1. Papyrus 874
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 874
- Title:
- Acknowledgment of Debt (P.Lond. III 874, TM 22700)
- Scope & Content:
- Acknowledgment of a debt of three solidi by two brothers to a steward (pronoetes) of the Hermopolite episcopal church. The debt concerns a certain Herodes, possibly a tenant or labourer on the church's estate. The subscription of the notary Phoebammon is at the end.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 19 December 554
- Extent:
- Medium-brown papyrus, complete at the top, right and foot; abraded in places; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears 25 lines, all lacking the beginnings except for the last 6 lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
