Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment (Payment of Lentils)
Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment (Payment of Lentils)
Place of OriginEgypt
Date280 CE
Dimensionsmaximum: 2 7/8 × 6 1/2 in. (7.3 × 16.5 cm)
MediumIndia ink on papyrus
ClassificationManuscripts
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1915.21
Not on View
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).
Published ReferencesHunt, Arthur S., The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, London, 1912. vol. IX, pp. 211-212, no. 1192.
4th century
obverse 233-235 CE, reverse mid 3rd century CE
late 2nd century CE
late 3rd century CE
late 3rd century CE
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