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1. Egerton Ostracon 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Ostracon 1
Title:
Contract of lease (under publication TM 987451)
Scope & Content:
Contract between Petorzmethis, son of Psenpoueris, pastophoros of the god Neilammon, and the four dekanoi (head of a group of 10 men) of the pastophoroi of the god Neilammon, concerning a short term lease for the harvest of a vineyard of the gods Ammon and Ouserzmet of Syene and Elephantine, the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 July 193
Extent:

1 potsherd, complete, all margins, 18 lines (17 Greek, 1 Demotic).

2. Ostracon 14282

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 14282
Title:
Fragment of a receipt (under publication TM 987561)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for contributions of year 14 of Antoninus given out by the collectors of money taxes at Elephantine, Iulius Cornelianus and Pelaias, to an unknown tax payer. Demotic subscription of the collector Pelaias.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

1 potsherd, complete, surface abraded, 6 lines.

3. Papyrus 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 21
Title:
Petition for the Twins of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 21, UPZ I 24, TM 3415, 58502)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from Ptolemaeus son of Glaucias, ‘recluse’ (katochos) in the Serapeum, on behalf of Taous and Tages, twin sisters in the Serapeum. Ptolemaeus recalls the king’s decisions as regards the oil allowances still due to the twins, and asks Sarapion to order Mennid...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with minor damage along a vertical fold. The writing runs on one side and the back is blank. On the front, there are 30 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. Traces of erased lines are visible in the left margin. A sheet-join runs vertically along the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 292

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 292
Title:
Sale of a House (SB XVI 12957, P.Lond. II 292, TM 14685)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the sale of a collapsed house sold by Taharpagathes, daughter of Tesenouphis, who is acting with her guardian, to Stotoetis the third; details of the location of the house are provided. Taharpagathes acknowledges receipt of 300 silver drachmas as a payment for the house. With subscr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
103-114
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, with holes and surface damage throughout; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one wide column of 27 lines in Greek, all lacking the beginnings, and an additional line in Demotic at the end, complete. Upper and lower margins are preserved; no margin was left at the right; the left margin is lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

5. Papyrus 578

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 578
Title:
Tax Account and Invocation of Thoth (P.Petr. III 110(a-b), P.Petr. II 39(e), TM 7569, 90840)
Scope & Content:
Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage. Recto: Tax registers in Greek, recording tax payments in money and wheat, arranged in columns; reference to orphans is made; portions of earlier Demotic lines are visible. The second year of Ptolemy Euergetes III = 246-245 BC is mentioned. Verso: Invo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Five papyrus fragments of varying size from a roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on both sides. The front bears portions of three columns written along the fibres on the largest fragment, and portions of additional lines on the smallest fragments; on the back, there are columns of a Demotic and Greek texts running across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

6. Papyrus 624

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 624
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Grenf. I 28, P.Lond. III 624 descr., TM 220)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the loan of some artabas of wheat, partly crossed out; the name of the lender is lost. Penalty apples if Phmois, the borrower, fails to repay the wheat back within the agreed time. At the end is the demotic receipt of payment. Date and summary are on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 24 October 108 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and right, with damage along the horizontal folds. A thin strip of papyrus was glued diagonally onto the upper part of the front-side. Writing is along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The back was rotated 180 degrees and bears the beginning of three lines in the right edge. On the front there are portions of 19 lines, the first being very mutilated; of the others, only the beginnings survive. Part of the text was crossed out. The last five lines are in demotic. Left and lower margins survive. A sheet-join running along the height of the sheet is visible in the left edge of the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

7. Papyrus 625

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 625
Title:
Loan of Salt (P.Dryton 29, P.Grenf. I 29, P.Lond. III 625 descr., TM 66)
Scope & Content:
A loan of 6 artabas of salt with interest included from Sennesis to Phagonis. The loan is to be returned in Choiak (mid-January), and, should the borrower fail to return it in time, he will have to pay some artabas of wheat in Phamenoth (April). The scribe is Hermias, subordinate of the notary P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 September 105 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments forming an almost complete sheet, with a small portion lacking in the lower half. Writing runs along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso, with the verso having a two-line docket. On the recto, the upper margin measures 25 mm, the left 5 mm, the right a maximum of 20 mm; the lower margin, originally of 30 mm, was then used for three Demotic lines. The papyrus was rolled horizontally from top to bottom. The damage is located along the horizontal folds. The surface is occasionally abraded. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

8. Papyrus 656

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 656
Title:
Official Order to Pay (P.Grenf. II 23, Chrest.Wilck. 159, P.Lond. III 656 descr., TM 270)
Scope & Content:
Official letters concerning the order to pay 34 talents and 100 artabas of wheat to two boats hauling grain. Lines 1-8: Order to Demetrius from Hermias, who instructs him to pay 34 talents from the bank of Pathyris, and encloses previous letters. Lines 9-16: Letter of Hermonax to Hermias, orde...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 June 108 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with light-coloured patches and dark spots at the top, complete but damaged by holes. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back bearing one line with Greek and Demotic. On the front there is one column. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet at 105-110 mm from the left edge; a small strip of vertical fibres is visible in the lower half of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

9. Papyrus 671

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 671
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Grenf. II 21, P.Lond. III 671 descr., TM 218)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in the office of the notary Heliodorus in Pathyris, recording the loan of 2 talents and 2300 drachmas from the priest Psenimouthis to two brothers. The loan is to be repaid in the month of Pharmouthi, and penalty applies should the borrowers fail to pay it back within the agree...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 December 113 BC
Extent:

Fragments from the left half of a papyrus sheet, broken off to the right; with insect holes and breaks along the horizontal folds. Writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The back bears two lines, one in Demotic and one in Greek. On the front there is one column of 26 lines, which lack the right half, with the exception of line 24; the last line is indented and separated by paragraphus and some blank space. Upper, left and lower margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

10. Papyrus 672

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 672
Title:
Acknowledgment of Payments (P.Grenf. II 22, P.Lond. III 672 descr., TM 231)
Scope & Content:
Document drawn up in the office of the notary Sosus in Pathyris before his agent Ammonius, recording two payments of wheat owed to Pelaias, son of Phibis, from Psenthotes, son of Necuthes. With summary in Greek and Demotic on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 August 110 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and with damage along the folding lines; written on both sides along the fibres. The back has two lines, one in Demotic and one in Greek. The front bears 12 lines from the foot of a column; the last is indented and separated by paragraphus and some blank space. Side and lower margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.