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491. Papyrus 176

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 176
Title:
Petition to a Strategus (P.Lond. II 176, TM 19959)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Lucretius petitions Aurelius Didymus, strategus of the meris of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome. The document is very fragmentary and the details remain obscure. The date is at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
May-June 225
Extent:
Papyrus sheet in poor condition, badly damaged by holes of varying size throughout in addition to the loss of the top left edge. The text runs along the fibres on one side, with the back blank; there are 24 lines, mostly incomplete; the last three lines are separated from the rest of the text by some blank space. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

492. Papyrus 177

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 177
Title:
Petition to the Prefect on Dispute over Inheritance (P.Lond. II 177, Chrest.Mitt. 57, TM 11642)
Scope & Content:
Orsenouphis of the village of Bakchias petitions Gaius Vitrasius Pollio, prefect of Egypt, as regards the possessions that his father had bequethead to him and his brothers. After their mother’s death, their elder married sister had taken possession of the furniture and utensils, and Orsenouphis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
40
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, damaged by holes mostly located in its right portion. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 27 lines; the last is written in the right edge. All margins are extant, with no blank space left to the right. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

493. Papyrus 178

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 178
Title:
Receipt for Repayment of Part of a Dowry with Duplicate (P.Lond. II 178a-b, TM 19960-19961)
Scope & Content:
Receipt in duplicate form whereby Petronia Sarapias, under the guardianship of her brother, acknowledges that she has received the repayment of 400 out of 1,000 drachmas, which formed her dowry, from her ex-husband Iulius Apollinarius, soldier in the First Apamean cohort of the century of Iulian...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 April 145
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets, written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. Mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

Left papyrus (A): Almost complete, imperfect at the bottom right edge and with few holes; slight abrasion and surface damage in the upper portion. The text is complete and consists of one column of 27 lines. The blank space at the bottom measures 60 mm.

Right papyrus (B): Broken off at the bottom and lacking the upper left edge, with few small holes and slight surface damage in the middle; well preserved as to the rest. One column of 32 lines survive, the last three lines being mutilated. Upper and left margins are extant; no margin was left to the right.

494. Papyrus 180

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 180
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. II 180, TM 11643)
Scope & Content:
Receipts acknowledging the grain taxes collected by two directors of the granary (sitologi) of the village of Neilopolis, Aurelius Melas and Philadelphos; the payments range from slightly over 4 to 25 artabas of grain and are credited to the village of Soknopaiou Nesos.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 May 228
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, with surface damage in the upper and lower portion; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Side and lower margins are preserved, the right being minimal; the blank space at the bottom measures 78 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

495. Papyrus 182

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 182
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 182a descr., TM 11645 - Under Publication), and Extract from Census (P.Lond. II 182b, TM 11646)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (P.Lond. II 182a descr., TM 11645): Receipt for two money payments made on different days issued to Panephremmis, son of Stotoetis, of Soknopaiou Nesos. Dated to 219. Under publication. Right papyrus (P.Lond. II 182b, TM 11646): Extract from a declaration from the census of 159/160...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162-219
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Left papyrus (A): Complete, with damage and abrasion located along the middle vertical and horizontal folding lines. The text is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. All margins are preserved, the right being minimal and irregular. The blank space at the bottom measures approximately 70 mm. A stain is located in the upper right edge.

Right papyrus: Light-brown fragment with writing on one side along the fibres and the back blank. The text is incomplete and breaks off at the bottom; further ink is visible at the top.

496. Papyrus 184

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 184
Title:
Xenophon, Symposium VIII (P.Lond.Lit. 152, P.Lond. II 184 descr., TM 62996, LDAB 4188, MP3 1565)
Scope & Content:
Fragment containing a portion from the eighth book of Xenophon’s Symposium. The fragment comes from the same roll as a papyrus fragment of the Universitätsbibliothek of Giessen, inventoried as 175. This was a luxury edition. Column 1: Symposium VIII.6-7; Column 2: Symposium VIII.8-9.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Fragment of the same papyrus roll from which a papyrus of the Universitätsbibliothek of Giessen, inventoried as 175, comes. The British Library piece, slightly damaged by insect holes and torn at the top, preserves the top of two columns written along the fibres. Of the first, only the ends of 9 lines survive; of the second 13 lines remain, some mutilated. The columns are narrow, measuring around 45 mm. The space between the columns measure around 20 mm; the upper margin survives to 75 mm. The Giessen papyrus contains the foot of two columns and preserves the lower margin, which measures 85-90 mm. Between these two fragments there would have been three columns of 28-30 lines each. The back is blank. The British Library fragment is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

497. Papyrus 186

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 186
Title:
Metrology? (P.Lond.Lit. 77 ro., TM 63837, LDAB 5051, MP3 2846.7), and Tragedy? (P.Lond.Lit. 77 vo., TM 63838, LDAB 5052, MP3 1709)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond.Lit. 77 ro., TM 63837): Portions of metrological computations? Verso (P.Lond.Lit. 77 vo., TM 63838): Portion of a play on Medea (perhaps a tragedy); with dialogue of Jason and another character, and a speech addressed to the chorus, formed by Corinthian women. Whether this is part...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll, with darker patches and insect holes throughout and abraded in places; written on both sides. The front bears portions of two columns, with traces of a third column, running along the fibres; the intercolumn and part of the lower margin survive. On the back, there are remains of three columns written against the fibres, with no complete line; the intercolumn and part of the lower margin survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

498. Papyrus 187

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 187
Title:
Ethnographic Text (P.Lond.Lit. 114, TM 59722, LDAB 826, MP3 358), and Plato, Laches (P.Lond.Lit. 144, TM 62591, LDAB 3775, MP3 1408)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond.Lit. 114, TM 59722): Historical-ethnographic work in prose, presumably describing the customs of the Persians and mentioning Agesilaus; assigned to the first or second century; attributed to Ephorus (Res publica Cretensium?) or Theopompus (Valerio 2008, 2019). Verso (P.Lond.Lit. 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-mid 3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments from a papyrus roll, darkened by patches, abraded in places and with small insect holes throughout; bearing writing on both sides.

The front preserves portions of two columns written along the fibres: 20 lines survive of the first column, some of which are very fragmentary, and 18 lines of the second, which is badly damaged; the column width is c. 65 mm, with 15 lines to the column; the intercolumn measures 20 mm. The back preserves portions of three incomplete columns running across the fibres, abraded in places. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

499. Papyrus 188

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 188
Title:
Register (P.Lond. II 188, TM 11647)
Scope & Content:
A list arranged in columns with names of tax-payers, each followed by amounts stated in artabas of wheat. The beginning of the text is preserved in BGU II 585, from which it becomes clear that this is a report addressed to the strategus from the grain collectors (sitologi) of the village of Sebe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
212-250
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll the beginning of which is preserved in papyrus of the Berlin collection published as BGU II 585. Writing runs on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The papyrus is damaged by holes and is abraded and rubbed off occasionally. The front contains portions of six columns; of the first, only the ends of the lines survive; the third and fourth columns lack part of the top; the second and the fifth are complete; the sixth only has the beginnings of the lines. Upper and lower margins are extant. The back preserves parts of four columns, with the first lacking the left portion and the second and third damaged at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

500. Papyrus 190

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 190
Title:
Letter Concerning the Delivery of Provisions (P.Lond. II 190, TM 28020)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Cerdon to Agrippinus, who complained in a previous letter about not having received certain supplies. Cerdon replies that at first he did not send the goods because Agrippinus wrote that he was coming himself, and that subsequently he sent the provisions through Eutyches. In the se...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with all margins extant, written on one side along the fibres and containing two columns of 26 and 20 lines respectively; mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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