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91. Papyrus 3078

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3078
Title:
Invitation to Dinner (SB XIV 11944, TM 26557)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary invitation to dinner by a man whose name is damaged, on some celebration concerning his daughter (possibly mellokouria or Therapeuteria).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 2nd century
Extent:
Small papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom and right; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of 5 lines written across the fibres; upper and left margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

92. Papyrus 3103

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3103
Title:
Fragments of Letters (P.Michael. 16-17, TM 28824-5)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Michael. 16, TM 28824): Beginning of a private letter to a brother inquiring about his health, as he has not written in a while. The back bears the address with the sealing pattern. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Michael. 17, TM 28825): Fragment of a letter concerned with the transpo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 11 lines from the top of a column, written along the fibres; traces of another line are visible at the bottom; upper and side margins are extant; folding lines are still visible. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres, lacking the end. A small papyrus scrap bearing writing is pasted onto the top of the sheet.

Lower papyrus (B): Light-brown papyrus fragment, with surface damage; writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 8 lines written along the fibres; one line was written along the left margin across the fibres. Left and right margins are extant.

93. Papyrus 1254

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1254
Title:
Account (P.Lond. III 1254, TM 33792)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary account, with names of various classes of troops and amounts of payments stated in minae and pounds (litrai).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off on the sides, darkened and abraded in places and with few insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 3 columns; of the first, only the ends of the lines remain; the second is complete and the third is damaged on the right. Upper and lower margins survive. Sheet-joins run vertically at 25 mm from the left and 80 mm from the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

94. Papyrus 1897

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1897
Title:
Official Document (SB IV 7379, TM 14015)
Scope & Content:
Official document concerned with the distraint of landed property due to unpaid debt. Detailed descriptions of the plots of land are provided. With official docket in the upper margin and red stamps on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 April 177
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, complete on all the other sides; on the front, there are forty-two lines written across the fibres, two of which were added in the upper margin; upper and lower margins are extant, no margin was left to the right; the back bears two stamp impressions in red ink. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

95. Papyrus 2194

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2194
Title:
Census Return (SB XXII 15466, TM 79046)
Scope & Content:
Census declaration by Dikaiogenes, son of Philon and Senherakleia, of the village of Talao, aged 22, registering himself and Sarapion alias Eutyches, a freedman, aged 19. The property belongs to his parents. With oath, date and subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 February 147
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, damaged by holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 43 lines. Part of the upper and left margin survive, the lower margin is extant; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

96. Papyrus 2521

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2521
Title:
Tax Receipt? (P.Diog. 53, TM 26627)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary document, presumably a tax receipt, mentioning Sarapion, two aruras and the tax for the transport by boat of revenue grain to Alexandria (naulon).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
132-248
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet, damaged by holes throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of 11 lines in red ink survive, with a blank space of 65 mm between lines 9 and 10; lower and upper margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

97. Papyrus 3105

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3105
Title:
Fragmentary Lease (P.Michael. 23, TM 21407)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary lease, the names of the parties being lost. The edition omits the transcription of a few fragmentary lines.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9 September 296
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on the left, lacking a portion in the centre as well as the top right corner; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 29 lines written along the fibres, all lacking the beginnings; upper and lower margins are extant, the right is minimal. Vertical creases are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

98. Papyrus 2768

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2768
Title:
Account and Medical Treatise on Ophthalmology (TM 69027, LDAB 10298, MP3 2344.01)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Account of artabas of wheat, written over an erased text (Unpublished). Verso: Medical treatise concerning eye diseases, comprising different sections and including disturbances of eyelid motility, vascular alterations and eyelid thickening. Only column 2 has been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, written on both sides, along the fibres on one side and across them on the other. The central part of the fragment is lost; small holes affect the preserved portion as well. On the front there are 13 lines arranged in one column, written over some previous writing which was erased. The back contains the top of three columns: the first and second lack the beginnings of the lines and the third lacks the endings. The surface is abraded in places.

The papyrus is mounted in a glass case.

99. Papyrus 1979

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1979
Title:
Tax receipt (TM 981653)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for payments in kind made to the directors of the granary of Tebtunys (sitologoi) on account of taxes on catoecic land at Tebtunys by Heracleia daughter of Hermes. The other side bears traces of writing, possibly unrelated to the text.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 July 133
Extent:
Long, narrow papyrus sheet, probably the height of the source roll, displaying insect holes along the folds. Written on both sides. One one side, 10 lines written along the fibres; on the other side traces of writing, badly abraded. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

100. Papyrus 2561

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2561
Title:
Shorthand Manual with List of Menander's Play (TM 64311, LDAB 5532, MP3 2760)
Scope & Content:
Leaves from a papyrus codex containing a manual of Greek shorthand covering signs (tetrads) 1-810. Each tachygraphic sign corresponds to a tetrad of words, arranged within themselves in a rough alphabetic order. Some pages are blank. Papyrus 2561(1-2): Signs 1-83; Papyrus 2561(3): Signs 84-120...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:

Fragmentary leaves from a papyrus codex, originally forming a quire of twelve double leaves and one central single leaf. Each page contains two columns. Some of the fragments are blank. Housed in twenty glass frame named Papyrus 2561(1-2), Papyrus 2561(3), Papyrus 2561(4), Papyrus 2561(5), Papyrus 2561(6), Papyrus 2561(7), Papyrus 2561(8), Papyrus 2561(9, 17), Papyrus 2561(10, 16), Papyrus 2561(11, 15), Papyrus 2561(12, 14), Papyrus 2561(13), Papyrus 2561(18), Papyrus 2561(19), Papyrus 2561(20), Papyrus 2561(21), Papyrus 2561(22), Papyrus 2561(23), Papyrus 2561(24), Papyrus 2561(25-27).

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