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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Language Greek, Ancient Name Tryphon, weaver, son of Dionysius and Thamounis, 1st century

1. Papyrus 746

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 746
Title:
Report of a Lawsuit on the Identification of a Child (P.Oxy. I 37, P.Lond. III 746 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 79, TM 20699)
Scope & Content:
Extract from the official minutes of the strategus Tiberius Claudius Pasion with the report on a court case concerning the identification of a child. Aristocles, advocate of Pesouris, reports that his client had picked up an infant, Heraclas, from the rubbish heap, and had hired Saraeus as a wet...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 March 49
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, incomplete and with detached fragments, damaged in its lower half; writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text comprises two columns of 26 and 10 lines respectively. The intercolumn measures 20-25 mm. Margins partly survive, the left (65 mm) and right being somewhat mutilated. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 765

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 765
Title:
Copy of a Sale of House Property (P.Oxy. I 99, P.Lond. III 765 descr., TM 20758)
Scope & Content:
Copy of a deed of sale whereby a three-storey house in Oxyrhynchus is being purchased for 32 talents of copper by Tryphon, son of Dionysius, from Pnepheros, his mother’s cousin, son of Papontos. Descriptions of the physical features of the men and of the location of the house are provided. At th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 September 55
Extent:

Papyrus sheet written on one side and nearly fully preserved, although damaged by holes throughout and lacking the portion on the right-hand side. A fragment is misplaced in the frame, currently covering parts of the ends of lines 3-10; it belongs in the gap at the bottom, containing letters from lines 16-19; mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

3. Papyrus 794

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 794
Title:
Contract of Apprenticeship (P.Oxy. II 275, P.Lond. III 794 descr., TM 20546)
Scope & Content:
A contract whereby Tryphon, of Oxyrhynchus, apprentices his son Thoonis to Ptolemaeus, weaver of Oxyrhynchus, for the period of one year. Tryphon shall cover his son’s expenses, but Ptolemaeus shall pay 5 drachmas per month and 12 drachmas on account of clothing at the end of the contract. Penal...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 September 66
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few insect holes along the folds. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of 46 lines; lines 37-46 are indented. There is little surface damage occasionally. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 135 mm. No margin was left to the right. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

4. Papyrus 798

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 798
Title:
Taxation Accounts (P.Oxy. II 288, P.Lond. III 798 descr., TM 20559)
Scope & Content:
Copies of tax receipts recording money payments made over various years by Tryphon and his father Dionysius on account of four taxes: the tax on weaving, the poll tax, the tax on pig and the tax for the maintainance of the dykes. The payments were mostly made through banks. In the extract at the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 22 July 25
Extent:

Papyus sheet, complete but damaged by abrasion and holes, especially in the left half and along the vertical folds; writing is on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. There is one column of 42 lines; all margins are extant, the right being minimal and irregular. The left margin measures 17-23 mm, and the lower 30-35 mm. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

5. Papyrus 799

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 799
Title:
Taxation Account (P.Oxy. II 289, P.Lond. III 799 descr., TM 20560)
Scope & Content:
Copies of receipts of tax payments, mostly made by Thoonis, son of Thoonis, through the bank, in various years, from 12th of Nero to 8th year of Vespasian. The payments were made on account of various taxes (poll-tax, tax on pig, tax for the maintainance of the embankments).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 January 83
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll, broken along the horizontal fold, darkened in places, especially to the left, and with surface damage throughout; it breaks off to the right. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. The text is arranged in two columns, separated by approximately 13-25 mm. From line 11, the first column comprises two columns, of which the first has 4 short lines, and the second 7 lines. Upper and left margins are extant. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

6. Papyrus 802

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 802
Title:
Loan for the Purchase of a House (SB X 10249, P.Oxy. II 318, P.Lond. III 802 descr., TM 16687)
Scope & Content:
A contract for a loan of 160 drachmas of silver to be repaid within the following year, the lessor being Antiphanes, son of Heraclas, and the lessee Tryphon, son of Dionysius, both of Oxyrhynchus. The loan is intended to cover the outstanding sum for the purchase of a house that Antiphanes himse...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
58-59
Extent:

Incomplete papyrus sheet, severely mutilated at the top and in the lower half, and worm-eaten throughout the preserved portion. The surface is abraded in few places. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Parts of one column of 35 lines survive, with lines 5-17 being better preserved and mostly complete. The text was crossed out. Parts of the left and upper margins survive; no margin was left to the right. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

7. Papyrus 1186

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1186
Title:
Notice of Removal (P.Oxy. II 251, P.Lond. III 1186 descr., TM 20521)
Scope & Content:
Notice addressed to Didymus and presumably Apollonius, district and village scribes (topogrammateis and komogrammateis), by Thamounis, of Oxyrhynchus, reporting that her son Thoonis no longer lives in the quarter where he was registered, but moved abroad. Thamounis asks that his son may be added...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 January 44
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, worm-eaten throughout, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 41 lines, with traces of ink in the upper margin. The numbers in red refers to the edition in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.