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1561. Papyrus 2096

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2096
Title:
Request of a Trainee Lyre-Player to his Guardians (P.Lond. VII 2017, SB III 6997, TM 1579)
Scope & Content:
Heracleotes writes to Zenon and Nestus, his appointed guardians, urging them to recover the lyre he inherited from his teacher Demeas, which had been pledged for a loan of 105 drachmas, or to give him one of equal value, so that he could keep practising to take part in competitions without fallin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
242-241 BC
Extent:
Two fragments of a papyrus sheet of varying size, acquired in different years; medium-brown in colour; lacking a strip on the right-hand side and with some surface damage in places; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 29 lines running across the fibres, with another line at the bottom in lacuna; margins are extant. A sheet-join runs horizontally in the middle of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1562. Papyrus 2097

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2097
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2008, TM 1570)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from Iason, reporting on various issues. Iason is under pressure because Zenon failed to make arrangements for the pasture-tax and the guard-tax; in addition, he informs Zenon about a sesame plantation he inspected, which is not growing well, and about a debt owed by Timocles. Th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 May 247 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, of lighter colour at the bottom right; complete and well preserved; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are two columns written along the fibres, complete. All margins are extant. A sheet-join runs at 120 mm from the left-hand edge. On the back, there is 1 word written along the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

1563. Papyrus 2098

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2098
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1998, TM 1560)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from Glaucus, reporting on the comestibles delivered to stewards of Apollonius, the chief financial official (dioiketes), comprising gazelles, hares (alive and dead), goose eggs, turtle-doves (alive and dead), bunches of grapes. With original clay seal (TM Seal 974), possibly wit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
16 July 250 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete at the top and bottom, and damaged on the other sides, especially on the right (front); bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 5 lines written across the fibres, complete. Upper and lower margins are extant. The original clay seal is still attached on the right-hand side. On the back, there are a few words written along the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1564. Papyrus 2099

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2099
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Lond. VII 2039, TM 1601)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the king Ptolemy from a certain Menander against a certain Dionysodorus, who apparently was claiming to hold the entire land where Menander had built his houses. The petition was probably handed to Zenon, even though it is addressed to the king. With ink-marks on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but with some surface damage in places, especially along the folds; written on one side, the back having few ink-marks, perhaps of set-offs. On the front, there are 13 lines written along the fibres, with the last line written in the middle, after some blank space. A sheet-join runs vertically at c.25 mm from the left-hand edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the traces of ink on the back.

1565. Papyrus 2100

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2100
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2005, TM 1567)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon presumably from Sostratus (the name is damaged), informing him that he sent someone to settle some matters and asking Zenon to send him back as soon as possible. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
249-248 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, damaged at the left and right and complete at the top and bottom; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 4 lines running across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends, with the exception of line 4, which only lacks the end; upper and lower margins are extant. A sheet-join runs along the upper edge. Folding lines are still visible. On the back, there is one word written along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

1566. Papyrus 2101

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2101
Title:
Fragments from the Zenon Archive (P.Lond. VII 2072, TM 1633; P.Lond. VII 2075, TM 1636)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. VII 2072, TM 1633): Fragmentary letter to Zenon of uncertain content owing to mutilation; another fragment of the same letter is Papyrus 2336. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. VII 2075, TM 1636): Small fragment of uncertain content, preserving few letters.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Lower right-hand corner of a papyrus sheet of light colour, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the ends of 3 lines, with an additional line added at the top. Right and lower margins survive.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium brown, broken off on all sides; written on one side, the back being blank. There are few letters from four lines running against the fibres. No margin is preserved.

1567. Papyrus 2102

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2102
Title:
Family Letter (SB III 6263, TM 27792)
Scope & Content:
Double letter from Sempronius to his mother Saturnila and his brother Maximus; with address on the back, the addressee being Maximus only. Lines 1-17: Letter to Saturnila from Sempronius, with expressions of affection and enquiring about her health. Semponius urges her to send news, as she has ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 2nd century
Extent:
One medium-brown papyrus sheet, originally in two fragments, lacking part of the right-hand edge; damaged along the central horizontal fold and the first vertical fold; written on both sides. On the front, there are 31 lines written across the fibres, with blank space to separate line 17 from line 18; all margins survive; the lower margin is minimal and the right margin is damaged. On the back, there are two lines written across the fibres, with the seal pattern. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening to show the text on the back.

1568. Papyrus 2103

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2103
Title:
List of Persons and Monody on Phaeton (P.Lond.Lit. 51, TM 63520, LDAB 4729, MP3 1922)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Remains of a document listing persons, unpublished. Verso: Rhetorical exercise in verses, a draft for a character-speech (ethopoeia) or mime with a lament on the death of Phaeton; perhaps written by an aspiring poet.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with insect holes and abrasion in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are remains of various lines, the ink being faded at the top. The back is stained in places; writing runs across the fibres, with 25 lines from one column, with additions above the line. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1569. Papyrus 2104

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2104
Title:
Private Letter (SB XVIII 13592, TM 27669)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Iustus to his father Platon, informing him that he has sent him a basket of fruit. The back bears the address with saltire pattern, and portions of money accounts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, almost complete, only lacking the lower left corner; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 16 complete lines running along the fibres; margins survive, although the left is imperfect. On the back, there are portions of 2 columns written across the fibres and one line written in the intercolumn along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1570. Papyrus 2105

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2105
Title:
Private Letter with Insults and Threats (SB XX 14463, TM 35747)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary private letter from a certain Valerius to a certain Athanasius containing insults and threats of lashing and burning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:

Incomplete papyrus, written on one side across the fibres. Housed in one glass case.

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