This fragment of papyrus, which comes from Hermopolis and which dates from the 20th November in the year 285 of our era, contains a certificate of sale under the form of an extract of a bank account, followed by a subscription where the seller described the object of transaction for which her account was credited. It refers to the sale of a slave and probably her child for the sum of eight talents.
Present location |
KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS |
Inventory number |
E.7164 |
Dating |
ROMAN PERIOD |
Archaeological Site |
EL-ASHMUNEIN/HERMOPOLIS |
Category |
PAPYRUS |
Material |
PAPYRUS |
Technique |
DOVETAIL (JOINT); WRITTEN WITH A REED PEN/REED WITH SPLIT NIB |
Height |
22.5 cm |