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751. Papyrus 890

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 890
Title:
Receipt for Payment (P.Lond. III 890, TM 22701)
Scope & Content:
Copy of the receipt for the payment of the outstanding 60 drachmas made through the private bank of Hermaeus, to complete the purchase of five oxen, three of which are red-coloured and two white-coloured. The seller is Heracles, son of Zenon, and the buyer Apollonius, son of Hermias. With subscr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 January 6 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few small insect holes. Writing runs on both sides: the back contains a one-line docket written along the fibres in the lower margin and two faded lines written across the fibres. The front bears 13 lines, complete, with blank space of 50-55 mm between lines 7 and 8. All margins are extant. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

752. Papyrus 891

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 891
Title:
Petition to the Chief of Police (SB XX 15182, P.Lond. III 891 descr., TM 14956)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Serapion, chief of police (epistates phylakiton), from Chaeremon, son of Horion, a farmer of Euhemeria, concerning damage to his land caused by the grazing of sheep belonging to five men. Chaeremon asks Serapion to write to the chief of the village police (archephodos). An order to su...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29-31
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, lacking part of the right-hand side and with insect holes in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame. On the front, there are 22 lines, some of which lack the end. Blank space and paragraphus separate lines 19 and 20. The left margin measure 10-13 mm, the upper 20 mm, the lower 10 mm; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

753. Papyrus 892

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 892
Title:
Receipt for Hay (P.Lond. III 892, TM 22702)
Scope & Content:
A man whose name is lost acknowledges receipt of one thousand bundles of hay, which were owed to Philoxenus and Euhemerus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
August-September 16
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus sheet, riddled with insect-holes and imperfect on the right; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 13 lines running along the fibres, lacking the ends; lines 1 and 2 are abraded at the beginning. Upper, left and lower margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

754. Papyrus 893

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 893
Title:
Private Letter (P.Ryl. II pp. 381-382, P.Lond. III 893 descr., TM 13014)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Ammonius to his agent and friend Aphrodisius on various private and business matters. Among other things, Ammonius instructs the recipient to come to Boubastos and Berenikis Aigialou, where he will be harvesting, to buy fish-pickles and collect a loan. In the postscript, added at the t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 July 40
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with insect-holes and some surface damage; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 18 lines running along the fibres; the surviving margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

755. Papyrus 894

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 894
Title:
Petition concerning a Theft (SB XX 15032, P.Lond. IV 894 descr., TM 14925)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to Gaius Iulius Pholus, chief of police (epistates phylakiton), from a certain Menches, farmer in the estate of Decimus Valerius Asiaticus, concerning the theft of a piglet worth 16 drachmas. The petitioner asks the recipient to write to the archephodus (chief of village poli...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
39-41
Extent:
Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with some holes in places. The front bears the beginnings of 16 lines running along the fibres, with blank space between lines 15 and 16. Upper, left and lower (110 mm) margins are extant; a sheet-join runs from top to bottom at 13 mm from the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

756. Papyrus 895

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 895
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. III 895, TM 11804)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a petition addressed to Sarapion, chief of police (epistates phylakiton), from Protarchus, son of Protarchus, complaining that one of his farmers had left his fields and owed him some sort of payment. With the endorsement ('of Euhemeria') on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28-30
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with some surface damage in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 13 lines from the top of a column written along the fibres; the last two lines are very fragmentary. Upper and left margins are extant, no margin was left to the right. Vertical folds are still visible. On the back, there is one word written along the fibres in the lower right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

757. Papyrus 896

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 896
Title:
Fragment of a Receipt (SB XVI 13047, P.Lond. III 896 descr., TM 16358)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of an acknowledgment by Orseus, son of Orseus, and his wife Heraclous, for the receipt of a sum of money from Satabous, son of Herieus; additional details are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
69-79
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, broken off at the bottom and left; with some surface damage and few holes along the right edge; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, the ends of 16 lines running along the fibres are preserved; the last line preserved is very fragmentary. Upper and right margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

758. Papyrus 897

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 897
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. III 897, TM 22703)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a letter; the names of the correspondents are lost. The writer, who is staying in Alexandria, states that he will not come to the Arsinoite nome unless the recipient promises that he will not suffer any injurious treatment, as had happened on his last visit. A detailed address for fut...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 March 84
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, paler by patches, with some insect holes at the top and bottom and minor abrasion in places; broken off to the left; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are two columns written along the fibres, the first of which is very fragmentary, while the second is complete and comprises 24 lines; upper, lower and right margins are extant. On the back, there is another column written across the fibres; one line was erased. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

759. Papyrus 899

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 899
Title:
Private Letter to a Son (P.Lond. III 899, TM 29246)
Scope & Content:
A letter sent from Hermaeus to his son Areius. He informs and instructs his son about various matters, such as dyeing and financial dealings with a certain Paneros. The letter concludes with greetings to the wife of Areius and his daughter, to whom Hermaius sent twelve eggs.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

A sheet of papyrus written along the fibres on one side; left and right margins are extant, the right one being minimal, the left measuring approximately 28 mm. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

760. Papyrus 900

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 900
Title:
Official Register (P.Lond. III 900, TM 11805)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a register recording amounts of wheat and other produce (lentils, beans, barley) collected by the directors of the granary (sitologoi) over a period of six months (Epeiph-Tybi). On the back there are portions of unpublished accounts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
95-96
Extent:

Portion of a papyrus roll, broken off to the left and right, imperfect at the top and with surface damage throughout; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are three columns running along the fibres, almost complete; the back bears three irregular columns, running across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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