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11. 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.

12. Papyrus 1728

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1728
Title:
Arbitration (P.Lond. V 1709, TM 19726) and Anthology with Miscellaneous Poems (P.Aphrod.Lit. IV 47, 37, 35, TM 59715, LDAB 819, MP3 351.01)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Arbitration over inheritance written in Coptic and concerning the same family as the one of P.Cair.Masp. 67006. The papyrus may well be part of the same roll as Papyrus 1745, with a lacuna between them. The plaintiffs, Victorine and Phoebammon, children of the deacon Ioannes, complain ab...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
ca. 566-568
Extent:

Fragment of a dark papyrus, which is the first part of the same roll of which Papyrus 1745 is the latter portion; a gap is between them. Better preserved than Papyrus 1745; written on both sides.

13. Papyrus 1745

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1745
Title:
Arbitration (P.Lond. V 1709, TM 19726) and Anthology with Miscellaneous Poems (P.Aphrod.Lit. IV 36, 13, 25, 31, TM 59715, LDAB 819, MP3 351.01)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Arbitration over inheritance written in Coptic and concerning the same family as the one of P.Cair.Masp. 67006. The papyrus may well be part of the same roll as Papyrus 1728, with a lacuna between them. The plaintiffs, Victorine and Phoebammon, children of the deacon Ioannes, complain ab...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 566-568
Extent:

Fragments of various sizes from the same papyrus roll as Papyrus 1728, of which Papyrus 1728 is the first part and Papyrus 1745 the latter part; a gap is between them; written on both sides and in poor condition.

14. Papyrus 1793

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1793
Title:
Receipt (P.Lond. V 1720, TM 19735), and Statement as to Pledged Articles (Crum ST 439, TM 47601)
Scope & Content:
The recto, in Greek, contains a receipt for the full price of an earring deposited as security for a debt. Dated: 3 February 549. Nonna had borrowed an unknown amount of money from Maria and had left a pair of earrings with her as security. She now sells them to Maria for 8 solidi in cash. The r...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet of light colour, written on both sides, folded from right to left. On recto, written along the fibres in Greek. 1 column of text, 18 lines. On the verso written against the fibres in Coptic. The surface of the papyrus on verso side is abraded and damaged at the vertical foldlines and a hole interrupts the lower centre; 1 column of text; the Coptic text has 15 lines.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. Papyrus 2544

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2544
Title:
Letter to Paieous Concerning a Debtor (P.Lond. VI 1915, SB Kopt. III 1668, TM 16853)
Scope & Content:
A letter to the priest Paieous from Herieous, member of the Meletian community, concerning the vicissitudes of Pamontheis, a fellow member and wine-seller who had to borrow a large sum of money which he was unable to pay back. He was forced to sell everything, down to his clothes, and had his ch...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
330-340
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, light and brown by patches. Damaged in the top left corner and broken off at the bottom, but complete on either side. Ink is faded in places, especially in the first lines. Writing is along the fibres on the front, with the exception of one line, written across the fibres from top to bottom of the left margin; on the back there are portions of four Greek lines and, after some blank space, two Coptic lines written along the fibres. The last line, written the reverse way up, is in Greek. Mounted in a glass case.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.