1. Papyrus 1803
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1803
- Title:
- Sale of a Boat (P.Lond. V 1726, TM 15313), and Contract of Sale (P.Lond. V 1735, TM 36931)
- Scope & Content:
- Papyrus 1803 A (TM 15313): The recruit Patermouthis, perhaps upon his joining the regiment of Syene, sells a large boat which he had bought from Kyros of Upper Apollonopolis for 19 2/3 solidi, roughly the price of a three-story house. All formulas of this sale are identical with those of the hou...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of 6th century
- Extent:
- Papyrus fragments from two documents written on one side across the fibres, with the back being blank; incomplete, broken at top and bottom, left and right margins preserved. On the front, there are 13 lines, a joining fragment is P.Münch. I 4 & 5 Verso; and 29 lines, possibly belonging to a fragment published in P.Lond. V 1851. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
