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1691. Papyrus 2376(A-L)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2376(A-L)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1680-1681)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon. A (P.Lond. VII 2120, TM 1681): Fragmentary label, possibly dating from 248 BC, perhaps used as cover or wrapper for a number of documents. B (P.Lond. VII 2121, TM 1682): Fragment of a letter to Chares, of which little remains. C-L: Fragments of d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Ten papyrus fragments of varying size, not belonging together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top, left and bottom; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 3 lines; the back is blank.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top and bottom; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears the ends of 3 lines; the back is blank.

C-D: Two papyrus fragments, broken off on all sides, written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back.

E: The fragment has been mounted with Papyrus 2379(A).

F: Small papyrus fragment, with writing on both sides across the fibres; the front bears parts of 2 lines, the back has traces of 1 line.

G: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 3 lines; the back is blank.

H: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all side. The front bears some effaced writing running along the fibres; the back is blank. A sheet-join is visible along the right edge.

I: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all side. The front bears some effaced writing running across the fibres; the back is blank.

K: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears a few letters from 1 line, the back is blank.

L: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears the end of 1 line, the back is blank.

1692. Papyrus 2377

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2377
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1534)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon. L (P.Lond. VII 1971, TM 1534): Fragmentary letter of Leontiscus, perhaps the chief police officer in the Memphite nome, to Zenon. The back bears the docket. Possibly dated April-May 254 BC. All the other fragments are unpublished. Papyrus 2377(E) ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Twenty-seven papyrus fragments of varying size, not belonging together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 2 lines from the top of a column and traces of another line at the bottom; the back is blank.

B: Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top, broken off on the other sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 2 lines from the top of a column and set-offs in the upper margin; a sheet-join runs along the upper edge; the back is blank.

C: Light-brown papyrus fragment, written on one side across the fibres; the front bears parts of 2 lines and there are traces of ink in the right edge; the back is blank.

D: Lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and perhaps on the right, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the end of 1 line, with ample lower margin; the back is blank.

E: The fragment has been mounted with Papyrus 2385.

F: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The text is effaced. The back is blank.

G: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 4 lines, the back is blank.

H: Light-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left, broken off on the other side. The front bears parts of 2 lines running along the fibres and traces of another line at the top; the back is blank. A sheet-join is visible.

I: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all side. The front bears parts of 4 lines written along the fibres; the back is blank.

J: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears a few letters from 2 lines and the upper margin is extant. The back is blank.

K: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears a few letters from 2 lines, the back is blank.

L: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on the right, damaged on the other sides; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back.

M: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; the front bears parts of 3 lines written across the fibres, the back has traces, apparently of ink.

N: Light-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom and right, broken off on the other sides; the front bears the end of 1 line and traces of another line at the top, written across the fibres; the back preserves a few traces of ink.

O: Light-brown papyrus fragment, written on both sides, along and across the fibres.

P: Fragmentary papyrus sheet, broken off on the right and badly shredded; the front bears the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres, with upper, left and lower margins extant; folding lines are still visible. The back preserves some effaced traces of writing.

Q: Now mounted with Papyrus 2315.

R: Small papyrus fragment with traces of a few letters; blank on the back.

S: Small papyrus fragment, with some insect-holes; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears a few letters from 2 lines. The back is blank.

T: Lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, left and right; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 2 lines from the bottom of a column.

V: Small fragment with traces of a couple of letters written across the fibres on one side. The back is blank.

W: Small fragment with traces of a couple of letters from 2 lines written along the fibres on one side. The back is blank.

X: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides, with parts of 2 lines written across the fibres; the back is blank.

Y: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides, with a couple of letters from 1 line written along the fibres; the back is blank.

Z: Light-brown papyrus fragment with trace of one letter written across the fibres on one side; the back is blank.

AA: Light-brown papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank.

BB: Dark-brown papyrus fragment, with one letter from 2 lines written along the fibres. A sheet-join is visible. The back is blank.

CC: Now mounted with Papyrus 2315.

DD: Small papyrus fragment, with parts of 1 line written along the fibres, and a small trace from another line at the top. The back is blank.

1693. Papyrus 2378(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2378(A)
Title:
Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2004, TM 1566)
Scope & Content:
Account of daily rations of wheat for the month of Tybi, issued to various employees in the Philadelpheia estate of Apollonius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
February-March 248 BC
Extent:
Portion of a long and narrow medium-brown papyrus, with detached scrap, broken off to the right and damaged at the top; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, portions of 6 columns written along the fibres survive. The first and second columns are complete. The back bears the beginnings of two lines written along the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1694. Papyrus 2378(B-C-D)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2378(B-C-D)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1712, 2400)
Scope & Content:
B (P.Lond. VII 2152, TM 1712): Money account with a few isolated figures, and another account on the other side, with reference to one Toubias. D (P.Lond. VII 2178, TM 2400): Fragment of an account, with reference to the strategus Phaneis. C: Document of which little remains, unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Three fragments not belonging together, housed in the same glass frame.

B: Two fragments from a light-brown papyrus, written on both sides; the front only has a few letters written along the fibres; the back bears parts of 2 columns written across the fibres.

C: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of 2 columns, the back is blank.

D: Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of 3 columns, the back is blank.

1695. Papyrus 2380(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2380(A-C)
Title:
Texts from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2165, TM 2387; P.Lond. VII 2187, TM 2409)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Lond. VII 2165, TM 2387): Portion of an account recording various expenses, including the price of a boat, transport of wine, skippers, and a swineherd. B (P.Lond. VII 2187, TM 2409): Label reading ‘to Diocles, to Asclepiades’; possibly the address of a letter sent to two recipients. C: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Three fragments that do not belong together, written on one side, their backs being blank, and housed in the same glass frame.

A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment; with 13 lines written along the fibres.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, darker along the right edge; with two lines written along the fibres, and ample blank space at the bottom.

C: One papyrus fragment, shredded and with surface damage; with traces of 4 lines written along the fibres.

1696. Papyrus 2381(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2381(A-C)
Title:
Documents from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2185, 2153, 2177; TM 2407, 1713, 2399)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Lond. VII 2185, TM 2407; P.Lond. VII 2153, TM 1713): Accounts on both sides. B (P.Lond. VII 2177, TM 2399): Fragment of a letter, the names of the correspondents being lost. C: Now mounted with Papyrus 2379(A).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front, there are 2 lines from one column and 6 lines from another column, with ample blank space at the top and bottom. On the back, there are portions of 15 lines written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, apparently complete at the top and right, broken off on the other sides; writing runs on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 6 lines written along the fibres.

C: Now mounted with Papyrus 2379(A).

1697. Papyrus 2382

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2382
Title:
Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2010, TM 1572)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary account of sums due for the police tax (phylakitikon) of year 2 levied on sheep, possibly belonging to Zenon.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
245-244 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, complete on all other sides, but badly shredded on the left-hand side; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 9 lines running along the fibres, with ample lower margin. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1698. Papyrus 2383(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2383(A-B)
Title:
Account (P.Lond. VII 2166, TM 2388) and List from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2180, TM 2402)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (A) (P.Lond. VII 2166, TM 2388): Account of expenses from the late third or early second century BC, arranged by day (from 13 to 17 of an unknown month) mentioning ship-builders, price of wood, diggers, and transport charges. Lower fragment (B) (P.Lond. VII 2180, TM 2402): List f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper fragment(A): Medium-brown, broken off at the top, right and bottom, complete on the left; 9 lines on the front, written along the fibres and lacking the ends; only some traces survive of the first line; the left margin is extant. Folding lines are still visible. A strip of papyrus was glued onto the back; traces of one line running across the fibres and effaced survive.

Lower fragment (B): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet with a darker patch on the back, another portion of which is Papyrus 2384(C); complete at the top and left, and broken off on the other sides; with holes and some surface damage, especially at the bottom; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines from the top of a column, written across the fibres and lacking the ends; only a few traces survive of the last 2 lines. Upper and left margins are extant. Papyrus 2384(C) preserves portions of 6 other lines.

1699. Papyrus 2384(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2384(A-C)
Title:
Account and List from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1978, TM 1541, P.Lond. VII 2180, TM 2402)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Lond. VII 1978, TM 1541): Fragmentary account of expenses on allotments from Dracon, one of Zenon’s agents, to Zenon. Papyrus 2392(A) preserves the right-hand side of the account and the full endorsement on the back. Dated 26 December 253 BC. B: Joint to Papyrus 2315. C (P.Lond. VII 2180,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two fragments, originally three, that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Medium-brown, broken off at bottom and right, joining Papyrus 2392(A) on the right; with portions of two columns on the front, running along the fibres; of the first, 5 lines survive, the last being fragmentary; of the second, the beginnings of 2 lines remain, which continue in Papyrus 2392. On the back, there is one washed out line.

B: The fragment has been removed and joint to Papyrus 2315.

C: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, another portion of which is Papyrus 2383(B); with surface damage; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are the beginnings of 6 lines 12 written across the fibres; only a few traces survive of the first 2 lines. The left margin is extant. On the back, there are some traces of writing, apparently washed out.

1700. Papyrus 2385

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2385
Title:
Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2002, TM 370)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a roll comprising Papyrus 2385, Papyrus 2377(E) and Papyrus 2687; further fragments are now in Cairo and have been published as P.Cair.Zen. III 59326. The roll contains an account arranged in several columns on either side, and recording payments made for various purposes to many indi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
249 BC
Extent:
Fragments of a papyrus roll, originally with three separate inventory numbers, housed in the same glass frame. The frame now incorporates Papyrus 2687 (fragment at the bottom left), Papyrus 2377(E), which has is joint to the lower right side of Papyrus 2385, and Papyrus 2385 itself, which is the largest portion. Additional fragments are now at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, inventoried as CG 59326 and CG 59326bis. The writing runs on both sides; on the front, there survive portions of seven columns written along the fibres. The fragments in Cairo preserves two additional columns at the beginnings, and further portions of the first four columns of the British Library papyrus. On the back, there are parts of seven columns, with a short column added between columns five and seven. The text is written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The Cairo fragments preserve two additional columns and further portions of the first five columns of the British Library papyrus.

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