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1881. Papyrus 2695

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2695
Title:
Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1933, TM 2373) and Other Documents
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. VII 1933, TM 2373): Portion of an account of pileless carpets (kilims) received and issued to various localities, drawn up by Pesicles. The endorsement is on the back. The rest of the account is now in Cairo and has been published as P.Cair.Zen. 59088. Dated between Ju...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC-2nd century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Left-hand side of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the right-hand portion of which is now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, inventoried as CG 59088; written on both sides. On the front, there are the beginnings of 8 lines written along the fibres, with blank space between lines 6 and 7; upper and left margins survive. On the back, there is one word running along the fibres.

Lower left papyrus (B): Lower left corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, bearing traces of writing on both sides. On the front, there remain traces of the beginnings of four lines written along the fibres; left and lower margins survive. On the back, there are traces of 8 lines running across the fibres.

Lower right papyrus (C): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, apparently broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 7 lines, and the back is blank.

1882. Papyrus 2700

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2700
Title:
Divorce settlement
Scope & Content:
Divorce settlement between Aurelia Apia, daughter of Aphonis and Alilla, assisted by her mother, and Aurelius Arious, son of Atouphis and Eirene, of the village of Dinnis. The deed settles the respective rights of the ex-spouses, grants Apia the right to remarry and includes provisions for the ca...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
369
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, almost perfectly preserved, with only some abrasion on the left panel and along the sheet-join, which runs at 65-70 mm from the right edge; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 27 lines, abraded at the beginning; the left margin measures up to 27 mm, the upper 10 mm and the lower 20 25 mm; no space was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1883. Papyrus 2703

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2703
Title:
Poll-tax receipt (TM 981671)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued to Chairas, named Chaeremon in official records, of the Syrian quarters of Arsinoe to acknowledge his payment of twenty drachmas and ten bronze obols on account of the poll tax (laographia). The amount was credited to the month Mesore but paid in the next month.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
September 0175
Extent:
A complete and well-preserved papyrus sheet with a vertical kollesis running a few centimetres from the right edge. Written on one side along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard and housed in a glass frame.

1884. Papyrus 2710

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2710
Title:
Regulations of the Synodos of Zeus the Highest (P.Lond. VII 2193, SB V 7835, TM 2462)
Scope & Content:
The papyrus contains the copy of regulations of an organisation called ‘Association of Zeus the Highest’, which was constituted for one year only. Among the regulations provided it is stated that the president, appointed for one year, is to host a monthly banquet in the sanctuary of Zeus for all...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
69-58 BCE
Extent:
Upper portion of a papyrus sheet cut from a roll, with a sheet join running down the centre and two further sheet joins at either side. Top and side margins are extant. Written on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and against them on the verso; mounted in one glass case.

1885. Papyrus 2719

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2719
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Col. VII 178(a), TM 10532)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary loan of two artabas of wheat, including interest at one-third, borrowed by Aurelius Antiourios, son of Pollas. The name of the lender is damaged. With subscription of Antiourios in the same hand as the body of the document, written by Aurelios Melas, son of Sotas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 December 336
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, lacking most of the top and damaged along the right-hand edge; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 25 lines written along the fibres, some of which are badly mutilated. Parts of all margins survive. A sheet-join runs vertically at c. 25-35 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1886. Papyrus 2722

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2722
Title:
Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond.Lit. 251-252, TM 61193, 65614)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts. Three fragments at the top (P.Lond.Lit. 251, TM 61193, LDAB 2333, MP3 894): Portions of a roll containing Homer, Iliad XII; P. Harris 36 is part of the same roll and preserved further lines of the book. The text exhibits plus-verses and omissions of verses. Left fragment: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Six fragments bearing writing on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Three fragments at the top (A): Three fragments from a light-brown papyrus roll, further portions of which are now at the Cadbury Research Library in Birmingham, inventoried as P. Harris 177 and published as P.Harris I 36. The writing runs along the fibres. Each column originally contained an average of forty-five lines. The left fragment bears the ends of twelve lines from the top of a column running along the fibres, with ample upper margin; traces of the following column are visible. The fragment in the middle bears portions of eighteen lines, all lacking the beginnings; on the right fragment, there are the beginnings of sixteen lines, and traces of another column on the left.

Two fragments at the bottom (B): Used to back the fragments at the top, and belonging to a different papyrus roll. The writing runs along the fibres; the left fragment preserves parts of twelve lines from the top of a column, lacking beginnings and ends; the upper margin partly survives; the second fragment has the central portions of eleven lines, possibly from the foot of a column.

Lower right fragment (C): Papyrus fragment, not belonging to the other rolls; with a few words from four lines running along the fibres.

1887. Papyrus 2732

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2732
Title:
Letter to Heroninus (SB VI 9362, TM 14159)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Sarapion to the estate-manager Heroninus, who is being informed that Alypius has ordered him to hand over a certain fisherman named Paesis to the cavalryman Apollonius so that the man may be brought before Alypius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 December 264
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, nearly perfect, with a few small holes especially in correspondence of the folds. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1888. Papyrus 2733

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2733
Title:
Land Survey (TM 91979) and Letter from Appianus to Heroninus (SB VI 9361, TM 14158)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Remains of a land survey. Unpublished. Verso: A letter from Appianus to Heroninus, estate manager, with instructions on some tree-trunks that had been cut by Appianus’ brother and that are to be dragged to the village before the flood of the Nile.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 August 252 or 255
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, with writing on both sides. Horizontal and vertical folds are visible. The text on the front is incomplete and runs along the fibres; the one on the back is complete and is written across the fibres. The lower margin measures 25 mm, the upper 30 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1889. Papyrus 2741

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2741
Title:
Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2157, TM 1717)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary account listing amounts of wheat, barley and fodder.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet complete on the right, damaged by insect holes throughout. On the front, there are portions of 6 lines written along the fibres. The right margin and part of the left margin survive. The back bears scant traces of ink at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1890. Papyrus 2742

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2742
Title:
Accounts from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2162, TM 1722)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary accounts, apparently connected to the valuation of imported oil; on the back there is another account, washed out, listing items and prices, each check-marked through a slanting stroke.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom and on the right, with some surface damage; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 2 columns; of the first, only the ends of two lines survive; the second has 5 lines. The right margin is minimal and the lower margin is extant. Folding lines are still visible. The back bears 1 column, largely obliterated and possibly intentionally washed out. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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