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571. Papyrus 673

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 673
Title:
Acknowledgment of the Repayment of a Loan (P.Grenf. II 31, P.Lond. III 673 descr., TM 75)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in the notarial office of Paniscus in Pathyris before his agent Hermias, acknowledging that Paous, son of Horus, has paid the share due to Chaeremon, son of Paniscus, on account of a loan of money contracted by Patous, son of Horus and father of Tareesis. With summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 April 104 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, only lacking a small part of the lower left edge, and with minor damage in places; writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back; on the back there are two lines at the bottom of the sheet; the front bears 18 lines, complete. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. A sheet-join runs along at the height of the sheet at c. 20 mm from the left edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

572. Papyrus 674

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 674
Title:
Loan of Wheat and Barley (P.Grenf. II 29, P.Lond. III 674 descr., TM 73)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in Pathyris before Hermias, agent of the notary Paniscus, acknowledging that Paeris, son of Pasemis, has lent ten artabas of wheat and thirteen artabas of barley to Peteharsemtheus and his three brothers. Penalty applies should the borrowers fail to repay the loan within the agreed...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 November 102 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, long and narrow, with light-coloured patches; damaged by breaks along the horizontal folds. Writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back; the back bears two columns of 2 and 3 lines respectively. On the front there is one column of 32 lines, the last of which is slightly indented and separated by paragraphus and some blank space. Margins are extant, with the side being minimal, and the lower wide. A sheet-join running along the height of the sheet is visible at c. 20-25 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

573. Papyrus 675

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 675
Title:
Contract for the Sale of Land and Bank Receipt (P.Grenf. II 32, P.Lond. III 675 descr., TM 236)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in Pathyris before Hermias, agent of the notary Paniscus, for the sale of one arura of corn land belonging to Peteharsemtheus and his three brothers at the price of two talents. The seller is Peteharsemtheus, and the buyers are Hetpesuchus and his brothers. Dated to 1 May 101 B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
101 BC
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus roll, complete and well-preserved, made of four sheets; the first sheet displays vertical fibres and was left blank; the other sheets, with horizontal fibres, bear writing along the fibres; the back is blank. There is one wide column of 15 lines, complete; blank space separates lines 3 and 4,10 and 11, and 14 and 15. All margins are extant; three sheet-joins are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

574. Papyrus 676

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 676
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 676, P.Bingen, p. 199 descr., TM 116)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a contract drawn up in Pathyris by Hermias, agent of the notary Paniscus, for the sale of some land, purchased by Harsiesis, priest of Suchus and Aphrodite, from a certain Nechuthes. With demotic summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 November 100 BC
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus, written on both sides along the fibres. The back bears one line in demotic; the front preserves portions of ten lines, very mutilated. Parts of upper and lower margins survive. The fragments are mounted in a glass case.

575. Papyrus 677

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 677
Title:
Cession of a Share of a Leasehold (P.Grenf. II 33, P.Lond. III 677 descr., TM 114)
Scope & Content:
Agreement drawn up before Hermias, agent of the notary Paniscus, whereby Psenenoupis cedes a share of temple land which he had leased from the priests for a period of ten years. He sublets it to Harsiesis, priest of Suchus and Aphrodite, for the last four years at the price of 2 talents and 3300...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 November 100 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few holes and some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one wide column of 15 lines, the last of which is written in the right part of the sheet. All margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

576. Papyrus 678

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 678
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 678, TM 117)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in Krokodilopolis (Pathyrite nome) in the notarial office of Paniscus, recording the sale of some grain-bearing land located near Pathyris, from Petesuchus, son of Schotes, to his brother Harsiesis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
99-98 BC
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the top of one wide column, of which portions of 12 lines remain. The upper margin survives to 50 mm, the other margins are lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

577. Papyrus 679

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 679
Title:
Sale of a Share of Priests’ Accommodation (P.Grenf. II 35, P.Lond. III 679 descr., TM 115)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in Pathyris before Hermias, representative of the notary Paniscus, for the sale of a quarter of a pastophorion (accommodation of a priest) located in the temple in Pathyris at the price of 3000 drachmas. The sellers are two brothers of Harsiesis, priests in the temple, and the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
February 98 BC
Extent:

Papyrus roll made up of three sheets, well-preserved and almost complete, only lacking the bottom right corner and displaying some holes and minor surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front there is one wide column of 11 lines, under which there is a line, indented, and another small and narrow column of 6 lines. Margins survive. There are two sheet-joins running along the height of the roll. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

578. Papyrus 680

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 680
Title:
Private Letter (P.Grenf. II 36, P.Lond. III 680 descr., TM 76)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Petesuchus, son of Panebchounis, to his brother Peteharsemtheus and others. Among other things, Petesuchus advises the recipients to buy the wheat there or in Diospolis, having heard that the mice had eaten up the grain seed. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 May 95 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with breaks along the vertical folds and lacking the bottom left corner, but well-preserved as to the rest. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having one column of three short lines in the middle of the left margin and one line in the right-hand half of the sheet. On the front there is one column of 22 lines. All margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

579. Papyrus 682

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 682
Title:
Sale of Land (SB XXIV 16315, P.Lond. III 682+P.Bad II 10, TM 229)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a contract drawn up in the notarial office in Pathyris before Ammonius, representative of the public notary Paniscus, recording the sale of some corn-bearing land on the sandbank of Pathyris from Sisuchus, son of Phibis. Additional fragments are in Heidelberg, one of them partly pre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 November 98 BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, mounted on cardboard in a glass frame. Additional fragments are in Heidelberg, at the Institut für Papyrologie, inventoried as P. G 1283 and P. G 1300. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The British Library fragments preserve parts of 8 lines from the top of a column, and the upper margin. The Heidelberg fragments supply additional portions of these lines, for a complete column width of 200-210 mm, and part of the first column, 55 mm wide. All fragments break off at the bottom.

580. Papyrus 686

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 686
Title:
Miscellaneous Ptolemaic Texts (P.Lond. III 686 descr., TM 278-279, 269, 286, 613, 655)
Scope & Content:
Lower left papyrus (D) (SB XVIII 13847, TM 279): Conclusion of a loan, with subscription of the notary at the end. Dated between 114 and 97 BC. Small fragment to the right (E) (P.Dryton 39, TM 269): Small fragment belonging to Papyrus 641, containing an account recording expenses or receipts of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Eight fragments of varying size not belonging together, housed in a glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Papyrus strip, complete on the left, broken off on the other sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 3 lines; the back is blank.

Second papyrus at the top (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 11 lines running along the fibres, the back contains parts of 11 lines written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

Third papyrus from the left (C): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right; written on both sides. The front bears the ends of 11 lines running along the fibres; the back contains parts of 7 lines written across the fibres.

Lower left papyrus (D): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom and left, damaged at the top; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 5 lines; a sheet-join runs vertically. The back is blank.

Small fragment to the right (E): Small fragment from the same papyrus as Papyrus 641, complete at the bottom; placed upside down in the frame; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears a few letters from 3 lines, the back is blank.

Second papyrus from the bottom left (F): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of 6 lines, with a small trace from another line at the top. The back is blank.

Third papyrus from the bottom left (G): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom, broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears a few letters from 2 lines, and a trace from another line at the top. The back is blank.

Lower right papyrus (H): Lower right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 5 lines; the lower margin is ample. The back is blank.

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