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1301. Papyrus 1269

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1269
Title:
Tax Receipts (SB XX 15141-15142, P.Lond. III 1269(a-b) descr., TM 23898-23899)
Scope & Content:
Tax-receipts acknowledging payments made by or for Batrachus, slave of Achilleus son of Sabourion. Upper papyrus (SB XX 15141, P.Lond. III 1269(a) descr., TM 23898) Column 1, lines 1-5: Receipt for payment of the dyke tax made by Achilleus for his slave Batrachus. Dated 19 December 157. Lines...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
157-159
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets bearing writing on one side, with the back blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown, imperfect at the bottom left, otherwise well preserved; two columns of 14 and 11 lines respectively running along the fibres. Margins survive, the left being imperfect. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at about 20 mm from the left edge.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-dark brown, complete, with minor damage; 4 lines written in the upper half of the sheet across the fibres. Margins are extant, the lower measuring 35 mm. Four vertical folds are still visible.

1302. Papyrus 1270

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1270
Title:
Petition (SB XXIV 16297, P.Lond. III 1270 ro. descr., TM 22865), and Private Letter (SB XXIV 16298, P.Lond. III 1270 vo. descr., TM 31984)
Scope & Content:
Recto (SB XXIV 16297, P.Lond. III 1270 ro. descr., TM 22865): Petition to an official from Aurelius Chaeremon, who asks that an assistant be sent to inspect and obtain information from a door-keeper, so that Chaeremon may be given what is due to him with the interest. With subscription of Aureli...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
255-270
Extent:
Bottom of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and right (front), darkened in places and with insect holes and some surface damage; bearing writing on both sides. The front contains the foot of a column running along the fibres, with the beginnings of 9 lines and traces of another line at the top. Left and lower margins survive. There is a trace of ink in the left margin. The text on the back was written upside-down in relation to the text on the front, and across the fibres; 13 lines remain; the text breaks off at the bottom. The upper and side margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1303. Papyrus 1271

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1271
Title:
Official Letter (P.Panop.Beatty App. 2, P.Lond. III 1271 descr., TM 19254)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an official letter from the administrator of the emperor’s private property of the Thebaid to the strategus of a nome whose name is lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
301-302
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, complete at the top, with few insect holes and minor surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 11 lines, lacking beginnings and ends. Only the upper margin survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1304. Papyrus 1273

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1273
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Lond. III 1273, TM 22866)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary acknowledgment of a loan of 593 drachmas, written by Herieus as the parties are illiterate; with subscription of the lender written by someone else and date at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28-29
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and left, and damaged by insect holes throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of 16 lines survive; no margin was left to the right, and the other margins are lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in glass frame.

1305. Papyrus 1274 (A-D)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1274 (A-D)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (SB XXIV 16314, P.Lond. III 1274(a-d) descr., TM 41586, 25998)
Scope & Content:
Lower left papyrus (C) (SB XXIV 16314, TM 41586): Fragmentary agreement between Patermouthis and Stotoetis concerning the sale of a calf from 81-95. The seller (Patermouthis) acknowledges receipt of payment, but the price is lost. Other fragments (A-B, D) (TM 25998): Fragmentary documents, unpu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Four papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Complete on the right, broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres; the ends of 15 lines survive; the right margin is extant. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Imperfect at the top, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of 12 lines from the top of a column. The upper margin partly survives. The back is blank.

Lower left papyrus (C): Complete at the top; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of 12 lines from the top of a column. The upper margin partly survives. The back is blank.

Lower left papyrus (C): Complete at the top; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of 12 lines from the top of a column. The upper margin partly survives. The back is blank.

Lower right papyrus (D): Broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of 16 lines. The back is blank.

1306. Papyrus 1278

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1278
Title:
Astronomical Tables (P.Lond. III 1278, TM 63834, LDAB 5048, MP3 2014)
Scope & Content:
Astronomical tables (‘Handy Tables’). Fragments 1+2 recto, 3 recto and verso and 6 verso: Four groups of tables, each relating to three zodiacal signs or one quadrant. Fragments 1+2 verso: table with rising times and climates I and II. Fragment 4: Tables for Saturn. Possibly from another cod...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Six fragments of varying size from four leaves of a papyrus codex; fragments 1 and 2 join. Fragment 4 may come from another papyrus codex; written on both sides, along and across the fibres, and preserving various columns with ruled lines in red forming tables. The fragments are housed in one glass frame.

1307. Papyrus 1284

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1284
Title:
Tax Receipts and Account (SB XXIV 16049-16050, P.Lond. III 1284(a-b) descr., TM 22869, 22871)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (SB XXIV 16049, P.Lond. III 1284(a) descr., TM 22869): Two receipts issued for the same man, Aurelius Eutus, son of Didymus, for payments made in 257 and 258 on account of a tax called oktadrachmia. With traces of a preceding column. Lines 1-7: Receipt for a payment of 8 drachm...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
253-260
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Broken off on the right- and left-hand sides, damaged at the top, with small insect holes in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 18 lines, lacking the ends, with blank space of 15 mm between lines 7 and 8; traces of the preceding column are visible opposite lines 15-18. The upper margin survives to 10 mm, the lower measures 60 mm.

Right papyrus (B): Broken off on the sides, and complete at the top and bottom; written on both sides. The front bears the central portions of 7 lines written along the fibres; the upper margin measures 30 mm and the lower 50 mm. On the back, there are portions of 16 lines across the fibres, abraded in places, with a trace of another line at the bottom.

1308. Papyrus 1292

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1292
Title:
List of Taxes on Land (SB XVIII 13149, P.Lond. III 1292 descr., TM 32980)
Scope & Content:
Document listing the taxes due from two properties comprising various types of land (private, public, alluvial, island, vineyard and garden). The size of each category of land is supplied; the tax on the property is stated in artabas; the total of 66 artabas on both properties follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet of good quality, complete, with insect holes and surface damage, especially along the creases; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 17 lines. Margins are extant. The sheet was folded from right to left. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1309. Papyrus 1293

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1293
Title:
Account of Wheat (P.Lond. III 1293, TM 33795)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of an account recording the artabas of wheat and barley received from various Hermopolite villages; some amounts were deducted for a certain Demetrius; with two lines on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
346 (?)
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, damaged by small insect holes; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front there is the top of a column, with 11 lines and traces of another line at the bottom; upper and side margins survive. Vertical folds are visible. On the back there are 2 lines written in the upper right corner. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1310. Papyrus 1297

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1297
Title:
Official Report (SB XX 14586, P.Lond. III 1297 descr., TM 23757)
Scope & Content:
Report on payments made on account of the gold contribution for crowns (aurum coronarium) by the inhabitants of Paploou, in the Hermopolite nome, submitted by Aurelius Antoninus. With subscription of Antoninus at the end, in the same hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, with small insect holes and surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 11 lines; all margins are extant, with ample blank space left at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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