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1921. Papyrus 2841

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2841
Title:
Tax Receipts (SB XX 15013, TM 23845)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts acknowledging two payments made by Apollos, son of Dioscorus, through Phoebammon, son of Triadelphus, on account of the village taxes for the village of Phthla, issued by the pagarch Iulianus through the assistant Pninnos. Lines 1-3: First receipt. Line 4-end: Second receipt.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 August 552
Extent:
Papyrus slip, damaged by insect holes and abrasion; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 7 lines. Margins survive, although they are damaged in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1922. Papyrus 2842

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2842
Title:
Receipt for Rent (SB XX 15016, TM 38529)
Scope & Content:
Receipt from the pagarchs through the assistant Matoi acknowledging the payment for rent made by Iacob, son of Victor, for a plot of land he is leasing.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, complete but damaged by insect holes; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 6 lines, damaged in places; all margins are extant and measure 10-15 mm. A trace of ink is visible in the lower margin, at c. 70 mm from the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1923. Papyrus 2849

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2849
Title:
Lease of Land (AfP 58 (2012), pp. 344-359, TM 85293)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a lease of land in Coptic, the lessee being Colluthus, son of Apa Sia; the names of the lessors are lost. The terms of the lease, including the rent, are provided. With subscriptions of Colluthus and of four witnesses, and with Greek subscription of the notary Georgius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
580-590
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and left, darkened in places and damaged along the folds; with insect holes in places. Written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 24 lines lacking the beginnings. The lower (60 mm) and right margins are extant. The sheet was rolled from bottom to top; sheet-joins running along the width are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame

1924. Papyrus 2850

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2850
Title:
Testament from Pathyris (P.Lond. VII 2191, TM 1488)
Scope & Content:
Agreement dated in the second year of Ptolemy VIII, Cleopatra II and Cleopatra III, whereby Tathotis, daughter of Phibis, is bequeathing to Kobahetesis, her own daughter, plots of land located in various places, the seventh part of a palm grove, shares of three houses located in different places...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 November 116 BCE
Extent:

Sheets from a papyrus roll of high quality, fully preserved and containing a text arranged in columns of varying lengths, written on one side along the fibres; the first column was originally rolled and sealed. Mounted on cardboard and housed in three glass cases named Papyrus 2850(1), 2850(2) and 2850(3) respectively.

1925. Papyrus 2852

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2852
Title:
Lysias, On the murder of Eratosthenes and For Eryximachus (JEA 15 (1929), pp. 75-77, TM 61453, LDAB 2598, MP3 1290)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a leaf from a papyrus codex, joining P.Ryl. III 489; it contains portions of two speeches by Lysias. Recto, column 1: ‘On the murder of Eratosthenes’ 45-49; P.Ryl. III 489 preserves most of this column. Column 2: Titles, ‘on the murder of Eratosthenes’, and ‘for Eryximachus, who ha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:

Fragment of a leaf from a papyrus codex, with two columns per page, imperfect on all sides and with small insect holes; a joining fragment is held in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, published as P.Ryl. III 489; written on both sides. The right margin survives to 50 mm; the column’s width is 70 mm, with 17-19 letters per line. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

Recto: Portions of two columns, written along the lines; of column 1 only few line-ends survive; column 2 is better preserved; with right margin (50 mm) and intercolumn (c. 15 mm).

Verso: 1 column, across the fibres, broken at the top and bottom.

1926. Papyrus 2853

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2853
Title:
Account for a Festival (SB IV 7336, TM 30801)
Scope & Content:
Account listing the expenses for religious festivals, mentioning, among the others, a trumpeter, dancer, comedian, doorkeeper of the temple, trainers, pancratiasts. On the back, thre are portions of other accounts (unpublished).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 3rd century
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, complete at the top, bottom and right (front), with small insect holes throughout; written on both sides. On the front, there is one column of 30 lines running along the fibres, mutilated; on the back there are the ends of 8 lines followed by blank space and 3 additional lines; writing is against the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1927. Papyrus 2854

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2854
Title:
Receipt of Payment (P.Lond. VII 1963, TM 1526)
Scope & Content:
Acknowledgment in the form of a double deed, in which Panacestor, superintendent of the dispatches, has received from Posidonius, royal banker in Memphis, a salary of 300 drachmae as per Apollonius' order. The retribution is said to be 200 drachmae in the outer text. Lines 1-12: Inner text; Li...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 July-18 August 256 BCE
Extent:

Two larger fragments that do not join, with two lines lost in between, and two scraps from a dark-brown papyrus sheet; writing is along the fibres on one side only. Margins are extant. The text, in the form of a double deed, is arranged in one long column; the two versions of the deed are separated by some blank space. The papyrus was folded up from top to bottom. Mounted in one glass case.

1928. Papyrus 2859

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2859
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. VII 2192, TM 2461)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Lond. VII 2192, SB X 10296, TM 2461): Fragment of a letter to the concessionaire of the perfume monopoly in Philadelphia from the contractors of the Arsinoite nome. Dated 93-92 or 60-59 BC. B-F: Unpublished fragmentary documents; C bears writing on both sides and the text on the back is da...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century BC
Extent:

Six fragments that do not belong together, housed in one glass frame.

A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the sides, broken off at the top and bottom, worm-eaten in places; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears 7 lines. The back is blank.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, apparently complete on the right, broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears the ends of 5 lines. The back is blank.

C: Lower left portion of a papyrus sheet, written on both sides. The front bears parts of 12 lines from the bottom of a column, written along the fibres; the back contains parts of 7 lines from the bottom of a column, running across the fibres.

D: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top and perhaps at the bottom, broken off on the other sides; with surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears parts of 7 lines. The back is blank.

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

F: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears a few letters from 3 lines; the back is blank.

1929. Papyrus 2871

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2871
Title:
Lease of a vineyard (TM 981865)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a contract for the lease of a three-arura vineyard around the place of Aphous in the Hermopolite nome. The lessors are two sisters, Elisabet and Helladia, and the lessee is an individual, whose name is now lost, from the village of Magdola Mire in the Hermopolite nome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 July - 12 August 0593
Extent:
Medium brown, well-preserved papyrus sheet, complete on the right but fragmentary at the bottom and on the left. The upper edge is irregular with the top margin possibly imperfect. Written on one side in 15 lines along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard and housed in a glass case.

1930. Papyrus 2902

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2902
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. VII 2034, TM 1596)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Heraclides to Theon, informing him about the arrival of Agathocles; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC-2nd century BC
Extent:
Small papyrus sheet, complete, with some surface damage; written on both sides. On the front there are 9 lines written along the fibres, complete; all margins survive, with the right being slightly damaged. On the back, there is one word written across the fibres in the lower right-hand corner. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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