Draft of a petition (P.Duk.inv. 721 V)

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150 dpi image of 721v

Catalogue Record

Title: Draft of a petition, [2nd cent. B.C.]
Subject: Actions and defenses --Egypt --Fayyum --332-30 B.C.
	Tax collection --Egypt --Fayyum --332-30 B.C.
	Documentary papyri --Egypt --Fayyum --332-30 B.C.
	Petitions --Egypt --Fayyum --332-30 B.C.
Material: 1 item : papyrus, mounted in glass, top is broken off ; 20 cm.
Note: Actual dimensions of item are 19.2 x 14.6 cm.
	16 lines.
	Written across the fibers on the verso; written along
	the fibers on the recto in a different hand.
	Lower margin of 2.5 cm.; left margin of 2.5 cm.; small
	right margin.
	P.Duk.inv. 721 V was formerly P.Duk.inv. MF79 67 V.
	Papyrus draft of a petition from the Arsinoites (modern
	name: Fayyum), Egypt. Written by a tax collector
	who requests the assistance of Aristokles(?) in collecting
	some taxes. Recto has an account of taxes(?) in Greek
	(P.Duk.inv. 721 R).
	In Greek.
	Descriptive database available in repository.

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