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Cover -- The Indo-roman Pepper Trade And The Muziris Papyrus -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List Of Figures -- List Of Tables -- List Of Abbreviations -- Introduction And Synopsis -- P. Vindob. G 40822: Text And Translation -- Introductory Notes -- Text And Translation Of The Extant Columns -- Content (and Hypothetical Content) Of The Extant And Missing Columns -- Part I: Contextualizing The Muziris Papyrus -- 1: Bridging Disconnected Seas -- 1.1. Challenges -- 1.2. The Northern Passages -- 1.3. The Southern Passages -- 1.4. Multifaceted Complementarity 2: Riding The Monsoons -- 2.1. Direct Sea Routes -- 2.2. Multi-stage Sea Routes -- 2.3. Heading For India -- 2.4. The Pleiades In The Middle Of The Yard -- 3: Pepper Lands -- 3.1. Kottanarike, The Southern Pepper-producing Land -- 3.2. Male, The Northern Pepper-producing Land -- 3.3. Early Modern Quantitative Dimensions -- 3.4. Ancient Prices -- 4: South Indian Perspectives -- 4.1. Gatherers -- 4.2. Traders -- 4.3. Kings -- 4.4. The Pepper Pendulum -- 5: Supporting Sources -- 5.1. Strabo: The Customs Duties On Indian Commodities -- 5.2. The Periplus: The Ships And Cargoes Of The South India Trade 5.3. Pliny: The Timetable Of The Commercial Enterprises To South India -- 5.4. Ptolemy: The Evolution Of The South Indian Context -- Part Ii: Let Him Look To His Bond A Loan Contract For Muziris (p. Vindob. G 40822 Recto) -- 6: Deadline And Whereabouts -- 6.1. A Debated Contract -- 6.2. Time And Maritime Loans -- 6.3. The Deadline For The Repayment Of The Muziris Loan Contracts -- 6.4. In The Beginning Was The Loan Contract -- 7: Selling And Repaying -- 7.1. Repaying A Maritime Loan In Fourth-century Athens -- 7.2. Under The Lender's Power And Seal -- 7.3. Earnings And Benefit Of Assumption 7.4. Outstanding Loans -- 8: Loan And Logistics -- 8.1. What The Loan Was All About -- 8.2. Prudent Loans For Maritime Trade -- 8.3. Caravans From Berenice -- 8.4. The Coptos Ships -- 8.5. Late Medieval Comp