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2021. Papyrus 3020

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3020
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 256, TM 5214)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of an official letter with the order to supply bread to some individuals so that they may not die of hunger. The date follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 November 249 BC
Extent:

Lower right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres the back being blank. On the front, there are the ends of 6 lines; of the first line, only a few traces are visible. Lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2022. Papyrus 3022

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3022
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 258, TM 5216)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter from Theodorus, perhaps the chief of police, to Harmiysis, possibly a police guard.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 November 249 BC
Extent:

Fragment with four detached scraps a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places. On the front, there are parts of 8 lines. A few traces of ink are visible on the back. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2023. Papyrus 3023

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3023
Title:
Private Letter (P.Hib. II 259, TM 5217)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter dealing with contributions for a shared meal (eranos), of which the author acknowledges receipt; the names of the correspondents are damaged. The date is at the end. On the back, there are remains of the cartonnage painted decoration with part of a face.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 October 235 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and damaged in places; written on one side across the fibres. On the front, there are 8 lines. The back bears remains of the painted decoration, with part of a face. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2024. Papyrus 3024

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3024
Title:
Fragment of a Letter (P.Hib. II 260, TM 5218)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter from mummy cartonnage, of which little remains.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-240 BC
Extent:

Two fragments from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on one side across the fibres; the front bears parts of 2 and 3 lines. The back is covered with plaster. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2025. Papyrus 3028

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3028
Title:
Contract (P.Hib. II 264, TM 5220)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract in Demotic, followed by the Greek docket registering the deed. The Demotic text is unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 January 248 BC
Extent:

Three larger fragments and some scraps, extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres, with plaster residue in places. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2026. Papyrus 3030

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3030
Title:
Tax Account (P.Hib. II 266, TM 5222)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary account of taxes, including the tax on wool and the artisans’ tax, probably arranged by day of the month.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
around 250 BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres. The largest fragment bears portions of 16 lines, with blank space between lines 10 and 11; the other fragments preserve a few letters from a few lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2027. Papyrus 3031

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3031
Title:
Fragments from a Tax-Register (P.Hib. II 267, TM 5222)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a tax-register, listing various individuals who made purchases. Most of the fragments are unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 230 BC
Extent:

Five papyrus fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, possibly from the same roll, with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2028. Papyrus 3034

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3034
Title:
Private accounts (P.Hib. II 270, TM 5225)
Scope & Content:
Portion of private accounts, with reference to ‘sambyke’ (stringed instrument)-players and some item of calf-skin, and mentioning days in the months of Mecheir, Phamenoth and Pharmouthi. The back bears further accounts, not visible.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-240 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus with detached scrap, recovered from mummy cartonnage; written on both sides. The front bears 5 lines written along the fibres, the back 12 lines written across the fibres, not visible as the papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2029. Papyrus 3035

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3035
Title:
Private account (P.Hib. II 271, TM 5226)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage containing private accounts, presumably of a household, arranged by date and recording amounts of money spent for various items, such as wine, wheat, pigeons, fruit, vegetables, wreaths etc. Only the upper left fragment has been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 230 BC
Extent:

Four larger fragments and two detached scraps from a papyrus roll, recovered from mummy cartonnage; dark-brown, except those covered with plaster residue; writing runs along the fibres on the front; the best-preserved fragment bears 11 lines from the foot of a column. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2030. Papyrus 3036

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3036
Title:
Sophocles, Theseus (P.Oxy. XXVII 2452, TM 62743, LDAB 3931, MP3 1479)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a papyrus roll preserving portions of a play on Theseus in Crete, presumably by Sophocles, with scholia. Among the parts preserved are Theseus’speeches (fragment 1, with Theseus’name noted in the margin, and fragment 3, with the speaker mentioning past successes and expressing confi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

86 numbered fragments (2 of which are missing) and 3 unnumbered scraps of a papyrus roll, housed in five glass frames named Papyrus 3036(1-5), Papyrus 3036(6-21), Papyrus 3036(22-57), Papyrus (58-86), and Papyrus 3036(Frags). The fragments are of varying size, many of them being small scraps, darkened in places, and display some surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on one side. Modern annotations are found on the back of some fragments.

Papyrus 3036(1-5): Five fragments of moderate size. Fragment 1 bears remains of 15 lines and traces of an additional line at the bottom; fragment 2 remains of 20 lines from the top of a column, with trace of another line at the bottom, and marginal annotations; part of the upper margin survives; in fragment 3 there are portions 23 lines from the top of a column, all lacking the ends; fragment 4 contains the ends of few lines of a column and portions of 18 lines from the top of another column; fragment 5 bears parts of 21 lines.

Papyrus 3036(6-21): 16 fragments, with only 6-7 being of moderate size. Fragment 6 contains the beginnings of 22 lines from the top of a column, and fragment 7 preserves the top of a column; the beginnings of 14 lines, with a gap of 3 lines after line 1, remain. Of the other fragments, no. 9 bears remains of 9 lines, no. 11 preserves 8 lines from the top of a column, broken to the sides, and no. 12 has 8 lines from the top of a column. Part of the upper margin survives in fragments 11-12, 14-15.

Papyrus 3036(22-57): 34 fragments; numbers 43 and 51 are missing. All fragments are of small size and preserve few letters from few lines, with the exception of no. 48, which bears remains of 10 lines, in addition to another line lacuna.

Papyrus 3036(58-86): 29 fragments of small size, preserving few letters from few lines; fragment 75 bears traces of 15 lines in poor condition; fragment 76 is also bigger, but badly damaged. Fragment 61 may be related to fragment 4.

Papyrus 3036(frags): Three unnumbered scraps, bearing few letters.

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