Title: Order for payment, [2nd cent. B.C.] Author: Philammon (From the Arsinoite Nome, Egypt), 2nd cent. B.C. Subject: Barley --Egypt --Fayyum --332-30 B.C. Documentary papyri --Egypt --Fayyum --332-30 B.C. Vouchers --Egypt --Fayyum --332-30 B.C. Material: 1 item : papyrus, mounted in glass ; 6 x 17 cm. Note: Actual dimensions of item are 5.7 x 16.6 cm. 1 line. Written across the fibers on the recto; traces of ink on the verso. Upper margin of 3 cm.; lower margin of 2 cm.; left margin of 4 cm.; small right margin. Extracted from mummy cartonnage with P.Duk.inv. 678-683 and P.Duk.inv. 685-690. P.Duk.inv. 684 was formerly P.Duk.inv. MF79 11. Papyrus order from the Arsinoites (modern name: Fayyum), Egypt. Written by Philammon, the order is for 15 artabas, a measurement, of barley. In Greek. Descriptive database available in repository.
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