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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Language Greek, Ancient Place Phthla, Antaiopolite nome, Egypt

1. Papyrus 1746

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1746
Title:
Contract for the Collection of Taxes (P.Lond. V 1660, TM 19677)
Scope & Content:
Contract concerning the collection of taxes, whereby the party giving the undertaking agrees to act as a representative for the collection and disposition of various taxes for the village of Phthla in the Antaiopolite nome, securing the other party against all claims from the two pagarchs Iulianu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 553
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus roll, broken off at the top, with holes and breaks along the horizontal folds; a stain is visible on the right (front); written on both sides. The front bears one column of 48 lines written across the fibres, lacking the top. Side and lower margins are extant. On the back, there are traces of one column written across the fibres on the left-hand side. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 1772

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1772
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. V 1666, TM 19686)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging the payment of 12 carats and 3/4 made by Apollos, son of Dioscorus, on account of village taxes for the village of Phthla and for certain monks, issued by the pagarchs through their assistant Matoi. Dated to 514-515, 529-530, 544-545, or 559-560.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, imperfect on the right and with surface damage throughout; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 5 lines running across the fibres, damaged at the end; upper, left and lower margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 1784

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1784
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. V 1665, TM 19681)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging the payment of 3 carats and 1/6 made by Apollos, son of Dioscorus, through Phoebammon on account of village taxes for the village of Phthla, issued by the pagarchs through their assistant Victor.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
557-558 (?)
Extent:
Two fragments of a papyrus slip, not contiguous, with a loss of at least 6 letters between the fragments; damaged at the top and sides and with surface damage; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 3 lines written along the fibres, incomplete. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 2838

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2838
Title:
Tax Receipts (SB XX 15015, TM 23846)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts acknowledging payments made by Apollos, son of Dioscorus, through Phoebammon and Menas, on account of the village taxes for the village of Phthla, issued by the pagarch Iulianus through the assistant Pninnos. Lines 1-4: First receipt. Line 5-end: Second receipt.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 August 550
Extent:
Papyrus slip, damaged by insect holes and abrasion; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 9 lines. Margins survive, the upper and left measuring c. 10 mm, and the lower and right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

5. Papyrus 2839

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2839
Title:
Fragment of a Receipt (SB XX 15014, TM 38528)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary receipt from the pagarchs, acknowledging a payment of four artabas of wheat.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus slip, very mutilated, with writing on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 4 lines. Side margins are extant, upper and lower margins partly survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

6. Papyrus 2841

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2841
Title:
Tax Receipts (SB XX 15013, TM 23845)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts acknowledging two payments made by Apollos, son of Dioscorus, through Phoebammon, son of Triadelphus, on account of the village taxes for the village of Phthla, issued by the pagarch Iulianus through the assistant Pninnos. Lines 1-3: First receipt. Line 4-end: Second receipt.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 August 552
Extent:
Papyrus slip, damaged by insect holes and abrasion; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 7 lines. Margins survive, although they are damaged in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.