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151. Papyrus 146

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 146
Title:
Declaration of Property (P.Lond. II 146, TM 11629)
Scope & Content:
Supplementary declaration submitted to the keepers of the records of real estates in the Arsinoite nome from Miccalus, son of Ptolemaeus alias Petheus the elder, from Karanis, reporting his purchase of six aruras of settlers’ land near Bakchias, bought from Theodote, daughter of Dionysius, for 32...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 April 74
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some damage along the folds; with writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are 22 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

152. Papyrus 225

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 225
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Lond. II 225, TM 5889)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the loan of some artabas of wheat, drawn up in the notarial office of Hermias and Apollonius, the lender being Zenodorus. The names of the borrowers are lost. The verso bears remains of another text, defaced.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 November-9 December 118 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, bearing writing along the fibres on both sides. The text on the back is much defaced. On the front, the upper fragment contains portions of 16 lines and the lower fragment parts of 7 lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

153. Papyrus 387

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 387
Title:
List of Names (P.Lond. II 387, TM 36999)
Scope & Content:
A list of names followed by their occupation, with each name being ticked off by a diagonal stroke in the left margin.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and damaged throughout, especially along the left edge. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, with the back blank. The text is not complete: the first two lines preserved are mutilated. The blank space at the bottom measures 55 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

154. Papyrus 438

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 438
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. II 438, TM 11744)
Scope & Content:
Copy of a proposal whereby two men of Karanis, one of whom named Pasocnopaeus, intend to rent some land already sown, located near Kerkesoucha, for the current year from Hierenouphis and others. The names of the parties are mutilated.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
134-135
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with some surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front preserves 19 lines, the last 7 of which are mutilated. Upper and left margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

155. Papyrus 938

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 938
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. III 938, TM 22722)
Scope & Content:
End of an application for a lease of land, the names of the parties being lost. Details on the crops to be sown and the rent to be paid are provided. With the date at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 October 225
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, with holes in the preserved portion mostly distributed along the vertical folds; with minor surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 16 lines, the first of which somewhat mutilated, and traces of another line at the top. Side and lower margins are extant, with the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

156. Papyrus 1028

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1028
Title:
List of Contributions (P.Lond. III 1028, TM 39587)
Scope & Content:
List of money paid by various crafts and trade guilds and by individuals representing various streets of Hermopolis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 7th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and damaged by insect holes throughout; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The front contains two columns, both of which break off at the bottom. Of each column 14 lines survive; in the second, traces of an additional line are visible at the bottom. Upper and side margins are extant. A sheet-join runs across the fibres and along the height of the sheet at c. 65 mm from the left edge. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

157. Papyrus 1225

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1225
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. III 1225, TM 22847)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary application for a lease of twenty-seven aruras of land located in the Hermopolite nome; the names of the parties are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
70-71
Extent:

Fragment of a mid-dark brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and left; a small piece of papyrus was glued onto the surface; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column, with portions of 17 lines, all lacking the beginnings; of the last 4 lines, only the ends are preserved. The right margin is generous and measures 50 mm; no other margin survives. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

158. Papyrus 2110

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2110
Title:
Account and Other Documents (SB XX 14559, TM 32189)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an account recording payments made to professional scribes. Two rates of salary are given based on the quality of the writing. On the back, there are remains of other texts (unpublished), the best preserved of which concerns business matters and contains a reference to the Prosopite ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 3rd century
Extent:

Lower right corner of a medium-brown papyrus, with some holes; written on both sides. The front bears the lower parts of two columns written along the fibres; lower and right margins are extant. The back contains remains of 5 lines from a column, under which is another column; on the right, the ends of a couple of lines from another column survives, followed by ample blank space. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

159. Papyrus 359

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 359
Title:
Official Document (P.Lond. II 359, TM 28031)
Scope & Content:
Report on a case concerning the collection of temple revenues, including: the request that a check should be made and the surplus of revenues should be confiscated; the ruling of Justus ordering the confiscation and a fine of 200 drachmas for the prosecutor; confirmation of payment by the prosec...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 2nd century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at the bottom and lacking the right margin and part of the left margin; with few small insect holes and minor surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. Parts of 15 lines from the top of a column survive. The upper margin is extant; a sheet-join runs across the fibres in the middle, at c. 100 mm from the left-hand edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

160. Papyrus 808-809

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 808-809
Title:
Contracts (SB XVI 12952, 13048, TM 16327, 16359)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus 808, column 1: Portion of a contract drawn up in Oxyrhynchus. Unpublished. Column 2 (SB XVI 12952, TM 16327): Portion of a wet-nurse contract drawn up in Oxyrhynchus between Themistocles, son of Ptolemaeus, and Apollonarion, a freedwoman acting with a guardian, who undertakes to nurture...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
68-96
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (Papyrus 808): Portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll with detached scrap, complete at the top and broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 2 columns of varying length in different hands; the sheet containing the first column was glued onto the second sheet; the upper margin survives. The back is blank. The modern annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II.

Lower papyrus (Papyrus 809): Portion of a medium-brown papyrus, complete at the top and broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 2 columns in different hands; the sheet containing the first column was glued onto the second sheet; the upper margin survives at least partly. The back is blank. The modern annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II.

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