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Description
1 column, 24 lines, written along the fibers. Regular cursive, becoming larger towards the end. Light-colored papyrus. Margins: left, 1.7 cm.; bottom, 6.7 cm. On verso in black ink: "T 447" (twice) Verso: otherwise empty. Copy of the proceedings of a trial before the hypomnematographus Julius Theon regarding the ownership of a house. It cites the verdict of a previous trial (131 A.D.) which is based upon a rescript of the Emperor Hadrian, cited verbatim (lines 409). The trial took place during the reign of Hadrian, but after the earlier, between 131 and 138 A.D.; the present copy was made after Hadrian's death (138 A.D.) A similar case is reflected in P.Tebt.II.287. In Greek.
Type
image
Format
Documentary papyri Judicial records
Extent
1 item papyrus, 1 fragment, incomplete 25.5 x 15.7 cm.
Identifier
(t_papyri)00069
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Subject
Home ownership--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city) Documentary papyri Judicial records
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