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1361. Papyrus 1796

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1796
Title:
Will (P.Lond. V 1727, TM 19741)
Scope & Content:
Patermouthis and Kako (here spelled Tkako) draw up their will, bequething all the property of the one who dies first to the survivor, and upon the death of the survivor, to their common children in equal shares. The survivor is to enjoy the income and must settle the debts of the deceased. Any on...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 March 584
Extent:
Papyrus roll, complete, all margins preserved, upper margin damaged; 73 lines on recto, written across the fibres, 1 line on verso, written along the fibres; mounted in a glass frame.

1362. Papyrus 1797

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1797
Title:
Contract of Sale (P.Lond. V 1724, TM 19740)
Scope & Content:
The sisters Tsone and Tsere sell their one-third share of the (inherited?) house of their great-grandfather to the couple Patermouthis and Kako for 10 gold solidi. Their share consists of a three-room apartment, namely, a room on the first floor, a living room on the second floor, and a roof-terr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
578-582
Extent:
Papyrus roll, incomplete, broken off at top, margins preserved at left, right and bottom; 88 lines on recto, written across the fibres, verso blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1363. Papyrus 1798

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1798
Title:
Contract of Sale (P.Lond. V 1733, TM 19748)
Scope & Content:
Tapia sells two of the same shares of rooms she had sold almost nine years earlier to her daughter, Kako, and to Kako's husband, Patermouthis (P.Munch. 9.30-35). These are a half-share in a second-floor living room (lines 17-18) and a quarter-share of a fourth-floor roof terrace (lines 19-21). T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 March 594
Extent:
Papyrus roll, incomplete, broken off at top, margins preserved at left, right and bottom; 81 lines on recto, written across the fibres, verso blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1364. Papyrus 1799

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1799
Title:
Contract for Loan of Money - Acknowledgement of Debt (P.Lond. V 1725, TM 15312)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Iakob, son of Konstantios and Maria, acknowledges to Aurelia Maria, daughter of Allamon and Tapia, that he has received three solidi of gold as a marriage gift, which he will give back on demand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 March 580
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, broken off at bottom, margins preserved at left, top and right; 21 lines on recto, written across the fibres, 1 line on verso written along the fibres; mounted in a glass frame.The fragment joins to P.Münch. I 3.

1365. Papyrus 1800

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1800
Title:
Resolution of a Dispute over a Payment (P.Lond. V 1731, TM 19746)
Scope & Content:
Tsone's parents divorced during her childhood. Although her father, Menas, had given her mother, Tapia, four solidi for her maintenance, Tapia "cast her out" upon her remarriage and Tsone was, in fact, supported by her father. He would have died while she was yet a minor and, apparently lacking o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 September 585
Extent:
Papyrus, complete, all margins preserved; 49 lines on recto, written across the fibres, 2 lines on verso, written along the fibres. Housed in a glass frame.

1366. Papyrus 1801

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1801
Title:
Contract for Loan of Money, Acknowledgement of Debt (P.Lond. V 1723, TM 19739)
Scope & Content:
‘Mortgage note’ for an antichretic loan: Apa Dios borrows 4 solidi (3 from an unknown man and 1 from a woman named Anastasia, perhaps the man's wife) and pledges a quarter-share of an inherited house as security. He grants the debtor ‘authority and ownership and sway’ over, and use of the proper...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 September 577
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, all margins preserved; 29 lines on recto, written along the fibres. Verso blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1367. Papyrus 1802

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1802
Title:
Sale of a House (P.Lond. V 1722, TM 19738)
Scope & Content:
The boatman Iakob and his wife Tsendia sell to the drummer Iakobos for eighteen solidi a three-story house with two rooms on each floor, located in the southern part of the fortress on the Street of the Camp. With subscriptions at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7-15 March 530
Extent:
Papyrus roll, complete, all margins preserved; 60 lines on recto, written across the fibers. Verso blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1368. Papyrus 1803

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1803
Title:
Sale of a Boat (P.Lond. V 1726, TM 15313), and Contract of Sale (P.Lond. V 1735, TM 36931)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus 1803 A (TM 15313): The recruit Patermouthis, perhaps upon his joining the regiment of Syene, sells a large boat which he had bought from Kyros of Upper Apollonopolis for 19 2/3 solidi, roughly the price of a three-story house. All formulas of this sale are identical with those of the hou...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 6th century
Extent:
Papyrus fragments from two documents written on one side across the fibres, with the back being blank; incomplete, broken at top and bottom, left and right margins preserved. On the front, there are 13 lines, a joining fragment is P.Münch. I 4 & 5 Verso; and 29 lines, possibly belonging to a fragment published in P.Lond. V 1851. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1369. Papyrus 1804

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1804
Title:
Fragments of an Account (P.Lond. V 1846, TM 36962)
Scope & Content:
Account relating to a pawnbroker’s business. Few words are readable. At the end of each line an amount of nomismatia is given. The papyrus may belong to Papyrus 1806 and 1809.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 6th century
Extent:
7 non-contiguous papyrus fragments of various sizes, all incomplete and broken off on all sides ; the writing on the recto is along the fibres; the verso is blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame. The papyrus may belong to Papyrus 1806 and 1809.

1370. Papyrus 1805

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1805
Title:
Contract of Loan of Money (P.Lond. V 1719, TM 19734)
Scope & Content:
Paam, a priest, and Paulus owe the sum of five solidi to an unknown man. Paam's share of the debt is four solidi and he undertakes to repay it within the same month (Mecheir), apparently without interest. Paulus promises to repay the debt by the month of Epeiph, five months later, at an interest ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 January-24 February 556
Extent:
Papyrus, incomplete, broken off at left and bottom, margins preserved at top and right; 19 lines on recto, written along the fibres. Verso blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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