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431. Papyrus 520

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 520
Title:
Letter about Irrigation (P.Petrie Kleon 24, P.Petr. II 4(13), P.Petr. III 42d(1), P.Lond. III 520 descr., TM 7650)
Scope & Content:
Letter concerning the works required on a canal. The sender, whose name is lost, informs the recipient that he has sent him a copy of the letter to a certain Timoxenus concerning this matter. The addressee is asked to meet or write to another person about this. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 March 254 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, with detached strips, reused as mummy cartonnage; with plaster residue and holes in the preserved portion; broken off to the left (front), with a loss of c.17 letters (90 mm); written on both sides. The front bears 8 lines running across the fibres, lacking the beginnings; only line 8 is complete. Upper and lower margins measure 20-25 mm; the right margin is minimal. The modern annotation at the bottom refers to the mummy from which the papyrus derives. On the back there is the end of a word written along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

432. Papyrus 521

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 521
Title:
Letter concerning Quarries (P.Petrie Kleon 53, P.Petr. II 5(a-b), P.Petr. III 42b(5), P.Lond. III 521a-d descr., TM 7638)
Scope & Content:
Fragments perhaps of the same letter, concerning the work of stonecutters; the workers may have left the district. Sender and recipient are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 December 256 BC-23 January 255 BC
Extent:

Four fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage, perhaps from the same text; writing runs across the fibres on the front, the back being blank. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Upper fragment (A): Broken off at the top, bottom and right; portion of 6 lines remain, with a trace of another line at the bottom. The left margin measures 8 mm.

Fragment in the middle (B): Lower portion of the sheet, broken off at the top and right; with 6 lines; the lower margin measures 15 mm and the left 8 mm.

Lower left fragment (C): Broken off on all sides; with portions of 5 lines and traces of another line at the top and bottom.

Lower right fragment (D): Broken off on all sides; with portions of 8 lines.

433. Papyrus 522

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 522
Title:
Letter of Dionysius on Irrigation Works (P.Petrie Kleon 20, P.Petr. II 6, P.Petr. III 42c(7), P.Lond. III 522 descr., TM 7643)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Dionysius to Dorus, enclosing the copy of the memorandum sent to him by the vice-engineer Petechonsis, with instructions on works to be conducted on canals for the irrigation of land. The back bears a docket including summary and date, and the address.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 December 256 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet of good quality from mummy cartonnage, lacking the lower left corner and part of the right-hand side; writing runs across the fibres on the front, and portions of 14 lines remain. The upper margin measures 20 mm, the left 28 mm and the lower 5 mm. Blank space is occasionally left between words. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

434. Papyrus 523

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 523
Title:
Letter with Copy of a Letter of Theodorus (P.Petrie Kleon 41, P.Petr. II 9(1), P.Petr. III 43(8), P.Lond. III 523 descr., TM 7447)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter, with the names of the correspondents being lost, enclosing the copy of the letter of Theodorus to Diotimus. Theodorus instructs him to write to Androsthenes and the nomarchs, and to send some material, as the river is rising.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-249 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a mid-dark brown papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage; broken off at the top and bottom; with traces of plaster in places. Writing runs across the fibres on the front, the back being blank. There are 9 lines and traces of another line at the bottom. The left margin measures 10 mm, no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

435. Papyrus 524

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 524
Title:
Letter to Theodorus (P.Petrie Kleon 39, P.Petr. II 9(2)+(3), P.Petr. III 43(3), P.Lond. III 524+525 descr., TM 7442)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Hermogenes to Theodorus, enclosing the copy of the letter of Harmachorus concerning a group of workers who had been working in Philoteris for several months and were hoping to move to Alabanthis. Harmachorus reports that the works have been completed, asks for measurers to be sent, and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 July 241 BC
Extent:

Upper portion of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, the lower portion of which is Papyrus 525; broken vertically in the middle and with holes in places. In this portion there are 11 lines running across the fibres, with a small trace of ink at the bottom. The full text comprises 22 lines on the front. The upper margin measures c. 15 mm, the left between 10 and 15 mm; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

436. Papyrus 525

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 525
Title:
Letter to Theodorus with Copy of the Letter Harmachorus (P.Petrie Kleon 39, P.Petr. II 9(2)+(3), P.Petr. III 43(3), P.Lond. III 524+525 descr., TM 7442)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Hermogenes to Theodorus, enclosing the copy of the letter of Harmachorus concerning a group of workers who had been working in Philoteris for several months and were hoping to move to Alabanthis. Harmachorus reports that the works have been completed, asks for measurers to be sent, and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 July 241 BC
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, the upper portion of which is Papyrus 524; broken vertically in the middle and with holes and traces of plaster in places. In this portion there are 11 lines running across the fibres, with a small trace of ink at the bottom. The full text comprises 22 lines on the front. The lower margin measures c. 25 mm, the left between 10 and 15 mm; no margin was left to the right. The modern annotation at the bottom indicates the mummy the papyrus comes from. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

437. Papyrus 526

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 526
Title:
Letter to Theodorus (P.Petrie Kleon 40, P.Petr. II 9(4), P.Petr. III 43(5), P.Lond. III 526 descr., TM 7444)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Hermaphilus to Theodorus, enclosing the copy of the letter of Teos, an official of the Arsinoite village of Tanchoiris, requesting that the irrigation work be assigned to them. Of this letter, only the beginning survives. With docket on the back including date, name of the sender, subj...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 August 240 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom and damaged at the top; with breaks along the folding lines; traces of plaster remain. Writing runs across the fibres on the front, and along them on the back. The front bears 7 lines and traces of another line at the bottom; upper and left margins measure c. 30 mm; the right margin is minimal. The back bears one column of three lines and a word next to it, located in the left-hand portion. The text is written upside down in relation to the front. The modern annotation indicates the mummy from which the papyrus comes. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

438. Papyrus 527

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 527
Title:
Memorandum (P.Petr. II 9(5), P.Petr. III 43(6), P.Lond. III 527 descr., TM 7445)
Scope & Content:
A memorandum from Petobastis and Petechon to Theodorus, who should write to the oikonomos Theodorus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
240-239 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom, with a break along the width in the upper half and somewhat mutilated in the right-hand edge; with plaster residue in places. On the front there are 7 lines written across the fibres; side margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

439. Papyrus 528

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 528
Title:
Letter of a Prisoner (P.Petr. II 10(2), P.Petr. III 32(b), P.Lond. III 528 descr., TM 7423)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Phaies, financial official (oikonomos), from Ammonius, scribe near Oxyrhyncha, who reports that he has been imprisoned at the door of the strategus’ office by the assistant.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
221-205 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with irregular lower margin; lacking the upper right corner and with a hole in the left portion; otherwise well preserved. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 14 lines, complete; the last word is written after a blank. Upper and side margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

440. Papyrus 529(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 529(A-C)
Title:
Petitions to a Strategus (P.Petr. II 12(2)-P.Petr. II 12(3), P.Petr. III 29b-d, P.Lond. III 529a-c descr., TM 7412-7414)
Scope & Content:
Petitions addressed to the strategus Aphthonetus. Upper left papyrus (A), (P.Petr. II 12(2), P.Petr. III 29b, P.Lond. III 529a descr., TM 7412): Petition from a man whose name is damaged, asking the strategus to summon him and his opponent and requesting that the charges he has moved be investi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
244-222 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheets from mummy cartonnage, displaying plaster residue; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper left papyrus (A): Broken off to the right, lacking the upper right corner, with few holes and surface damage in places; 15 lines, mutilated at the end, with a loss of 1-3 letters. Left, upper and lower margins partly survive. With modern annotation.

Upper right papyrus (B): Long and narrow, broken off at the bottom and with surface damage throughout; 21 lines, the last only having few traces.

Lower papyri (C): Fragment from the top of a sheet with detached fragment; portions of 4 lines are preserved on the upper fragment and parts of 2 lines on the lower fragment. With modern annotation.

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