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811. Papyrus 972

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 972
Title:
Order to Pay (P.Lond. III 972, TM 33775)
Scope & Content:
An order from Melas to Elias to pay 5 silver talents to Phibion, tax collector, for rent. With month and day, and signature of Melas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Papyrus slip, complete, with few small insect holes and minor damage along the horizontal fold. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are two lines, complete; all margins are extant, the side margins being irregular and minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 45-50 mm; in the bottom margin to the right a word was penned in a different hand. Horizontal and vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

812. Papyrus 973(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 973(A-B)
Title:
Private Letters (P.Lond. III 973(a-b), TM 31972, 33776)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (TM 31972): Left-hand portion of a private letter from Flavius Antonius to Antonius Zosimus, mentioning a slave; with traces of the address on the back. Unpublished. Right papyrus (B) (TM 33776): Beginning of a letter from Psenesis to Atouphis, informing him that, because he is...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments not belonging together, housed in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, displaying a few insect-holes in places; written on both sides. The front bears the beginnings of 8 lines running across the fibres; upper, lower and left margins survive. On the back, there are faded traces of 1 line written along the fibres.

Right papyrus (B): Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, displaying a few insect-holes in places; written on both sides. The front bears 12 lines running from the top of a column, running along the fibres, and 1 line written in the left margin, perpendicularly to the rest of the text; upper, right and left margins survive. On the back, there are faded traces of writing.

813. Papyrus 974

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 974
Title:
Surety for Fruit-Buyer (P.Lond. III 974, Chrest.Wilck. 429, TM 22753)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary surety for a man to act as a city contractor for the fruit supply (karpones) of the city of Hermopolis, the name of the guarantor being lost. The second column preserves the same text, but whether it concerns the same fruit-buyer and the same guarantor remains uncertain.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
June 306
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, imperfect at the top, bottom and left; darker along the upper edge; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, portions of two columns survive. The right margin and the intercolumn are extant. A sheet-join is visible at c. x mm from the left. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

814. Papyrus 975

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 975
Title:
Loan (P.Lond. III 975, TM 22754)
Scope & Content:
Aurelia Tamounis, daughter of Silvanus and Sarapias, acknowledges receipt of a loan of 4 artabas and a half of vegetables, to be repaid in the month of Epeiph, from Aurelia Isidora alias Eudaemonis, of Antinoopolis. With subscription of Tamounis at the end, written by Aurelius Horigenes, son of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 January 314
Extent:

Papyrus sheet in poor condition, darker to the right, with holes especially located in its left half and abrasion and other surface damage throughout. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 25 lines, some of which lack the beginnings. The margins survive, although they are mutilated in places. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet in the right margin. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

815. Papyrus 976

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 976
Title:
Loan of Lentils (P.Lond. III 976, TM 22755)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Ammennianus and Aurelius Lammon acknowledge receipt of a loan of four and a half artabas of lentils, to be repaid in Pauni and Epeiph. The name of the lender is lost. With subscriptions of the borrowers at the end; that of Lammon was written by Aurelius Hatres as Lammon was illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
315
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and left; with few small insect holes and minor surface damage in the left edge, but well preserved as to the rest. Writing is on one side along the fibres. 16 lines survive, some of which lack the beginnings; of the first line only few traces remain. The lower margin measures approximately 50 mm; no margin was left to the right; the other margins are lost. There is a sheet-join running across the fibres and along the height of the sheet at c. 10 mm from the left edge. Vertical and horizontal folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

816. Papyrus 977

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 977
Title:
Sale of a Slave (P.Lond. III 977, TM 22756)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary sale of a slave by Claudius Theon Timagenes to Flavius Sanctus alias Magnillius, of Antinoopolis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
330
Extent:

Two larger fragments and four detached scraps from the left-hand side of a papyrus roll, broken off at the bottom, mutilated to the right and damaged by holes throughout; with minor abrasion and other surface damage in places. Writing is on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The beginnings of 41 lines are preserved, with traces of another line. Upper and left margins partly survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

817. Papyrus 978

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 978
Title:
Share of a House (P.Lond. III 978, TM 22757)
Scope & Content:
Agreement for the division of a house-property located in Hermopolis, to be shared between one brother and three sisters. Details are accurately provided. With subscriptions at the end of Aurelia Tecysis, written by her husband Aurelius Silvanus, of Aurelia Isias, written by her husband Aurelius...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 December 331
Extent:

Papyrus sheet in poor condition, broken off to the left, lacking the left bottom edge and with insect holes throughout; abrasion and other surface damage occur in the preserved portion. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 21 lines lacking the beginnings. Upper, right and lower margins survive. A sheet-join runs across the fibres and along the height of the sheet in the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

818. Papyrus 979

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 979
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. III 979, TM 22758)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Silvanus, son of Castor, wants to lease a plot of land located near Penapaste from Aurelius Neilus, city-councillor of Hermopolis, for the current year. With Neilus’ subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 December 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, lacking the top right and the bottom edges, and with minor surface damage throughout. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 24 lines, all complete with the exception of the first, which lacks the beginning. Margins survive; a sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet in the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

819. Papyrus 981

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 981
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. III 981, Chrest.Wilck. 130, TM 33777)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a letter from the deacon Ioannes to father Ioannes, containing expressions of affection and mention of a meeting with the dux.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and complete on all other sides; with minor damage along a few vertical creases; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 16 lines from the top of a column written along the fibres; upper and side margins are minimal. A sheet-join is visible a few millimetres from the right-hand edge. The back preserves very faded traces of one column across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

820. Papyrus 982

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 982
Title:
Letter of a Recruit (SB XXIV 16282, P.Lond. III 982, TM 33778)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Herminus from Apollos, a new recruit, concerning money matters. Apollos explains how he has spent his share of money for medical treatments, and asks that Herminus deliver his army bounty to Apollos’ mother and wife, whom he has sent to collect it.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, pale brown, broken off to the left and with some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there is one column of 24 lines, with lines 1-22 lacking the beginnings and lines 23-24 written on the right-hand side of the sheet. Upper and lower margins survive and are minimal, and no space was left on the right. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge up to line 21. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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