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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 260

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 260
Title:
Official Register (Stud. Pal. IV, pp. 58-83, TM 14986) and Demotic Accounts (P.Lond. II 260v. descr., TM 90844)
Scope & Content:
Recto Parts of the official returns written by Heraclides, amphodarch of the quarter of Apollonios’ Camp in Arsinoe, of which further portions are to be found in Papyrus 261 and P.Vindob. G 19976. The full text comprises 45 surviving columns with lists of inhabitants of the quarter liable to va...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
ca. 73
Extent:

Two large fragments from a papyrus roll, written on both sides in Greek and Demotic, and housed in two glass frames; on the recto, 13 columns in Greek are preserved, although only a few traces of the last survive. Occasionally we see Demotic text written above the Greek one as well as in the blank space of the recto. The verso bears Demotic writing. The recto of the papyrus contains lines 507-703 of the same document of which further portions are to be found in Papyrus 261 and P.Vindob. G 19976.

5. Papyrus 261

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 261
Title:
Official Register (Stud. Pal. IV, pp. 58-83, TM 14986) and Demotic Accounts (P.Lond. II 261v. descr., TM 90844)
Scope & Content:
Parts of the official returns written by Heraclides, amphodarch of the quarter of Apollonios’ Camp in Arsinoe, of which further portions are to be found in Papyrus 260 and P.Vindob. G 19976. These are lists, drawn up by the same hand, of inhabitants of the quarter liable to various taxes; 45 col...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
ca. 73
Extent:

Fragments of various sizes from a papyrus roll, written on both sides in Greek and Demotic, and housed in two glass frames; imperfect at both ends and damaged throughout; on the recto, 19 columns in Greek are preserved, although only a few traces of the last remain. Occasionally we see Demotic text written above the Greek one as well as added in the blank space of the recto. The verso bears Demotic writing. The recto of the papyrus contains lines 1-278 of the document of which further portions are to be found in Papyrus 260 and in P.Vindob. G. 19976.

6. Papyrus 267

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 267
Title:
Register of Land (P.Lond. II 267, TM 11662) and Demotic Text (P.Lond. II 267 vo. descr., TM 105767)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 11662): Register of land for taxation arranged in twenty columns, not fully preserved, with traces of an additional one. For each entry geographical details in relation to the field described before are provided; then is given its extent and rate of taxation, followed by names of pers...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
114 (after 2 April)
Extent:

Two large fragments of a papyrus roll, written on both sides, in Greek on the recto and in Demotic on the verso; damaged by worm holes and lacking both beginning and end; housed in two glass frames.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.