ (hay tax), presumably due on public land, and other taxes.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 17 April 170
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete, with few holes; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines written along the fibres in the upper part of the sheet; all margins survive, with no space having been left on the right. The blank space at the bottom measures c. 100 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
