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1871. Papyrus 2683

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2683
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1936, TM 2381)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from Nikon, agent in the Memphite nome of Apollonios, minister of finances (dioiketes), reporting on the registration of some persons with the collectors of the salt-tax. Part of the address is on the back; PSI V 493 preserves the rest of the letter with the docket, including date...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 April 257 BC
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a papyrus slip another portion of which is in Florence, published as PSI V 493; medium-brown, with some damage along horizontal folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are the ends of 3 lines written across the fibres; upper, lower and right margins are extant. On the back, there is the end of one word running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1872. Papyrus 2684

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2684
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Cair.Zen. I 59076, P.Lond. VII 1947, TM 731)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Toubias, head of the Toubiad family, to Apollonius, finance minister of Egypt, informing him about the gifts he has dispatched, a eunuch and four boy slaves, aged from 7 to 10, two of whom are uncircumsided. The descriptions are appended. P.Cair.Zen. I 59076 preserves the rest of the le...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 May 257 BC
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the right hand portion of which is a papyrus now in Cairo (Egyptian Museum CG 59076); well preserved, with some holes in the upper part; written on one side, with the back blank. On the front, there are the ends of 7 lines written across the fibres, under which are two short columns of 6 and 7 lines respectively. Upper, right and lower margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1873. Papyrus 2685

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2685
Title:
Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2161, TM 1721)
Scope & Content:
Account of small quantities of grain advanced to various individuals, some of which were to be repaid at par and others with interest. Similar to P.Mich.Zen. 119.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus in poor condition, broken off on the left and right, shredded at the top and perhaps complete at the bottom; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 7 fragmentary lines written along the fibres. The back bears portions of two columns written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front and traces of two washed-out lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1874. Papyrus 2686

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2686
Title:
Fragments of Documents (P.Lond. VII 1990, TM 1552)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. VII 1990, TM 1552): Portion of a business letter from Apollonius, finance minister (dioiketes), to Zenon; with docket and address on the back, and same date as P.Mich.Zen. 48. Other papyri (B-C): Fragments of documents, of which little remains. Unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on the right and damaged along the left edge; written on both sides. On the front, there remain the beginnings of 4 lines running across the fibres; upper and lower margins are generous. On the back, there are 2 lines written along the fibres upside down in relation to the text on the front and, after some blank space, the beginning of a word.

Second papyrus (B): Bottom left corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there survive the beginnings of 3 lines running across the fibres, with lower and left margins.

Lower papyrus (C): Medium brown papyrus fragment, written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there is one line and traces of another line, running across the fibres.

1875. Papyrus 2688

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2688
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1984, TM 1546)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter from the police officials (phylakitai); details are lost. The docket with date of receipt (possibly 6 July 252 BC) and summary is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 252 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet in poor condition, broken off on the left and right, complete at the top and imperfect at the bottom; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 9 lines written along the fibres. The back bears 1 fragmentary line written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1876. Papyrus 2689

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2689
Title:
Documents from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1966, TM 1529)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A): Portion of a document of which little remains, apparently concerned with olyra, a type of grain. Unpublished. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. VII 1966, TM 1529): Beginning of a letter to Zenon from Apollonius, finance minister, of which little survives. Received on 21 April 255 BC...
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.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom, right and left; bearing writing on one side, the back is blank. On the front, there remain portions of 5 lines running along the fibres; the upper margin is extant.

Lower papyrus (B): Top left corner of a light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet; with writing on both sides. On the front, there survive the beginnings of 2 lines running across the fibres, with setoffs in the upper margin; on the back, there are two lines written along the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front, and, after some blank space, the beginning of a word.

1877. Papyrus 2690(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2690(A)
Title:
Letter to Apollonius (P.Lond. VII 2025, TM 1587)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter to Apollonius, perhaps the chief financial official, of uncertain content owing to mutilation. The back bears the address.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and bottom and broken off on the sides; with breaks along the horizontal folds; written on both sides. The front bears 3 lines running against the fibres and lacking beginnings and ends; only traces survive of the last line. Upper and lower margins are wide and measure 25 and 35 mm respectively. On the back, there is one word damaged at the beginning and written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1878. Papyrus 2690(B) and 2694

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2690(B) and 2694
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1938, TM 2382)
Scope & Content:
Two fragments of a letter to Zenon by Ammonius, royal banker of Athribis, who explains that he has given 1,000 drachmas of silver and copper to Theodorus, agent of Zenon, out of the 2,000 drachmas requested by Zenon for a large purchase of donkeys because he had to pay a body of troops who had j...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 April 257 BC
Extent:
Two fragments of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, housed in a glass frame; the left-hand fragment is inventoried as Papyrus 2690B and the right-hand fragment as Papyrus 2694; another fragment is now in Michigan University, inventoried as P. 3149 and published as P.Mich.Zen. 11. The British Library fragments are complete at the top, right and bottom and preserve portions of 6 lines written across the fibres on the front, the back being blank. Upper, right and lower margins are extant. Folding lines are still visible. The fragment in Michigan bears the beginnings of the lines and the docket on the back.

1879. Papyrus 2692

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2692
Title:
Account of Camels Rented (P.Lond. VII 2179, TM 2401)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary account of camels rented out to various farmers on various days. The docket on the back contained the total, which must have been over sixty.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Seven non-contiguous fragments of varying size from a dark brown papyrus, lighter by patches; written on both sides. On the front, there are 33 lines written across the fibres and lacking the ends; part of the left margin survives. On the back, there are 4 lines running along the fibres and lacking the ends. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1880. Papyrus 2693

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2693
Title:
Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1591, 1613, 1686-8, 2395)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon. Fragment at the bottom right (A) (P.Lond. VII 2173, TM 2395): Accounts written on both sides. Upper left fragment (B) (P.Lond. VII 2051, TM 1613): Portion of a letter from Strombus to Zenon, of which little remains. Lower left fragment (C) (P.Lo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC-2nd century BC
Extent:

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

Fragment at the bottom right (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on both sides. On the front, there are the central portions of 11 lines running along the fibres. On the back, there are 12 lines running across the fibres.

Upper left fragment (B): Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and left, broken off on all sides; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres. Upper and left margins survive.

Lower left fragment (C): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right and at the foot, and broken off on all other sides; writing runs on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the ends of 3 lines running along the fibres. The right margin is minimal, the left is ample.

Second fragment from the top in the centre (D): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and right, and broken off on the other sides. The writing runs on one side; the back is blank. There survive portions of 6 lines written across the fibres.

Top right fragment (E): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, badly damaged; the writing runs on one side along the fibres; the ends of six lines survive. The back is blank.

Second papyrus from top on the left (F): Dark-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left and broken off on all other sides; written on one side. The front bears the beginnings of 7 lines running along the fibres. The back is blank.

Upper fragment in the centre (G): Papyrus fragment, darkened at the top, broken off on all sides. The front bears portions of 6 lines written along the fibres. The back is blank.

The three scraps at the bottom bear a few letters.

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