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1751. Papyrus 2480

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2480
Title:
Sale of House-Property (P.Oxy. XIV 1698, TM 31791)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a house-property and building land in a village the name of which is lost; details of the parties involved in the sale are also missing. Information on the location of the house are provided; the seller has already received a payment in full from hand to hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 September 269?
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, with wormholes throughout and broken off at the top, left and bottom; only the ends of the lines, written along the fibres, and the right margin survive; a sheet join is visible in the right margin. The back is blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1752. Papyrus 2481

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2481
Title:
Sale of Female Slaves (P.Oxy. XIV 1706, TM 21984) and List of Contracts (P.Oxy. XIV 1726, TM 31796)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. XIV 1706, TM 21984): Sale of two female slaves, one of whom is called Aphrodite, the buyer being Sarapias alias Thaesis, from Antinoupolis, acting with her guardian; the sellers and their brother, who is acting as their guardian, are from Oxyrhynchus. A second hand occasionally fil...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, with writing on both sides; on the recto the text runs along the fibres and is complete at the top and left, but is broken off at the bottom and right; the first two lines are also damaged; the left margin measures 15 mm and the upper one 17 mm. On the verso the text runs across the fibres and is broken off at the bottom and left. Housed in a glass case.

1753. Papyrus 2482

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2482
Title:
Fragmentary Lists (P.Oxy. XIV 1744, TM 22000)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Portion of a survey-list on palm and garden-land belonging to the State, of which rents are recorded. Payments are made through loaves, pigs, dates, olives and money. Possibly dated to 287-8. Verso: Beginnings of lines of another list of similar character, the sections being marked by tw...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
287-288?
Extent:

A papyrus fragment, displaying some wormholes throughout; on the recto there are portions from the middle of a column written along the fibres; the verso bears the beginnings of some lines of another column, written across the fibres in a different hand, the ink being quite faded and rubbed in places. Housed in a glass case.

1754. Papyrus 2483

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2483
Title:
Order for Payment (P.Oxy. XIV 1753, TM 22004)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Incomplete lines from documents in shorthand. Verso: An order from Limenius to the assistant Athanasius to make some money-payments to Bassus for the price of some goods, such as oil and honey.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 July 390
Extent:

A papyrus fragment, written on both sides along the fibres; on the recto there are traces of 9 lines and, after some blank space, 5 other lines; on the back the text is complete at the top, left and bottom, but the ends of lines are lost. Housed in a glass case.

1755. Papyrus 2484

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2484
Title:
Fragment of the Gospel of John (Gregory-Aland P5; P. Lond. Lit. 213; P. Oxy. XV 1781; TM 61630), containing part of chapter 16
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a sheet from a codex containing the Gospel of John (Gregory-Aland P5; P. Lond. Lit. 213; P. Oxy. XV 1781; TM 61630), containing part of chapter 16. On the recto (written along the fibres) are parts of John 16:14-22. On the verso (written across the fibres) are parts of John 16:22-30....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

1 fragment of a leaf from a papyrus codex, writing on both sides, mounted in glass

1756. Papyrus 2486

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2486
Title:
Song of Songs with Aristides's Apology (P. Lond. Lit. 209; Rahfls 952; van Haelst 269; TM 62307 and P. Lond. Lit. 223; van Haelst 624.)
Scope & Content:
This is an outer bifolium of a quire of possibly 5 sheets, therefore the frame for 1r contains 1r on the right and 10(?)v on the left and, correspondingly, the frame for 1v, contains 1v on the left and 10(?)r on the right. f. 1r-v: Song of Songs 5:12 - 6:10. f. 10(?)r-v: Aristides: Apology (XV...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Early 4th century
Extent:

1 sheet (bifolium) forming two leaves of a papyrus codex, written on both sides, framed in a glass case.

1757. Papyrus 2487

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2487
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Paieous (P.Lond. VI 1914, TM 16852)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Paieous and Patabeit, priests of the monastery of Phathor, from Callistus, who is reporting on events that took place in Alexandria and concerned the Meletian community. In the evening of Pachon 24 some members had been maltreated and beaten up by Athansius’ adherents and soldiers, w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 23 May 335
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, almost fully preserved, damaged on the left-hand side and lighter by patches. Writing is on both sides along the fibres; the text on the back is rubbed in places. On the recto there are five lines written across the fibres in the left margin from top to bottom of the papyrus; on the verso the address is written in the lower portion of the sheet, the opposite way up. Housed in one glass case.

1758. Papyrus 2489

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2489
Title:
Letter to Apa Paieous Requesting Prayers (P.Lond. VI 1917, TM 16855)
Scope & Content:
A letter addressed to Apa Paieous, head of the Meletian community in Hathor, appealing to him for the benefit of his prayers and for the circulation of the prayers throughout the monastery of Meletian anchorites as well as in the immediate neighbourhood.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
330-340
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, damaged throughout, especially at the bottom and in its right portion; writing is along the fibres on the front, and on the back there are a few faded traces of crosses. Mounted in a glass case.

1759. Papyrus 2490

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2490
Title:
Summons (TM 942810)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an order, presumably addressed to the chief of police (archephodus) of an Arsinoite village, to send up a certain Ammonilla and someone else, being accused by Pacysis. With large crosses at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Right-hand portion of a papyrus slip, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the ends of 3 lines, with at least two-third lost to the left. Upper (19 mm), lower (16 mm) and right margins are extant. A sheet-join runs horizontally at 13 mm from the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1760. Papyrus 2491

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2491
Title:
Private Letter to Papnuthius (P.Lond. VI 1923, TM 32656)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Papnuthius from Ammonius, requesting prayers and informing him of a meeting he had with a certain Didymus. The final greetings are indented. With the address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Mid 4th century
Extent:

A light-brown papyrus sheet, with darker patches on the right and wormholes throughout. On the front the upper margin measures 17 mm, the left one 10-15 mm and the lower one 65 mm. Writing is along the fibres; the back bears the address. Mounted in a glass case.

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