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141. Papyrus 188

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 188
Title:
Register (P.Lond. II 188, TM 11647)
Scope & Content:
A list arranged in columns with names of tax-payers, each followed by amounts stated in artabas of wheat. The beginning of the text is preserved in BGU II 585, from which it becomes clear that this is a report addressed to the strategus from the grain collectors (sitologi) of the village of Sebe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
212-250
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll the beginning of which is preserved in papyrus of the Berlin collection published as BGU II 585. Writing runs on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The papyrus is damaged by holes and is abraded and rubbed off occasionally. The front contains portions of six columns; of the first, only the ends of the lines survive; the third and fourth columns lack part of the top; the second and the fifth are complete; the sixth only has the beginnings of the lines. Upper and lower margins are extant. The back preserves parts of four columns, with the first lacking the left portion and the second and third damaged at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

142. Papyrus 189

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 189
Title:
List of Names (P.Lond. II 189, TM 28019)
Scope & Content:
List of names divided into groups, some of which with headings, with totals of men drawn beneath. One group has a cancelled title. Presumably the document is a list of men available for service rather than a roster of incumbents. At least four people may be identified with the men mentioned in S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of the 2nd century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres and well preserved, although the first column lacks its left-hand side; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

143. Papyrus 190

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 190
Title:
Letter Concerning the Delivery of Provisions (P.Lond. II 190, TM 28020)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Cerdon to Agrippinus, who complained in a previous letter about not having received certain supplies. Cerdon replies that at first he did not send the goods because Agrippinus wrote that he was coming himself, and that subsequently he sent the provisions through Eutyches. In the se...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with all margins extant, written on one side along the fibres and containing two columns of 26 and 20 lines respectively; mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

144. Papyrus 191

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 191
Title:
Inventory of a Household (P.Lond. II 191, TM 19963)
Scope & Content:
Inventory of household furniture given to Agrippianus by Tertia Ancharenia, presumably after her husband’s death. The inventory includes various type of containers, garments such as Arabic leather shin guards, meat-hooks, and the alike. Many words are Latin. With subscriptions of Tertia Ancharen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
103-117
Extent:
Papyrus sheet lacking the left portion, slightly damaged along the vertical folding lines and at the top. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one wide column of 22 lines lacking the beginning. Upper, lower and right margins are extant, with the right being minimal and irregular. The blank space at the bottom measures 52 mm. A sheet-join running across the fibres along the height of the sheet is visible in the right edge, at 3-7 mm from the edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

145. Papyrus 192

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 192
Title:
Tax Register (P.Lond. II 192 recto, TM 19964), and Accounts (P.Lond. II 192 verso descr., TM 25616)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. II 192 recto, TM 19964): Part of a tax registers, perhaps concerning the village of Bakchias, listing landholders, their holdings and their liability in kind, with a distinction between private landowners and public cultivators. Each entry consists of names and amounts stated in a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, with small worm holes throughout and slight surface damage, especially along the folding lines. A dark stain is visible in the upper right edge of the front. The papyrus bears writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front, there are four columns; of the first, only the line endings survive; the second and the third start at a lower height. The back preserves three columns; the first is severely mutilated. Upper, lower and right margins are extant on both sides. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

146. Papyrus 193

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 193
Title:
Land Register (P.Lond. II 193 ro., TM 25635), and Account of a Pawnbroker (SB XVI 12421, P.Lond. II 193 vo., TM 26726)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 25635): Register of the second half of the first century recording owners of land, the size of the plots stated in aruras, and the tax stated in artabas of wheat. Verso (26726): Second-century account recording the loans made on various days by a pawnbroker, on the security of dishes ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Two fragments being the upper and lower portions of a light-brown papyrus roll. Both sides bear writing, with the text running along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The back was rotated 180 degrees. Each side contains portions of three columns, mutilated in the middle and worm-eaten throughout. The columns on the back were numbered 10-12 at the top. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

147. Papyrus 194

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 194
Title:
Daybook of Grain Receipts (SB XIV 11426, P.Lond. II 194 ro., TM 25321), and Account (P.Lond. II 194 vo. descr., TM 25617)
Scope & Content:
Recto (SB XIV 11426, P.Lond. II 194 ro., TM 25321): Portion of a late-first century register recording payments in kind concerning various Arsinoite villages, with names of the tax-payers followed by amounts of grain stated in artabas. Verso (P.Lond. II 194 vo. descr., TM 25617): Accounts recor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 1st century
Extent:

Portion of a papyrus roll, broken off on the sides and slightly torn at the top (front), with white residue and some surface damage; written on both sides. The front bears five columns running along the fibres, the first and last mutilated. Intercolumns, upper and lower margins survive. On the back, there are remains of several short columns, separated by blank space, written against the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

148. Papyrus 195(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 195(A-B)
Title:
Land Register (P.Lond. II 195 recto, TM 25496), and Accounts (P.Lond. II 195 verso descr., TM 91817)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 25496): First-century register of money taxes on various estates, with details of taxation incident on each type of parcel forming the estates. The land category is vineyard, but it includes garden land as well. Of the estates mentioned, one belongs to Marcus Antonius Pallas. Verso (T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Two fragments from the same papyrus roll, bearing writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back; housed in two glass cases named Papyrus 195(A) and Papyrus 195(B).

Papyrus 195(A): Sheet of papyrus, imperfect at the top, and damaged by few small insect holes; occasionally stained and abraded on the back. The front preserves one column, with few letters of a preceding one; the text on the back is arranged in irregular columns of different lengths.

Papyrus 195(B): Fragment broken off at the top and left, with some surface damage; on the front there is one column lacking the beginning and traces of a second column; the lower margin is extant. On the back there are portions of few lines, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 100 mm.

149. Papyrus 196

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 196
Title:
Court Proceedings (P.Lond. II 196, Chrest.Mitt. 87, TM 19965)
Scope & Content:
Part of court proceedings held before a high judicial officer (iuridicus) concerning the dispute on some debts that Tertia Drusilla’s husband had incurred when alive due to loans he had received from Agrippinus’ father, named Agrippianus. The debts with the mortgaged plots of land are listed in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
138-148
Extent:

Portion of a papyrus roll, with damage especially in the left half and along the vertical folds. A dark stain is visible in the lower margin, approximately at the middle. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are two wide columns, the first of which presents some text loss, while the second is complete. The space between the columns measures 10-20 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

150. Papyrus 197

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 197
Title:
Report on Grain Delivered (P.Lond. II 197 recto, TM 31211), and Private Letter (P.Lond. II 197 verso, TM 31212)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. II 197 recto, TM 31211): Aurelius Diodorus, a councillor, writes to the harbour guards (hormophylakes) as regards the amounts of corn delivered. At the top and left, traces of additional text remain. Verso (P.Lond. II 197 verso, TM 31212): Private letter on business matters conce...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, damaged by holes, bearing writing on both sides. The text on the front consists of one column written along the fibres; traces of another column preceding this are visible; further text is at the top of the column. The back bears one column written across the fibres; specks of ink are visible at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

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