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1271. Papyrus 1227

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1227
Title:
Application for Lease of Land (P.Lond. III 1227, TM 22848)
Scope & Content:
Application for a one-year lease of public land located in the Hermopolite nome addressed to Apollonius, strategus of the Hermopolite nome, from Cornelius Aphynchis, son of Petenobsis. With subscription of Cornelius Aphynchis at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
23 October 152
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, but with holes and surface damage; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 15 lines, abraded in places and written in the centre of the sheet. Margins are extant, with the upper and lower being wide, and measuring 90 mm and 45 mm respectively. No margin was left to the right. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass fame.

1272. Papyrus 1228

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1228
Title:
Private Letter (SB XXVI 16536, P.Lond. III 1228 descr., TM 29260)
Scope & Content:
A letter, presumably from Aline to her husband Apollonius, alluding to the completion of some woodwork in a small house and to the administration of the office by the recipient himself, in the absence of Posidonius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 2nd century
Extent:

Upper part of a papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The top of two columns survive, with at least another column missing; the intercolumnar space is 2 mm. The upper and right margins are extant, the top measuring 15 mm and the right being minimal; the left and lower margins are not preserved. The surface is abdraded in places and damaged by holes throughout. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1273. Papyrus 1229

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1229
Title:
Repayment of a Loan or Payment of Rent (P.Lond. III 1229, TM 22849)
Scope & Content:
Undertaking to pay 120 drachmas in the months of Pauni and Epeiph to Areius, an oil manufacturer, for the value of the fodder produced from the land. Written by Hermeinus, son of Areius. The receipt acknowledging the payment of earnest money follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 May 145
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, with surface damage in places; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 20 lines, all lacking the beginning, for a loss of 10 letters on average. Upper and lower margins survive, with the lower being wide and measuring 65 mm. No margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1274. Papyrus 1231

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1231
Title:
Notification to the Strategus (P.Lond. III 1231, TM 22851)
Scope & Content:
Notification to Heraclides, strategus of the Hermopolite nome, from two men concerning the termination of a lease of 19 aruras of land they were renting with a third man, now deceased. They ask that the lessor, who may be Flavius Heraclius, be notified.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 January-25 February 144
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, lacking the lower and upper left-hand corners, and with holes and surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. There is one column, of which 32 lines survive, the last being very fragmentary. Upper and left margins remain; no margin was left to the right. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1275. Papyrus 1232

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1232
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1232, TM 11771)
Scope & Content:
Receipts issued by the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) of Soknopaiou Nesos for monthly payments made by various individuals on account of receipts from the village.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
23 August 211
Extent:
Left-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, damaged by insect holes and lacking part of the bottom; with some abrasion in places. Writing runs along the fibres on the front, the back being blank. There is one column of 21 lines; margins partly survive, the lower and left being generous; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1276. Papyrus 1233

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1233
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 1233, TM 11772)
Scope & Content:
Tax receipt issued by Kalabelis, son of Sotas, and the other tax collectors of Soknopaiou Nesos, acknowledging the monthly money payments made by Orsenouphis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 June-24 July 212
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes and abrasion, especially in the lower half; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 30 lines. Upper, left and lower margins are extant, with the blank at the bottom measuring 45 mm; no margin was left to the right. Part of a sheet-join running from top to bottom is visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1277. Papyrus 1234

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1234
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 1234, TM 22852)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging that Harpochration, son of Morus and Hieras, has paid 20 drachmas on account of the poll tax.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
170
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, square-shaped, lacking the left bottom edge and with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 6 lines, the last of which are abraded. All margins are extant, but the bottom is mutilated. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1278. Papyrus 1235

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1235
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1235, TM 11773)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts issued by the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) for payments made by Horus, son of Horus, on account of the poll tax and other taxes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
176-178
Extent:
Fragmentary papyrus sheet, pale-brown, mutilated on the sides, with holes and some surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on the front, the back being blank. There are portions of 14 lines, with blank space of c. 20 mm between lines 7 and 8. The upper and lower margins survive, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 65 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1279. Papyrus 1236

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1236
Title:
List of Tax Payments (SB XX 14306, P.Lond. III 1236 ro. descr., TM 14859), and Private Letter (P.Flor. II 233*, P.Lond. III 1236 vo. descr., TM 11113)
Scope & Content:
Recto (SB XX 14306, TM 14859): Record of tax payments levied on real estates, dated to 137−142. Verso (P.Flor. II 233*, TM 11113): Letter from Sarapammon to Heroninus, dated to 22 July 264, with the request to supply fodder for the oxen and to pay the ox-driver and a carpenter.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
137-264
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, pale-brown, with darker patches; damaged by holes throughout; written on both sides. The front bears the ends of 16 lines written along the fibres from a column, broken off at the top too. Trace of another column on the right is visible opposite line 5, after 40 mm. The roll was cut off to host the text on the back, which bears 11 lines running across the fibres. The lower margin is ample. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1280. Papyrus 1239

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1239
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1239, TM 22854)
Scope & Content:
Register of receipts acknowledging the amounts of wheat paid by various individuals in the Hermopolite nome over a period of three years; with endorsement and further lines on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
280-281
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, mutilated at the top and bottom and with insect holes throughout; some abrasion affects the left-hand edge. Both sides bear writing: on the front, there are 26 lines written along the fibres. The left margin partly survives, and no margin was left to the right. On the back there are portions of 5 lines written across the fibres in the lower part of the sheet, upside down in relation to the text on the front. Additionally, there are 2 lines running from top to bottom along the left edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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