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21. Papyrus 264

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 264
Title:
Demotic Hymn to Sobek (P.Lond. II 264r. descr., TM 130908) and List of Names (P.Lond. II 264v. descr., TM 25618)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. II 264r. descr., TM 130908, LDAB 130908): Five columns, three of which complete, written in Demotic and containing a hymn to Sobek, who is described as a cosmic and solar deity, source of all life; praises are addressed to him. Traces of an underlying Greek text, which was apparen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus roll, written on both sides, bearing Greek writing on the verso and Demotic writing on the recto; traces of an underlying Greek text on the recto, which was washed out, are visible. Overall well preserved, yet incomplete, with holes affecting the writing on both sides; housed in one glass case.

22. Papyrus 881

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 881
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 881, Chrest.Mitt. 153, TM 86)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in the office of the notary Sosus by his agent Hermias recording the sale of one and a quarter arura of land in the plain of Pathyris by Pmois, son of Thotortaeus, to Kobahetesis and her four sons at the price of three bronze talents; with summary of the deed (scriptura interior) in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 March 108 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus roll of fine quality, complete and well preserved. On the front, there are 3 columns; the first column has 8 lines written across the fibres, as the first sheet of the roll displays vertical fibres; the second column is wide and has 16 complete lines; the third column has 7 lines in Greek, followed by some blank space and 7 lines in Demotic. Margins are extant; sheet-joins are visible. On the back, there are dark spots and traces of ink. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. Papyrus 889

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 889
Title:
Receipt (P.Dryton 21, P.Lond. III 889a, TM 288) and Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. III 889b descr., TM 639)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (P.Dryton 21, P.Lond. III 889a, TM 288): A self-written receipt (cheirographon) of Zois alias Onchasis, who acknowledges having received 12 talents of copper from the priest Patous on behalf of Esthladas, son of Dryton. The receipt was written by a representative and issued in the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC - 1st century BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in one glass case.

The upper fragment (A) is the top portion of a sheet, broken off at the bottom and written on both sides: the text on the recto is Greek and runs across the fibres, whereas the verso has a one-line docket in Demotic running along the fibres. On the verso, several fibres are missing.

The lower fragment (B) is the lower part of a sheet, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank.