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1. Papyrus 454

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 454
Title:
Order to Supply (P.Abinn. 39, P.Lond. II 454a, TM 32677), and Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. II 454b, TM 33210)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (a) (P.Abinn. 39, P.Lond. II 454a, TM 32677): Order from Ammonius and Abrinicus to Zakaon, baker of white bread, to supply some articles to the praepositus at Dionysias. The papyrus belongs to the archive of Abinnaeus. On the back there are four lines of an account. Lower fragme...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

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

Upper fragment (a): Upper portion of a sheet of papyrus, broken off at the bottom, written on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, four lines survive; upper, right and left margins are extant, with the right being minimal. On the verso are four lines in a different hand; the surface is damaged.

Lower fragment (b): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left; writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; the ends of seven lines survive. Upper and right margins are extant. The surface is somewhat abraded in places and there are a few wormholes.

2. Papyrus 1404

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1404
Title:
Fragments from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1467, TM 19918)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous fragments of letters from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito. Fugitives are mentioned in one of the letters.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
709-710
Extent:

Forty-four small papyrus fragments, housed in the same glass frame; some of these are dark-brown, while the majority of the fragments is medium-brown. Each fragment usually preserves a few words from one line, running across the fibres. Only a few fragments bear traces of two lines. Six fragments bear writing on the back too, which runs along the fibres.