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101. Papyrus 868

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 868
Title:
A Byzantine private letter (P.Lond. III. 868 descr.; TM 39584)
Scope & Content:
Letter on private affairs, to the brother of the writer, whose name is not given and abraded in the address on the back. The writer acknowledges a shipment of fish received with a previous letter and calls to further action, or at least to further correspondence, in relation to conflict with some...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Middle of the 7th century
Extent:
Light brown papyrus sheet, complete with some surface damage and abrasion. On the front, there are 14 lines written 'transversa charta", with a kollesis visible running horizontally c. 8 cm from top and a protocol join c. 0.5 cm from the bottom. On the back, there is one line with the abraded address. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

102. Papyrus 2167

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2167
Title:
Private Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 150-156, no. 3, TM 704794)
Scope & Content:
Private letter on various concerns, such as the previous correspondence and conveyance of goods, and mentioning an imperial visit to Egypt and an enrolment. The name of the recipient is damaged; that of the sender is not preserved.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, with half of it being lost on the right, for a loss of about 15 characters; with abrasion, insect holes and loss of ink in places; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 28 lines running along the fibres; two additional lines were written in the left margin, perpendicularly to the main text and across the fibres. Upper, left and lower margins are minimal. The sheet as folded from left to right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

103. 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.

104. Papyrus 211

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 211
Title:
Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. II 211, TM 19970)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a document, quite defaced, with the subscription at the end containing the date. Only the last five lines have been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 September 259
Extent:

Bottom part of a papyrus sheet, mutilated to the left, with surface damage and holes in the preserved portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of 14 lines remain. The lower margin is extant but minimal; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

105. Papyrus 450

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 450
Title:
Receipt for Money Payment (P.Lond. II 450, TM 38877)
Scope & Content:
Ioannes acknowledges receipt of a sum of money from another Ioannes. Dated in the third indiction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:

Small, square papyrus sheet, fully preserved; writing is on both sides, across the fibres on the recto and along them on the verso. Margins are minimal and the text is complete. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

106. Papyrus 460

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 460
Title:
Account of Tax Payments (P.Lond. II 460, TM 19990)
Scope & Content:
Note recording the payments made for the months Thoth-Phaophi on account of the poll-tax and the tax on altars.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 28 November 191
Extent:

Papyrus slip, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; with some surface damage in the right half. It bears 5 lines, complete; all margins are extant. A sheet-join runs across the fibres, along the height of the papyrus, in the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

107. Papyrus 928

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 928
Title:
List of Dutiable Goods (P.Lond. III 928, TM 31963)
Scope & Content:
List of goods liable to customs duty with correspondent sums; among the products listed are cotton and paints.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the left and bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 31 lines, the last of which are rather mutilated. Upper and right margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

108. Papyrus 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 37
Title:
Psalter (P.Lond.Lit. 205, TM 62211, LDAB 3371)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a Psalter containing Psalms 10:-18:, 20:14-34:6. Papyrus 37(1) Recto: Psalm 10:2-7 Verso: Psalm 10:7-Psalm 11:6 Papyrus 37(2) Recto: Psalm 11:7-Psalm 12:3 Verso: Psalm 12:4-Psalm 13:1 Papyrus 37(3) Recto: Psalm 13:1-3 Verso: Psalm 13:3-Psalm 14:1 Papyrus 37(4) Recto: Psal...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 6th century-7th century
Extent:

Thirty-two leaves of a papyrus codex of inferior quality, with surface damage and occasional darker veins, housed in thirty-two glass frames named Papyrus 37(1), Papyrus 37(2), Papyrus 37(3), Papyrus 37(4), Papyrus 37(5), Papyrus 37(6), Papyrus 37(7), Papyrus 37(8), Papyrus 37(9), Papyrus 37(10), Papyrus 37(11), Papyrus 37(12), Papyrus 37(13), Papyrus 37(14), Papyrus 37(15), Papyrus 37(16), Papyrus 37(17), Papyrus 37(18), Papyrus 37(19), Papyrus 37(20), Papyrus 37(21), Papyrus 37(22), Papyrus 37(23), Papyrus 37(24), Papyrus 37(25), Papyrus 37(26), Papyrus 37(27), Papyrus 37(28), Papyrus 37(29), Papyrus 37(30), Papyrus 37(31), Papyrus 37(32).

Each side bears one column of 14-19 lines (170 x 130 mm), with only Papyrus 37(12) and Papyrus 37(21) being blank.

109. Papyrus 266

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 266
Title:
Accounts of Expenses (P. Lond. II 266, TM 25621)
Scope & Content:
Recto: columns 1-26: accounts with records of payments made for various purposes and arranged in sections, with several subdivisions, headed by names of persons; at the end of each section the amounts, calculated in talents and drachms, are summarised; columns 27-30: previously containing acc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:

Accounts from a papyrus roll, written on both sides: on the recto are 26 columns, besides four which were washed out to receive a Demotic text. The verso, unpublished, is the continuation of the recto, with further accounts arranged in 31 columns, of which the first 6 are so defaced as to be illegible.

The papyrus is currently mounted in a glass frame.

110. Papyrus 443

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 443
Title:
List of Names (P.Lond. II 443, TM 28050)
Scope & Content:
A list of names followed by the number of animals (possibly camels or donkeys) in possession of each individual, with distinction between full-grown animals and foals. The total is given at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, somewhat damaged to the left, but otherwise perfect. Writing runs along the fibres on one side and the back is blank. Upper, right and lower margins are extant. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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