Contract (P.Duk.inv. 985 R)

Images

150 dpi image of 985r

Catalogue Record

Title: Contract, [2--]
Subject: Installment contracts --Egypt --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Documentary papyri --Egypt --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Contracts --Egypt --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
Material: 1 item : papyrus, two fragments which do not join,
	mounted in glass, incomplete.
Note: Dimensions of fragments are 5.9 x 5.5 cm. or smaller.
	9 lines.
	P.Duk.inv. 985 R was written along the fibers on the
	recto; written across the fibers on the verso in
	a different hand.
	Upper margin of 3.5 cm. on the first fragment and lower
	margin of 2 cm. on the second fragment; left margin
	of 0.5 cm. on the second fragment.
	Contract from Egypt, written on papyrus. Contract stipulates
	payment in installments and the mutual guarantee
	of the representatives of one of the parties. Mentions
	Kronion son of someone whose name begins with "Kron"
	and Tathmouis(?). Mentions also the month Payni (May/June).
	Verso has a census declaration in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 985 V).
	In Greek.
	Descriptive database available in repository.

Images and texts on these web pages are intended for research and educational use only. Please read our statement on use and reproduction for further information on how to receive permission to reproduce an item and how to cite it.

If you are interested in the techniques used to create the images (compression, color correction, resolution), please see the document on imaging techniques. If you are interested in the methodology used to create the catalogue record, please see the article on the papyrus catalogue records.

Return to the papyrus home page

Return to Duke University Special Collections Library home page

Please see our page with contact information if you have any comments or questions about the Duke Papyrus Archive.