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Two Loan Repayments From Second-Century Tebtunis, James Keenan Dec 2015

Two Loan Repayments From Second-Century Tebtunis, James Keenan

James G. Keenan

The type of document commonly referred to as the repayment, or return of a loan has been recently discussed in the introduction to P. Yale 63. The editors there conclude (p. 198) that "written repayments of loans were not given for repayment itself, but to cover peculiar circumstances" (spaced by me), such as the decease of the original creditor or debtor, or occasions when repayment was made in a place different from that in which the loan was taken out. The two papyri presented below lend confirmation to this conclusion: No. 1 is the repayment in Tebtunis of a loan …


Four Papyri From Second-Century Tebtunis, James Keenan, John Shelton Dec 2015

Four Papyri From Second-Century Tebtunis, James Keenan, John Shelton

James G. Keenan

The texts presented here have until now been known to papyrologists only from short descriptions in the back of P. Teb. Vol. II. We print below full transcripts together with a commentary to take account of scholarship since the original publication in 1907. The texts have a common feature in their concern with weaving: nr. 1 is an apprenticeship to a weaver, the remainder are receipts for weavers' tax.


A Land Lease From The Michigan Collection, Fred W. Jenkins Jan 2015

A Land Lease From The Michigan Collection, Fred W. Jenkins

Fred W Jenkins

Edition of P.Mich. inv. 632.


A Land Lease From The Michigan Collection, Fred W. Jenkins Jan 1982

A Land Lease From The Michigan Collection, Fred W. Jenkins

Roesch Library Faculty Publications

Edition of P.Mich. inv. 632.


Two Loan Repayments From Second-Century Tebtunis, James G. Keenan Jan 1972

Two Loan Repayments From Second-Century Tebtunis, James G. Keenan

Classical Studies: Faculty Publications and Other Works

The type of document commonly referred to as the repayment, or return of a loan has been recently discussed in the introduction to P. Yale 63. The editors there conclude (p. 198) that "written repayments of loans were not given for repayment itself, but to cover peculiar circumstances" (spaced by me), such as the decease of the original creditor or debtor, or occasions when repayment was made in a place different from that in which the loan was taken out. The two papyri presented below lend confirmation to this conclusion: No. 1 is the repayment in Tebtunis of a loan …


Four Papyri From Second-Century Tebtunis, James G. Keenan, John C. Shelton Jan 1971

Four Papyri From Second-Century Tebtunis, James G. Keenan, John C. Shelton

Classical Studies: Faculty Publications and Other Works

The texts presented here have until now been known to papyrologists only from short descriptions in the back of P. Teb. Vol. II. We print below full transcripts together with a commentary to take account of scholarship since the original publication in 1907. The texts have a common feature in their concern with weaving: nr. 1 is an apprenticeship to a weaver, the remainder are receipts for weavers' tax.