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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Language Greek, Ancient Name Ptolemaeus, 1st half of 2nd century

1. Papyrus 907

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 907
Title:
Bank Receipt (P.Lond. III 907, Chrest.Mitt. 337, TM 11809)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a receipt issued by the bank of Chaeremon and his associates in Dionysias, acknowledging the payment of a sum of money owed by Ptolemaeus son of Mysthas to Thasia daughter of Lucius, assisted by her brother.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 January 134
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, broken off at the bottom; with some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 16 lines, the last fragmentary; upper and left margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 909(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 909(A-B)
Title:
Sale of a Camel (P.Lond. III 909(a), TM 11810), and Poll-Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 909(b), TM 11811)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 909(a), TM 11810): Sale of a red male camel, still a foal, for 600 drachmas. The seller is Anchorimphis, of the village of Dionysias, and the buyer Ptolemaeus, from the metropolis (Arsinoe). Dated 1 July 136. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 909(b), TM 11811): Recei...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
136-144
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank; on the front, there are 12 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant.

Lower papyrus (B): Light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank; on the front, there are 8 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant.

3. Papyrus 1101

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1101
Title:
Tax Receipts (SB XX 15133, TM 14946, 14948)
Scope & Content:
Recto (SB XX 15133 ro., TM 14946): Obliterated text, dated to Phaophi 12 (9 or 10 October) in the reign of Antoninus Pius (138-160). Three lines are written upside down at the bottom and relate to the text on the back, giving totals of money payments. Verso (SB XX 15133 vo., TM 14948): Five re...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
138-154
Extent:

Portion of a papyrus roll, broken off to the left (front) and with some surface damage; written on both sides. The front bears two columns running along the fibres, obliterated; three lines are written at the bottom, the other way up. The back contains four short and wide columns, written against the fibres and placed vertically under each other after some blank space, and another column written along the fibres in the left margin, perpendicularly to the other columns. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 1540

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1540
Title:
Lease of a Vineyard (P.Oxy. IV 729, TM 20429)
Scope & Content:
Four-year sub-lease of a vineyard, comprising vines, a rose garden and a reed plantation, from Sarapion to Ammonius and Ptollas. Provisions are made as to the expenses to be covered, the work at the dykes, the supply of pigeon dung for manuring, the guarding, costs for irrigation, with a loan of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 October 138
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at the top and bottom, with detached fragments at the bottom; with holes and surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one wide column of which 46 lines survive. Of the first three and last lines only few traces remain. Lines lack the beginnings, with an average of 35-40 letters lost. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.