Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment (Payment of Lentils)
Date: 280 CE
Dimensions:
maximum: 2 7/8 × 6 1/2 in. (7.3 × 16.5 cm)
Medium: India ink on papyrus
Place of Origin: Egypt
Classification: Manuscripts
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1915.21
DescriptionThe papyrus, written in Greek, contains an order from Chaeremon to Isidorus for payment of lintels to two collectors of annona (tax collection for wheat).
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