1. Papyrus 1770(A-B)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1770(A-B)
- Title:
- Tax Account (P.Lond. V 1671, TM 36916), and Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1668, TM 19689)
- Scope & Content:
- Left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1671, TM 36916): Account of tax payments made by the shepherds of Aphrodito. Right papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1668, TM 19689): Order addressed to Ioannes, a tax official (hypodektes), to pay a sum of money corresponding to 48 1/3 carats. The subscriptions of two village ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 500-538
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Two fragments of a long and narrow dark-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. On the front, there are 8 lines occupying the upper part of the sheet, with ample blank space at the bottom.
Lower papyrus (B): Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, long and narrow, imperfect on the left; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 13 lines written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. There is ample blank space at the bottom.
