COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Greek P 589/4
Side:
Columns 8-10 recto
Image Number:
JRL022587tr
Image Title:
Ledger of debts, and scheme of lunar months
Alternative Image Title:
Scheme of lunar months
Subject:
Astronomy
Subject:
Calendars
Subject:
Accounting
Citation reference:
P. Ryl. Gr. 4 589
Description:
Column 8: account of moneys due for recovery. The astronomical section beginning in Column 9 is concerned with the character of lunar months.
Date created:
October 180 BCE
Time period covered:
750 - 1 BCE
Place covered:
Egypt
Language:
Greek
Language code:
grc-EG
Item height:
150 mm
Technique used:
Handwriting
Support material:
Papyrus
Discovery site:
Egypt: Philadelpheia (mod. Gharabet el-Gerza) [?]
Bibliography:
Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Category:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Fragments
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Image sequence number:
grc0589-04-08r
Image technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, November 2003
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Papyri
Ledger of debts, and scheme of lunar months
