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62. Papyrus 131
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 131
- Title:
- Aristotle's Constitution of the Athenians (P.Lond.Lit. 108) and Other Texts: Scholia on Callimachus’ Aetia (P.Lond. Lit. 181), Farm Accounts (SB VIII 9699, P.Lond. I 131*), Commentary on Demosthenes’ In Midiam (P. Lond. Lit. 179)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto: - Papyrus 131 (1): Scholia on Callimachus’ Aetia (P. Lond. Lit. 181, TM 59363, LDAB 462, MP3 197). Three columns at the beginning of the roll, the first and the third with only a few lines, of fragments of scholia on Callimachus's Aetia (Σ Lond. = frr. 1d, 2a, and 2e Harder), copied in ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 78-c 100
- Extent:
-
Four papyrus rolls, one of which was divided into two pieces, now separately framed; written on both sides, with two texts being upside down in relation to the other texts written on the same side.
63. Papyrus 133
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 133
- Title:
- Demosthenes, Epistula III (P.Lond.Lit. 130, TM 61289, LDAB 2431, MP3 337)
- Scope & Content:
- Demosthenes’ Epistula III.1-38, addressed to the council and assembly and concerning the children on Lycurgus, from the same papyrus roll as Papyrus 134 (Hyperides, Against Philippides), but in a different hand.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1st century BC
- Extent:
- Continuation of the same roll as Papyrus 134, with blank space of about 300 mm to separate the texts and in a different hand; each sheet of the roll has a width of 185 mm; broken off to the right, with three columns missing from the text; well preserved, with slight abrasion in few places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 12 columns, sloping to the right, each measuring 170 x 58 mm and having between 29 and 36 lines; the intercolumn measures 12 mm on average; the upper margin measures between 29 and 38 mm, the lower between 33 and 40 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
64. Papyrus 189
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 189
- Title:
- List of Names (P.Lond. II 189, TM 28019)
- Scope & Content:
- List of names divided into groups, some of which with headings, with totals of men drawn beneath. One group has a cancelled title. Presumably the document is a list of men available for service rather than a roster of incumbents. At least four people may be identified with the men mentioned in S...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 2nd century
- Extent:
-
Fragment of a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres and well preserved, although the first column lacks its left-hand side; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
65. Papyrus 209
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 209
- Title:
- Sale of Part of a House (SB I 5114, TM 23154)
- Scope & Content:
- Sale of one third of a house in Apollonopolis by Pistois, head of the monastery of Abba Cyrus, to Zacharias and some other person whose name is lost. The house had been bequeathed to the monastery by Tachymia, daughter of Sansnotus. At the end are nine autograph subscriptions of Pistois and witn...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 630-641
- Extent:
-
Fragment from a papyrus roll containing one column written on one side, lacking the beginning and the right-hand ends of the lines. Mounted in one glass frame.
66. Papyrus 210
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 210
- Title:
- Sale of a House (SB I 5112, TM 23153)
- Scope & Content:
- Sale by Ioannes and Martha, his mother, to Aurelius Victor and his wife Heraëis, of the half belonging to them of a house in Apollonopolis; with autograph subscriptions of the vendors and witnesses. Dated to the 8th Tybi in the 6th indiction, in the reign of the emperors Flavius Heraclius and Fl...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3 January 618
- Extent:
-
Fragments from a papyrus roll forming one column, written on one side across the breadth of the papyrus, lacking the beginning.
67. Papyrus 229
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 229
- Title:
- Deed of sale of a slave boy (P. Lond. I 229), with original seals
- Scope & Content:
- Deed of sale (P. Lond. I 229), in Latin, whereby C. Fabullius Macer purchases a boy named Abbas or Eutyches, aged seven years, from Q. Julius Priscus. Signed by the parties and witnesses, whose seals are ranged along the top of the document. Mutilated Greek subscription.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient and Latin
- Date Range:
- 24 May 0166
- Extent:
-
1 roll, writing on one side only, mounted in glass
68. Papyrus 256
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 256
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. II 256 A, C-E, TM 11657, 19973-19975), Epigram on the Battle of Actium (P.Lond.Lit. 62, TM 63120, LDAB 4324, MP3 1853.1) and Rhetorical Exercises (P.Lond.Lit. 138, TM 63121, LDAB 4325, MP3 2515)
- Scope & Content:
- Documents from a ‘pasted roll’ (tomos synkollesimos) containing five documents: Recto: From left to right: - Detached fragments and beginning of the larger fragment with traces of writing; - Column 1 (preserved on the larger fragment): Receipt for shipment of 1718 and a half artabas of grain...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1st century
- Extent:
-
Papyrus fragments of various sizes from a composite roll, with the larger fragment being made up by joining several sheets of different dimensions, originally distinct; written on both sides, containing several columns in various hands not fully preserved. One sheet in the middle of the roll was arranged in the reverse way to the rest, so that its verso lies with the recto of the rest of the roll.
69. Papyrus 262
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 262
- Title:
- Certificate of Sale of a House (P.Dime III 5, P.Lond. II 262, TM 44702)
- Scope & Content:
- Certificate of sale of a house with veranda and empty plots in Soknopaiou Nesos, purchased by Satabous from the priest Chairemon and his wife. The beginning of the papyrus has the Demotic text with the cession of the house (P.Dime III 5); after a blank space, two Greek lines contain date, place ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 21 November 11
- Extent:
-
Complete, although much damaged by wormholes; from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres.
70. Papyrus 264
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 264
- Title:
- Demotic Hymn to Sobek (P.Lond. II 264r. descr., TM 130908) and List of Names (P.Lond. II 264v. descr., TM 25618)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto (P.Lond. II 264r. descr., TM 130908, LDAB 130908): Five columns, three of which complete, written in Demotic and containing a hymn to Sobek, who is described as a cosmic and solar deity, source of all life; praises are addressed to him. Traces of an underlying Greek text, which was apparen...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1st century
- Extent:
-
Fragment from a papyrus roll, written on both sides, bearing Greek writing on the verso and Demotic writing on the recto; traces of an underlying Greek text on the recto, which was washed out, are visible. Overall well preserved, yet incomplete, with holes affecting the writing on both sides; housed in one glass case.