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1431. Papyrus 1539

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1539
Title:
Delegation of the Duties of a Guardian (P.Oxy. IV 727, TM 20427)
Scope & Content:
Two brothers, Gaius Marcius Apion alias Diogenes and Gaius Marcius Apollinarius alias Iulianus, write to the archidikastes stating that they authorize Ophelas, agent of their properties in the Oxyrhynchite nome, to act as a guardian of their brother’s children and to conduct their business durin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 January 154
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, mutilated at the top in the upper margin and with holes throughout, especially along the folding lines; otherwise well preserved. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 32 lines; left margin is extant, no margin was left to the right, the upper margin is lost and the blank at the bottom measures 120 mm. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. IV. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1432. Papyrus 1540

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1540
Title:
Lease of a Vineyard (P.Oxy. IV 729, TM 20429)
Scope & Content:
Four-year sub-lease of a vineyard, comprising vines, a rose garden and a reed plantation, from Sarapion to Ammonius and Ptollas. Provisions are made as to the expenses to be covered, the work at the dykes, the supply of pigeon dung for manuring, the guarding, costs for irrigation, with a loan of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 October 138
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at the top and bottom, with detached fragments at the bottom; with holes and surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one wide column of which 46 lines survive. Of the first three and last lines only few traces remain. Lines lack the beginnings, with an average of 35-40 letters lost. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1433. Papyrus 1541

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1541
Title:
Private Letter (P.Oxy. IV 742, TM 20440)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Faustus from Antas, with instructions concerning reeds: the recipient should inform Antas about the number of bundles he has received, keep them safe and deliver some of them to a friend. The docket is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 May 2 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, dark brown by patches, written on both sides along the fibres, the back having a one-line docket. The sheet is damaged by holes throughout, especially in the left portion of the recto. Vertical folds and a sheet-join running across the fibres at 1-7 mm from the right edge of the recto are visible. Left, upper and lower margins are extant, and no margin was left to the right. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. IV; a modern annotation was added on the back too. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1434. Papyrus 1545

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1545
Title:
Homer, Iliad XXII (P.Lond.Lit. 26, P.Lond. V 1811 descr., TM 60675, LDAB 1800, MP3 996)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus fragment containing Homer’s Iliad XXII 449-74.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, with surface damage in places; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there is one column of 26 lines running along the fibres, imperfect at the beginning. Upper and lower margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1435. Papyrus 1546(a-c)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1546(a-c)
Title:
Handbook for Teaching Declamation (controversiae) (P.Lond.Lit. 140, TM 63515, LDAB 4724, MP3 2516 + 2551), Xenophon, Memorabilia, IV.2.1-4. (P.Lond.Lit. 150, TM 62987, LDAB 4179, MP3 1561), and Demosthenes, De Falsa Legatione, 1-7, 9-13 (P.Lond.Lit. 126, P.Oxy. LXVII 4569, TM 59615, LDAB 717, MP3 291)
Scope & Content:
Top left fragment (A) (P.Lond.Lit. 140, P.Lond. V 1814 a descr., TM 63515, LDAB 4724, MP3 2516 + 2551): Papyrus sheet containing three columns of a handbook for teaching declamation written along the fibres. They contain at least one oration; the subject of column 2 is apparently a case of disin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-4th century
Extent:

Three literary prose fragments, all mounted in the same glass.

a: Fragment of papyrus sheet containing three columns of 35 lines written along the fibres. The space between the columns measures 10 mm, the width of the margins 127 mm.

b: Portions of three columns, written along the fibres; the first two columns contain 56 lines. The space between the columns is 20 mm, the width of the margins 127 mm.

c: Imperfect leaf of a papyrus codex, written on both sides, 25 lines on the recto and 25 lines on the verso.

1436. Papyrus 1547

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1547
Title:
Agreement concerning Taxes (P.Lond. V 1661, TM 19678)
Scope & Content:
Agreement addressed to the pagarchs Flavius Iulianus and Menas, through the headmen (protokometai) Flavius Dioscorus and Flavius Apollos, from Aurelius Pesalous, son of Isidorus and Maria, and Aurelius Menas, son of Hermauos and Tsone, tax-collectors (apaitetai) of Aphrodito. The tax-collectors a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 July 553
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete; with some surface damage and abrasion in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 29 lines written along the fibres, complete; all margins are extant. A crease is visible from top to bottom towards the right, which the scribe tended to avoid in writing. On the back, two lines run along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1437. Papyrus 1548

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1548
Title:
Agreement for Arbitration from the Archive of Dioscorus (P.Lond. V 1707, TM 19724)
Scope & Content:
Agreement for arbitration (compromissum) between Aurelius Conon, representing his wife Athanasia, on the one hand, and Athanasia’s uncle Aurelius Theodorus, son of Psoius, and his nephew Aurelius Psoius, son of Cosmas, a notary, on the other. The dispute may be the one concerning half share of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 October 566
Extent:
Medium- to dark-brown papyrus, with wormholes regularly distributed and damage along the vertical folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are 8 lines running along the fibres. The back bears traces of 3 or 4 lines running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1438. Papyrus 1549

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1549
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1686, TM 19703)
Scope & Content:
Sale of three aruras of waterless land from Dioscorus to the monastery of Zmin, in the Panopolite nome. The monastery is to pay the taxes related to fourteen aruras of arable land owned by Dioscorus near Phthla. With subscriptions of Dioscorus, who wrote the document, and of a witness.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 November 565
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, darkened in places, almost complete, lacking the lower right-hand corner and with breaks and holes, mostly located along the horizontal folds at the bottom; slightly abraded in places; written on one side, the back being blank. There are 47 lines across the fibres. Margins survive: the upper is irregularly cut; the side margins display holes; the lower is lost on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1439. Papyrus 1550

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1550
Title:
Order for Payment for Military Supplies (P.Lond. V 1663, TM 19679)
Scope & Content:
Order issued by the count (comes) and praeses of the Thebaid Phoebammon to the inhabitants of Aphrodito to pay corn, meat, wine as supplies for a military unit of five hundred and eight Numidians stationed at Hermopolis for the protection of the Thebaid. The supplies are intended for the months J...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
549-550
Extent:
Medium- to dark-brown papyrus, broken off on the left, complete on other sides; well preserved; written on one side. The back is balnk. On the front, there are 2 columns of 14 and 13 lines respectively, running along the fibres. Upper and lower margins are extant, no margin was left to the right. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1440. Papyrus 1551

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1551
Title:
Leases of Land (P.Lond V 1692, TM 19709-19710)
Scope & Content:
Two leases between Flavius Dioscorus, son of Apollos, and the shepherd Aurelius Georgius, son of Psais. Column 1: Georgius acknowledges that he has leased some land from Dioscorus for one year. With subscriptions of the lessee (written by someone else as he is illiterate), of a witness and of t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
555-556
Extent:
Medium-to-dark brown papyrus, damaged along the vertical folds; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. On the front, there are two columns of 24 and 26 lines respectively. Upper and lower margins are extant, the left margin partly survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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