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1601. Papyrus 2233

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2233
Title:
Private Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 166-170, no. 5, TM 704796)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Theotima to the comes Timotheus, presumably her brother, inquiring on a certain Eutropia for a matter that is causing her distress; greetings follow; written by Victor; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage, insect holes and torn at the top; written on both sides; the front bears 8 lines written across the fibres; margins are complete. A sheet-join runs from left to right at c. 80 mm from the top. On the back there are two lines running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1602. Papyrus 2237

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2237
Title:
Memorandum for a Trip to Constantinople (TM 381317)
Scope & Content:
recto: "Memorandum (Hypomnestikon) for Constantinople, to Menas of Oxyrhynchus" verso: "Memorandum from the comes Philias"
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th-6th century
Extent:
1 papyrus sheet, main text written transversa charta, address on the other side.

1603. Papyrus 2238

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2238
Title:
Letter concerning work on an embankment for a vineyard
Scope & Content:
recto: Letter by Theodoros lamprotatos to an estate-manager (thaumasiotes) to order work and payment for workers at a vineyard in Graeidos (Oxyrhynchus) verso: "Deliver to my lord... from theodoros, lamprotatos"
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:
1 papyrus sheet, main text written transversa charta, address on the back, framed in a glass case.

1604. Papyrus 2239

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2239
Title:
Tax Register and Rhetorical Exercises (P.Lond.Lit. 193, TM 63521, LDAB 4730, MP3 2524)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Tax register, assigned to the second century; unpublished. Verso: Two progymnasmatic compositions, quoting Iliad, Odyssey, and Hesiod, and with coronis. Fragment 1, columns 1-2: Rhetorical exercise in praise of ‘aidos’, quoting Iliad V 531 = XV 563 in column 1, line 11, Odyssey VI 222 i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Two fragments of a papyrus roll, bearing writing on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. A thin strip, 55 mm long, is detached from the fragments. Remains of four columns are preserved on both sides. On the recto, only the last column is in good condition, although still fragmentary.

The verso preserves portions of four columns, two on each fragment. The second and the third are very fragmentary: only the beginnings and the ends of a few lines remain in column 2 and 3 respectively. Columns 1 and 4 are better preserved, with 35 lines in column 1 and 30 in column 4, fragmentary in places. The thin strip of papyrus has scanty traces of 4 further lines belonging to column 2.

The fragments are mounted in a glass case.

1605. Papyrus 2240

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2240
Title:
Paul, Letter to the Corinthians (P.Lond.Lit. 216, TM 61876, LDAB 3033)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus 2240(1): Recto, column 1: Cor. 11:33-34, 12:2-3; Column 2: Cor. 12:3-7; Verso, column 1: Cor. 12:8-10; Column 2: Cor. 12:11-13; with traces of Cor. 12:2, 12 and 14:21, 27 on the small fragment at the top, and additional fragments, unidentified. Papyrus 2240(2) Recto, column 1: Co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 5th century
Extent:
Fragments of two leaves of a parchment codex, darkened in places and with holes; housed in two glass frames named Papyrus 2240(1) and Papyrus 2240(2); written on both sides, with two columns per page; 19 lines to the column; the column width is 45 mm; with modern annotations.

1606. Papyrus 2240(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2240(1)
Title:
Portions from Paul's Letter to the Corinthians 11-14
Scope & Content:
Recto, column 1: Cor. 11:33-34, 12:2-3; Column 2: Cor. 12:3-7; Verso, column 1: Cor. 12:8-10; Column 2: Cor. 12:11-13; with traces of Cor. 12:2, 12 and 14:21, 27 on the small fragment at the top, and additional fragments, unidentified.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 5th century
Extent:

Fragments of a leave of a parchment codex, darkened in places and with holes; housed in a glass frame; written on both sides, with two columns per page; 19 lines to the column; the column width is 45 mm; with modern annotations.

1607. Papyrus 2240(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2240(2)
Title:
Portions from Paul's Letter to the Corinthians 14
Scope & Content:
Recto, column 1: Cor. 14:20-21; Column 2: Cor. 14:21-24; Verso, column 1: Cor. 14:24-26; Column 2: Cor. 14:26-29.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 5th century
Extent:
Fragments of a leave of a parchment codex, darkened in places and with holes; housed in a glass frame; written on both sides, with two columns per page; 19 lines to the column; the column width is 45 mm; with modern annotations.

1608. Papyrus 2242

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2242
Title:
Aristophanes of Byzantium, De Animalibus (CPF I.1* 24.36T, P.Lond.Lit. 164, TM 59293, LDAB 390, MP3 157.2)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a roll containing Aristotelis Historiae Animalium Epitome II 169-177 by Aristophanes of Byzantium. The preserved portion concerns the dog and discusses its mating; the beginning of a section on the diseases that may affect the dog follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at the bottom and sides and written along the fibres on the front, the back being blank. Parts of two columns survive; of the second only the beginning of a few lines remain, whereas the first is nearly complete and consists of 36 lines. The upper margin survives to 48 mm; the space between the columns measures 27-30 mm. The surface is damaged in places; ink specks are visible in the upper margin. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1609. Papyrus 2243

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2243
Title:
Contract of Loan (P.Lond. VII 1986, SB X 10251, TM 1548)
Scope & Content:
Contract for a loan of 100 drachmae between a woman called Nea, acting with her guardian, and Echedemus, repayable on demand but with no interest. The six witnesses are listed at the end. The Macedonian calendar is used for the dating. On the back there are the names of the parties and witnesses.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 September 252 BCE
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, with top and bottom margins extant but imperfect on both sides. Writing is along the fibres on the recto; faded traces of three lines written across the fibres are visible on the back. Mounted in one glass case.

1610. Papyrus 2244

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2244
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2022, TM 1584)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter to Zenon from Apollodotus, writing from Ptolemais, presumably the Palestinian port, mentioning grain coming from Alexandria and a certain Apollophanes, perhaps a trading agent; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus slip of poor quality, broken off on the right and left and with surface damage in places, especially along the horizontal folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are 4 lines running against the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; upper and lower margins are extant. On the back, there are two words written along the fibres, written the other way up in relation to the text on the front; there are two papyrus patches, presumably added by the finders. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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