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1651. Papyrus 2344

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2344
Title:
Contract for Land Clearance (P.Cair.Zen. II 59182, TM 828)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a contract before six witnesses in duplicate form, whereby some labourers acknowledge receipt of money from Zenon as a payment for the clearing of brushwood land. The labourers have the right to occupy and defend the land, and they should return it clean within twenty-one days. Shoul...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 October 255 BC
Extent:

Fragment of the same papyrus as two other fragments in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, inventoried as CG 59182; light-brown, complete at the top and bottom; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 12 lines written across the fibres, lacking beginning and ends. Upper and lower margins are extant. The original clay seal is still preserved. On the back, there are a few words written along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1652. Papyrus 2345

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2345
Title:
Receipt for Wages (P.Lond. VII 1959, TM 1522)
Scope & Content:
Receipt in duplicate form for the payment of five drachmas to Hermippus for the planting of castor-oil plants. With original seal (TM Seal 910). Lines 1-3: Inner text, originally sealed. Line 4-end: Outer text.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 March 256 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, light-medium brown, complete; bearing writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front there are 7 lines, complete. Margins are extant, the upper, left and right being minimal. The original clay seal is still preserved. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1653. Papyrus 2346

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2346
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2013, TM 1575)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from Demetrius, advising him that Demeas was not appointed as banker and that consequently they are liaising with Pisistratus for their transactions. Demetrius shall send details of some deposits and sales as soon as he has them. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 October 244 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete at the top and bottom, damaged on the left and right; bearing writing on both sides. On the front there are 9 lines running across the fibres. Upper, lower and part of the right margin are extant. On the back there is one word written along the fibres at the bottom right, and traces of ink at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1654. Papyrus 2347(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2347(A-C)
Title:
Letters from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2085-6, 2063; TM 1646-7, 1625)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Lond. VII 2085, TM 1646): Portion of a letter, of which little remains; the names of the correspondents are lost. B (P.Lond. VII 2086, TM 1647): Portion of a letter, of which little remains; the names of the correspondents are lost; with reference to Iope (in Palestina). Possibly dated to ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Four fragments, two of which belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left and broken off on all other sides; with writing on one side, the back is blank; on the front, there are the beginnings of 6 lines and a small trace of the seventh line, written along the fibres; the left margin survives.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom, broken off on all other sides and damaged by insect-holes throughout; bearing writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are portions of 9 lines written along the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; the lower margin survives and measures 40 mm.

C: Two fragments that do not join from a light-brown papyrus of poor quality; complete at the top and outer sides; written on one side across the fibres, the back is blank; on the front there are portions of 10 lines, but the central portion is lost. Margins survive.

1655. Papyrus 2348

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2348
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1965, TM 1528)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter mentioning white flax; the names of the correspondents are not preserved. The date is at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 November 256 BC?
Extent:

Right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, medium-brown, with surface damage on the left; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front there are the ends of 6 lines running across the fibres. Upper, lower and right margins are extant. On the back there is one word written along the fibres at the bottom right, and traces of ink at the top. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1656. Papyrus 2349

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2349
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2053, TM 1615)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter to Zenon from Sostratus, who reports on the subject of horses (five of which were in foal) and on the price of some wine. The address is on the back. Another fragment of the same papyrus is in Cairo.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
255-246 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, the right-hand portion of which is in Cairo;complete at the top and bottom, broken off at the right and left; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 10 lines running across the fibres and lacking beginnings and ends. Upper and lower margins are extant. On the back there is one word written along the fibres in the lower half, upside down in relation to the text on the front, lacking the end. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1657. Papyrus 2350(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2350(A-B)
Title:
Letter and Accounts from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2087, TM 1648; P.Lond. VII 2150, TM 1710)
Scope & Content:
Left fragment (A) (P.Lond. VII 2087, TM 1648): Fragment of a letter concerned with pigs and containing some instructions; the names of the correspondents are lost. Right fragment (B) (P.Lond. VII 2150, TM 1710): Recto: Fragment of an account, apparently concerned with corn, mentioning people ot...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Left fragment (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment; broken off on the sides, complete at the top and bottom; with the central portions of 10 lines running across the fibres, upper and lower margins survive. A sheet-join runs horizontally at c. 35 mm from the bottom. The back is blank.

Right fragment (B): Light-brown papyrus fragment; possibly complete at the bottom, broken off on all other sides; written on both sides; on the front, there are the central portions of 6 lines running along the fibres, with only a small trace of the first line. The lower margin survives; on the back, there remain faint traces of 6 lines written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

1658. Papyrus 2351

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2351
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2057, TM 1619)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter from Philinus to Zenon, informing him that he has dispatched five shields of the finest quality and asking him to write to Heraclides about what Zenon would like to have. A papyrus in Columbia University, New York, published as P.Col.Zen. II 114 d, preserves part of the right...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Left-hand fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the right-hand portion of which is in Columbia University, New York; broken off at the bottom and right, and complete at the top and left; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of 8 lines running along the fibres; upper and left margins are extant; a sheet-join runs vertically at c. 25 mm from the left-hand edge. The fragment in Columbia University preserves the ends of lines 1-6. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1659. Papyrus 2352

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2352
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1943, TM 1510)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a letter to Zenon from Theodorus, assistant (hyperetes), reporting on a sum of money advanced by Python, director of the tax-office at Athribis. P.Cair.Zen. I 59062 is the continuation of this letter and contains the request to present a letter from Amyntas to Apollonius zealously; ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. May 257 BC
Extent:
Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, another fragment of which is in Cairo (P.Cair.Zen. I 59062); somewhat damaged at the top, otherwise well preserved; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 8 lines, with a scant trace of another line at the bottom; upper, right and left margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1660. Papyrus 2353(A-F)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2353(A-F)
Title:
Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1512, 1524, 1550, 1622, 1649-1650)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon. A (P.Lond. VII 1961, C.Ptol.Sklav. II 159, TM 1524): Fragment of a private letter to Zenon from Ctesias, brother of Hierocles, Zenon’s friend in Alexandria, concerned with slaves. A papyrus now in Cairo (fr. 1961) preserves the right-hand portion o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Six papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the right-hand portion of which is preserved in a papyrus now in Cairo, inventoried as fr. 1961. Complete at the top and bottom; with writing on both sides; on the front, there are the beginnings of four lines written across the fibres; upper, left and lower margins are extant. On the back, there are two lines written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

B: Light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but imperfect along the left edge and damaged along the folding lines; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 4 lines written across the fibres; margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs horizontally along the lower edge. On the back, there are some traces of writing running along the fibres.

C: Fragment of a light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines running across the fibres. The upper margin is extant.

D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and left, and broken off at the bottom and on the right; displaying surface damage. The writing runs on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there survive the beginnings of seven lines, running along the fibres; upper and left margins are extant.

E: Two non-contiguous fragments, possibly from the same papyrus sheet and perhaps belonging to Papyrus 2765; medium-brown; broken off on all sides, and written along the fibres on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are remains of five lines on the left fragment, and of three lines on the right fragment. A vertical sheet-join is visible on the left fragment.

F: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, with darker patch; complete at the top and right, and broken off on the other sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there survive the ends of six lines written along the fibres; traces of a seventh line are visible at the bottom. On the back, there are remains of one column running across the fibres.

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