The Muziris Papyrus
- Date of account
- 2nd century CE copy or document; transaction concerning earlier Roman–Indian trade
- Location
- Egypt, with Muziris identified in southern India
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Muziris Papyrus is a fragmentary Greek documentary text concerning a large cargo, customs obligations, financing, and transport between the Roman Egyptian world and the Indian port known as Muziris. It is significant for comparing literary descriptions of Indian Ocean trade with documentary evidence about credit, taxation, and logistical risk. The papyrus is damaged, its exact date and legal reconstruction are debated, and the identification of Muziris with Pattanam or another site is not absolutely settled. It therefore supports detailed economic questions without resolving every geographic issue.
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