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1261. Papyrus 1217

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1217
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1217(a-b), TM 22843-22844)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts acknowledging payments made by Tinutis alias Asclepias on account of various taxes. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 1217(a), TM 22843): dated to 26 January-24 February 246. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 1217(b), TM 22844): dated to c. 245, with large Xs ('St Andrew’s crosses') and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
245-246
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Complete, but with a hole at the top, which affects the text, and surface damage in places; 6 lines, the first two of which are damaged. Lower and left margins are wide. In the upper right-hand corner there are 2 additional lines, unrelated to the text.

Lower papyrus (B): Fragmentary, broken off on the sides; 9 lines lacking beginnings and ends; upper and lower margins partly survive.

1262. Papyrus 1218

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1218
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. III 1218, TM 11765)
Scope & Content:
Petition addressed to Gaius Iulius Pholus, chief of police (epistates phylakiton), from Dicaeus, a royal farmer, reporting an act of violence made by Helenous, daughter of Totheus, against his wife. Dicaeus asks that Helenous be summoned.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
23-28 August 39
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, damaged by insect holes throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. A small strip has been glued diagonally onto the surface at the top. There is one column of 22 lines, with paragraphus at the end. Lines 1-10 are better preserved. Margins are extant, the right being minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 55 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1263. Papyrus 1219

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1219
Title:
Official Letter (P.Lond. III 1219, Chrest.Wilck. 172, TM 11766)
Scope & Content:
Pasion, village scribe (komogrammateus) of Boukolos alias Tristomon and Samareia, reports to Bolanus, strategus of the divisions of Themistos and Polemon, that nothing has been indicated as due to the highest financial official for the past three months. With subscription of Pasion and date at th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 August 172
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, mutilated along the left edge and at the top, and lacking the lower right-hand corner; with breaks and surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 15 lines, with a blank space of 45 mm between lines 11 and 12. Margins partly survive, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1264. Papyrus 1220

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1220
Title:
Nomination of Candidates for Tax-Collection (P.Lond. III 1220, TM 11767)
Scope & Content:
Nomination in red ink submitted by the village scribe (komogrammateus) of Neilopolis and Soknopaiou Nesos, listing two candidates that qualify for the collection of money taxes for Soknopaiou Nesos, in place of Posis, who has completed his term of office. The selection will be by lot. The names a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
208-209
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, medium-brown, with lighter patches; complete, with insect holes and some damage along the folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are seventeen lines written along the fibres in red ink; all margins are extant, the lower being half of the sheet. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres, the sheet having been rotated 90 degrees. Remains of the original seal are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1265. Papyrus 1221

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1221
Title:
Census Declaration (P.Lond. III 1221, TM 11768)
Scope & Content:
Census declaration addressed to officials of the village of Theadelphia by Anchorimpheus, a worker of the same village. He declares the inhabitants of his household: himself, his wife and their child.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 August 104 - 28 August 105
Extent:

Papyrus sheet with top, left and right margins preserved, incomplete at the bottom. Written on the recto along the fibres; verso is blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1266. Papyrus 1222

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1222
Title:
Official Letter (P.Lond. III 1222, TM 22845)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a letter addressed to Claudius Cerealis, strategus of the division of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome, from Diodorus, son of Perigenes, enclosing the copy of a document issued by Nicolaus, acting as chief judge (archidikastes), and asking that a copy be delivered to Thermutharion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 May 138
Extent:
Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, damaged by insect holes throughout and abraded at the top; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 10 lines, the last of which badly mutilated, and 2 additional lines in the upper margin, penned in a different ink. Upper and left margins survive; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1267. Papyrus 1223

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1223
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. III 1223, Chrest.Wilck 370, TM 22846)
Scope & Content:
Application addressed to Marcus Antonius Pallas from Menodorus alias Ammonius, Eudaemon, Hermaeus, and his brother Metocus, Dius and Didymus, of Hermopolis, who wish to lease some land for a period of two years. Details on the payment of the rent are provided. The dating clause is at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 October 121
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, but damaged by holes and abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 15 lines; the margins survive, with no margin having been left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1268. Papyrus 1224

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1224
Title:
Order for Payment in Grain (SB XVI 13046, P.Lond. III 1224 descr., TM 16357)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary order addressed to a head of the granary (sitologos) instructing him to pay wheat from the produce of the previous year to Hermodorus, son of Dius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 April 65
Extent:
Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, badly mutilated on the left-hand side; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 14 lines, lacking the beginnings. The upper margin partly survives, side margins are minimal, with the left being badly mutilated. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1269. Papyrus 1225

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1225
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. III 1225, TM 22847)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary application for a lease of twenty-seven aruras of land located in the Hermopolite nome; the names of the parties are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
70-71
Extent:

Fragment of a mid-dark brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and left; a small piece of papyrus was glued onto the surface; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column, with portions of 17 lines, all lacking the beginnings; of the last 4 lines, only the ends are preserved. The right margin is generous and measures 50 mm; no other margin survives. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1270. Papyrus 1226

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1226
Title:
Accounts (P.Lond. III 1226 ro., P.Lond. III 1226 vo. descr., TM 11769-11770)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 11769): Account of receipts and expenditures for the month of Thoth of the current year, addressed to the landowner Aurelius Appianus from Aurelius Heroninus, estate manager. Among the expenses recorded are the salaries for Heroninus, herdsmen and donkey drivers. With further text in t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
254-255
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, of paler colour in places, with few holes and breaks; the back displays surface damage, with lack of vertical fibres; written on both sides. On the front, there is one column written along the fibres, with traces of a preceding column; the back has three columns written across the fibres, with the first being mutilated. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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