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Language Greek, Ancient Place Soknopaiou Nesos, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt

1. Egerton Papyrus 34

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Papyrus 34
Title:
Contract for the Training of a Slave (P.Grenf. II 59, TM 11361)
Scope & Content:
A contract for the training of a slave for a period of twenty months so that he may learn the art of weaving. The contracting parties are Taseus, of Soknopaiou Nesos, aged thirty, owner of the slave, acting with her guardian, and Paouetis, aged eighty.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 November 188
Extent:

Papyus sheet, broken off at the bottom, irregularly cut to the right. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. One column of 19 lines surivive. Upper and side margins are extant, the right being irregular and occasionally minimal. There is surface damage in places; a strip of vertical fibres seems to have been glued to the front, perhaps to fix a fault in manufacture. Horizontal folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 139

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 139
Title:
Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. II 139a, TM 19949), and Certificate for Five-Day Work (P.Lond. II 139b, TM 11624)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (P.Lond. II 139a, TM 19949): Copy of a receipt issued by Chaeremon to the three farmers who are cultivating his land, acknowledging the payment of the rent for part of the land. Dated to 23 August 48. Lower papyrus (P.Lond. II 139b, TM 11624): Certificate issued to Panephremmis, s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
48-51
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

Upper papyrus (A): Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with slight damage along the vertical folding lines; writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text consists of 12 complete lines; all margins are extant, the right being irregular. The blank space at the bottom measures 73 mm.

Lower papyrus (B): Small papyrus sheet, complete, with slight damage at the bottom. Writing is on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. There are 7 complete lines, and all margins are extant, the upper being minimal. Vertical folds are visible.

3. Papyrus 156

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 156
Title:
List of Tax Payments (P.Lond. II 156, TM 11631)
Scope & Content:
A list headed ‘Year 16, Tybi 30’, divided into sections and arranged in two columns. Each entry consists of names of persons with patronymics in most cases, followed by sums stated in drachmas. The sums range from 4 to 48 (usually 8 or 12); the total is given at the end. On the back there is the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 January 208
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged along the folding lines, with wormholes of varying size and abrasion in places. Writing runs along the fibres on either side: on the front there are two columns of 40 and 26 lines respectively; the last two lines of the second column are separated by blank space from the other lines and are indented. The back has two lines with further traces of ink: the second line is written upside down in relation to the first. There are dark spots. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

4. Papyrus 171

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 171
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 171a, TM 11639), and Request to Open a Will (P.Lond. II 171b, Chrest.Mitt. 309, TM 31210)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (P.Lond. II 171a, TM 11639): Receipt issued by Horion, tax collector in Soknopaiou Nesos, acknowledging that Apynchis has paid 36 drachmas on a parcel of land. Dated to 21 March 102. Right papyrus (P.Lond. II 171b, Chrest.Mitt. 309, TM 31210): A third-century request to the strateg...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same frame.

Left papyrus (A): Almost complete, lacking part of its left half and with occasional surface damage; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 10 lines, the last two of which lack the beginning; the text occupies slightly more than a third of the sheet. All margins are extant, the side being minimal; the blank space at the bottom measures 110 mm. Small holes are located along the vertical folds.

Right papyrus (B): Incomplete, broken off at the bottom, and lacking part of the upper left portion; dark-stained in the upper half. The text runs along the fibres, the back being blank; there are 23 lines, the last of which only has traces; the last two lines are separated from the rest of the text by some blank space. The lower margin is lost, part of the upper margin is preserved.

5. Papyrus 180

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 180
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. II 180, TM 11643)
Scope & Content:
Receipts acknowledging the grain taxes collected by two directors of the granary (sitologi) of the village of Neilopolis, Aurelius Melas and Philadelphos; the payments range from slightly over 4 to 25 artabas of grain and are credited to the village of Soknopaiou Nesos.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 May 228
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, with surface damage in the upper and lower portion; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Side and lower margins are preserved, the right being minimal; the blank space at the bottom measures 78 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

6. Papyrus 182

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 182
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 182a descr., TM 11645 - Under Publication), and Extract from Census (P.Lond. II 182b, TM 11646)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (P.Lond. II 182a descr., TM 11645): Receipt for two money payments made on different days issued to Panephremmis, son of Stotoetis, of Soknopaiou Nesos. Dated to 219. Under publication. Right papyrus (P.Lond. II 182b, TM 11646): Extract from a declaration from the census of 159/160...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162-219
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Left papyrus (A): Complete, with damage and abrasion located along the middle vertical and horizontal folding lines. The text is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. All margins are preserved, the right being minimal and irregular. The blank space at the bottom measures approximately 70 mm. A stain is located in the upper right edge.

Right papyrus: Light-brown fragment with writing on one side along the fibres and the back blank. The text is incomplete and breaks off at the bottom; further ink is visible at the top.

7. Papyrus 199

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 199
Title:
List of Officials (P.Lond. II 199, TM 11649)
Scope & Content:
Recto: List of officials of Soknopaiou Nesos, with names and sums stated in drachmas (equalling 300, 600, and 800) representing their wealth assessment (poros). The officials listed are the elders (presbyteroi) of the village, the chief police officer (archephodus), the ‘peace-keepers’ (eirenoph...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
200
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, with insect holes regularly distributed along the folding lines, lacking the lower right and left edges. It is written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On either side one column is preserved. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

8. Papyrus 206

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 206
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. II 206a descr., TM 19968; P.Lond. II 206b, TM 28024; P.Lond. II 206c, TM 11650; P.Lond. II 206d, TM 28025)
Scope & Content:
Top left papyrus (A), (P.Lond. II 206a descr., TM 19968): Fragment of a document of uncertain nature, listing names and dated to 56-57. Unpublished. Top right papyrus (B), (P.Lond. II 206b, TM 28024): Recto: A second-century list with names of people and sums stated in drachmas and obols. Ve...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Four papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass case.

Top left papyrus (A): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off to the right, damaged by holes, especially along the horizontal folds; it bears writing on one side, the back being blank. There are 6 lines written across the fibres, lacking the endings. Upper, lower and left margins are extant.

Top right papyrus (B): Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off to the right (front) and with surface damage throughout. Writing runs across the fibres on both sides. The front bears one column and the left portion of another column, with upper, left and lower margins being extant; the back preserves 6 lines.

Bottom left papyrus (C): Small sheet, complete, with little surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text occupies the upper half of the sheet; there are 6 lines, complete. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 35 mm.

Bottom right papyrus (D): Small, light-brown papyrus, complete but damaged along the edges; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 7 lines, complete.

9. Papyrus 216

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 216
Title:
Lease of a Store-House (P.Lond. II 216, Chrest.Wilck. 192, TM 11652)
Scope & Content:
Application for a one-year lease of a store comprising, among the other things, a tower, a courtyard, and five store-rooms, at a rent of 45 artabas of wheat. The lessee is Herieus, son of Herieus, of Soknopaiou Nesos, aged 50, and the lessors are two men, both named Stotoetis, who are leasing la...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 May 94
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few holes located in the lower half; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 33 lines, complete; all margins are extant, with no margin having been left to the right. A sheet-join runs across the fibres along the height of the sheet at c. 20 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

10. Papyrus 271

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 271
Title:
Homer, Odyssey III (P.Lond.Lit. 30, TM 60262, LDAB 1382, MP3 1039)
Scope & Content:
The fragments contain lines from Homer’s Odyssey III with scholia from Ammonius, Apion, Zenodotus, Herodorus or Erotianus. Papyrus 271(1) Left fragment, Column 1: Odyssey III 283-293, with scholia; Left fragment, Column 2: Odyssey III 319-327, with scholia; Right fragment: Odyssey III 387-40...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:
Fragments from a light-coloured papyrus roll of high quality, written on one side along the fibres; each column would have contained between 34 and 36 lines measuring 20.5 x 16.7 cm; the upper margin survives to 6 cm in Papyrus 271 (1), the lower margin survives to 7 cm in Papyrus 271(2). The roll would have been approximately 7 m long if it contained the first three books of the Odyssey, as the end-title suggests. Two hands are present. Mounted on cardboard in two glass cases. Further fragments from the same papyrus roll have been identified in the Vienna Collection and published as P.Sijp. 3.

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