1. Papyrus 27
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 27
- Title:
- Receipt for Allowances due to the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 27, UPZ I 30, TM 3421)
- Scope & Content:
- Bank receipt for two payments made on account of the allowances of sesame oil of years 18 and 19, in the reign of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II, to the twin sisters of the Serapeum, Taous and Tages. Papyrus 31 (UPZ I 29), lines 6-12, is a duplicate of this text.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 26 December 162 BC
- Extent:
- Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 7 lines running across the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
