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Language Greek, Ancient Name Areius, scribe, in Pathyris, 2nd century BC Place Pathyris, Egypt

1. Papyrus 613

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 613
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Dryton 16, P.Grenf. I 18, P.Lond. III 613 descr., TM 254)
Scope & Content:
A loan of 35 artabas of wheat with interest included, the lessor being Apollonia, Dryton’s wife, and the lessees her sister Herais and the husband Apollonius. Penalty applies if the borrowers fail to return the loan in time. The writer is Areius, representative of the notary Sarapinus. The docke...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 January 131 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved although damaged by holes along the horizontal and two vertical folds. Writing is on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, all margins are extant, with the upper margin of 32 mm, the lower of 55 mm and the left of 20 mm; the right margin is minimal. A sheet-join runs across the fibres at c. 6 mm from the right edge. The verso has a docket arranged in two columns, the first with two lines and the second with three lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 614

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 614
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Dryton 17, P.Grenf. I 19, SB XVI 12716, P.Lond. III 614 descr., TM 255)
Scope & Content:
A loan of money with interest included, further portions of which are contained in two papyri housed in Cairo and New York. Apollonia, wife of Dryton, lends the money to Anicetus and his wife Nicaia. Anicetus also acts as the notary (agoranomos); the scribe is Areius. The back contains the docke...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 May 129 BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size of a papyrus sheet, the first two from the upper part and the third from the lower portion of the sheet. Other fragments of the same sheet are a papyrus in Cairo, inventoried as 10354, and a papyrus in New York, Piermont Morgan Library, inventoried as 166. Writing runs across the fibres on the recto; only the upper fragment bears writing on the back, with the text running along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The fragments are housed in a glass case.

3. Papyrus 616

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 616
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Dryton 19, P.Grenf. I 20, P.Lond. III 616 descr., TM 257)
Scope & Content:
Apollonia, wife of Dryton, who is acting as her guardian, lends 10,000 drachmas with interest included to Solon alias Sleis, Harmais and their mother. The loan is for a period of five months, starting on 7 November 127 BC. Penalty applies, should the debtors fail to repay it within the agreed ti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 November 127 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the left and damaged along a horizontal fold. Writing is on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, portions of 20 lines survive, lacking the beginnings. The upper margin measures 7 mm, the lower 26 mm, and the right is minimal. The back contains a two-line docket. The papyrus was rolled horizontally from bottom to top. It is housed in a glass case.

4. Papyrus 619

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 619
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Dryton 25, P.Grenf. I 23, P.Lond. III 619 descr., TM 215)
Scope & Content:
A loan of 25 artabas of wheat from Caies to Harpaesis. If the latter fails to return it within the agreed time, penalty applies. The summary is on the back. The scribe is Areius, although his name is lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 January 117 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, written on both sides along the fibres, the back having a two-line docket. All margins are extant, the upper being of 36 mm, the left of 23 mm, and the others being minimal. The papyrus was rolled horizontally. It is housed in a glass case.

5. Papyrus 1203

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1203
Title:
Loan of Money and Wheat (P.Lond. III 1203, TM 90)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in the office of the notary Heliodorus in Pathyris, recording the loan of money and wheat received by Totoes, son of Pelaeus, from his son Panebchounis. The loan is to be repaid in Mesore. With subscription of Areius, agent of Heliodorus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 March 113 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete but lacking part of the upper right edge and with surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres, with the back blank. There are 13 complete lines, which occupy the upper half of the sheet; the last line, written after paragraphus and some blank space, is indented. Margins survive, although the right margin is lost opposite the text. The blank space at the bottom measures 190 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.