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032-002104451 Language Coptic Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 3096

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3096
Title:
Miscellaneous fragments
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts and drawings 1: Unidentified document. 2+5: Unidentified document. Byzantine; Coptic. 3: Unidentified document. Possibly Byzantine; possibly Coptic. 4: Unidentified document. 6: Unidentified document. 7: Unidentified document. 8: Unidentified document. 9: Unidentified...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic, Egyptian (Ancient), and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century-2nd century BC
Extent:

Forty papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage (traces of plaster) and four papyrus fragments apparently from another context (2+5 and possibly 3 and/or 15), housed in the same glass frame

1: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

2+5: Two fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (3+1 lines along the fibres on recto, 3 lines against the fibres on verso).

3: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines against the fibres), with lower margin partly extant.

4: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (3 lines against the fibres).

6: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (3 lines against the fibres). The text is upside down.

7: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres).

8: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

9: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres).

10: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

11: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (2 lines along the fibres on recto, 2 lines against the fibres on verso). The text is upside down.

12: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line against the fibres).

13: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (4 lines against the fibres).

14: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (6 lines along the fibres on recto, 4 lines along the fibres on verso), with left and possibly upper margin (recto) partly extant.

15: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line against the fibres).

16: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

17: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line against the fibres), with left margin partly extant.

18: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (1 line against the fibres on verso, 1 line against the fibres on verso).

19: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres).

20+40+41+42+43+44: Six fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (9+6+6+6+3+3 lines against the fibres), with left and right margin partly extant. The join between 40 and 41 is wrong. The text in 44 is upside down.

21: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (3 lines along the fibres on recto, 2 lines against the fibres on verso).

22: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres).

23: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres).

24: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

25: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines against the fibres).

26: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (3 lines against the fibres).

27: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line against the fibres).

28: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres).

29: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (1 line along the fibres on recto, 1 line against the fibres on verso).

30: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres).

31: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39: Eight fragments probably belonging to the same incomplete papyrus with drawings. Some fragments have drawings on both sides.

Perhaps more fragments belong together.

2. Papyrus 1442

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1442
Title:
Papryus codex, imperfect, containing tax register from early Arab Egypt (P. Lond. IV 1419)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus codex, imperfect, containing tax register (with entries from Α-Σ) from early Arab Egypt (P. Lond. IV 1419). Primarily in Greek, though most place-names are in Coptic. The original binding and the protocol are preserved. Additional leaves from this codex, containg entries from Φ-Ω, are pre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
716-717
Extent:
33 folios, and a number of fragments, now mounted in glass frames.

3. Papyrus 76

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 76
Title:
Scope & Content:
Pap. LXXVI. A GRANT of land to the abbat of St. Phœbammon, near Thebes; in Coptic. Probably of the ixth century. Purchased in the year 1854. Djeme, Thebes, Egypt: Grant of land to the Abbat of St. Phobammon at: 9th cent.: Coptic. Coptic Language: Deeds of gift, wills, etc.,: 8th, 9th centt. P...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and English
Date Range:
[9th century]
Extent:
1 item

4. Papyrus 2077(A-E)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2077(A-E)
Title:
Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond.Lit. 215, 212, 246, TM 61900, 61821, 65051)
Scope & Content:
Left fragment (A): Parchment strip, bearing a fine decoration, including crocodiles. Blank on the back. Three fragments in the centre (B) (P.Lond.Lit. 215, TM 61900, LDAB 3057): Three fragments from a parchment codex, containing Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians 11,17-19,22-24. Assigned ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Seven fragments of varying size from different parchment codices (three belong together), housed in the same glass frame.

Left fragment (A): Parchment strip with a drawing, blank on the back.

Three fragments in the centre (B): Three fragments of varying size from a codex, written on both sides; the largest fragment preserves portions of 13 lines.

Right fragment (C): Upper portion of a parchment leaf, with writing on both sides, in Greek and Coptic.

Lower left fragment (D): Fragment of a parchment leaf, only bearing a few letters on either side.

Lower right fragment (E): Fragment of a parchment leaf, mostly blank, with only a few letters surviving on either side.

5. Papyrus 2548

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2548
Title:
Letter on Supplies (P.Lond. VI 1922, SB Kopt. III 1313, TM 44661)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary letter, possibly addressed to Paieous and the members of the Meletian community, concerning goods and supplies that have been sent or should be dispatched. A postscript is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
330-340
Extent:

Papyrus sheet with light-brown patches, imperfect on the right; writing is along the fibres on either side. Mounted in a glass case.

6. Papyrus 2724

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2724
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Paieous (SB Kopt. III 1310, TM 44662)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Timotheus to Apa Paieous, head of the Meletian community, explaining that his lie was not due to intended deception, but to timidity; the address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
330-340
Extent:
Light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet with detached scraps, lacking most of the bottom and damaged by holes throughout; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 23 lines written along the fibres, some of which are badly mutilated; 2 lines were written across the fibres along the left edge. On the back, there are 2 lines written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

7. Papyrus 2849

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2849
Title:
Lease of Land (AfP 58 (2012), pp. 344-359, TM 85293)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a lease of land in Coptic, the lessee being Colluthus, son of Apa Sia; the names of the lessors are lost. The terms of the lease, including the rent, are provided. With subscriptions of Colluthus and of four witnesses, and with Greek subscription of the notary Georgius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
580-590
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and left, darkened in places and damaged along the folds; with insect holes in places. Written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 24 lines lacking the beginnings. The lower (60 mm) and right margins are extant. The sheet was rolled from bottom to top; sheet-joins running along the width are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame

8. Papyrus 448

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 448
Title:
Sale of a Storehouse and Apartment (P.Bodl. I 45, SB I 5113, TM 22584), and Declaration of Inheritance (TM 23737)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 22584): Greek contract for the sale of a storehouse and an apartment above it, inherited from the vendors’ parents, at a price of four and two thirds solidi of gold, of which the sellers acknowledge receipt. The buyers are Paamios, Jacob, Thecla; the names of the vendors are lost; date...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
610-627
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, another fragment of which is Oxford, Bodleian Library, inventoried as MS. Gr. class. c. 25 (P); broken off at the top and damaged throughout, especially along the central vertical fold; written on both sides. On the front, there are 30 lines in Greek written across the fibres; the Bodleian fragment preserves further 14 lines from the top. On the back, there are 37 lines in Coptic written along the fibres; the Bodleian fragment preserves 9 further lines from the beginning of the text. The papyrus was rolled up from bottom to top; housed in a glass frame.

9. Papyrus 2549

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2549
Title:
Letter on the Dispatch of Some Articles (P.Lond. VI 1921, SB Kopt. III 1312, TM 44660)
Scope & Content:
A letter from the archive of Paieous, head of a Meletian community, concerning the dispatch of some articles and containing greetings and compliments. On the back there is the docket.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
330-340
Extent:

Two fragments and a scrap of a light-brown papyrus sheet, rubbed in places; left, top, right margins survive. A dark stain is visible in the lower portion of the sheet. Writing is along the fibres on either side, the back only having one-line docket. Mounted in a glass case.

10. Papyrus 2488

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2488
Title:
Private Letter to Paieous about Clothing (P.Lond. VI 1920, SB Kopt. III 1311, TM 44659)
Scope & Content:
A letter addressed to the confessor Paieous from a certain Hatre, who greets the recipient and the Meletian community and requests the making of a cloak and some shoes. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
330-340
Extent:

A light-brown papyrus sheet, lacking portions on its left-hand side; writing is across the fibres on the front; the bottom margin measures 45 mm. The back has a one-line docket written along the fibres and a parallelogram. Mounted in a glass case.