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161. Papyrus 901

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 901
Title:
Census Register (P.Lond. III 901, TM 25971)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a census register relating to the village of Herakleia, listing houses and members of the households. On the back, there are traces of two columns of another register, unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
75-125
Extent:
Fragment of a medium-brown roll, with writing on both sides. On the front, there is one column broken off at the bottom and written along the fibres, of which 41 lines survive. A few traces of the preceding column survive. On the back, there are portions of one column running across the fibres, badly abraded in places, and a few traces of the following column. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

162. Papyrus 1232

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1232
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1232, TM 11771)
Scope & Content:
Receipts issued by the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) of Soknopaiou Nesos for monthly payments made by various individuals on account of receipts from the village.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
23 August 211
Extent:
Left-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, damaged by insect holes and lacking part of the bottom; with some abrasion in places. Writing runs along the fibres on the front, the back being blank. There is one column of 21 lines; margins partly survive, the lower and left being generous; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

163. Papyrus 1442

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1442
Title:
Papryus codex, imperfect, containing tax register from early Arab Egypt (P. Lond. IV 1419)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus codex, imperfect, containing tax register (with entries from Α-Σ) from early Arab Egypt (P. Lond. IV 1419). Primarily in Greek, though most place-names are in Coptic. The original binding and the protocol are preserved. Additional leaves from this codex, containg entries from Φ-Ω, are pre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
716-717
Extent:
33 folios, and a number of fragments, now mounted in glass frames.

164. Papyrus 2311

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2311
Title:
Business Letter (P.Lond. VII 2073, TM 1634)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Apollonius instructing him to take Leonidas and another man with him to perform a shoring-up work; if Leonidas is not available, he should do it himself; the address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 3rd century BC-2nd century BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown in colour, complete but lacking the upper left-hand corner and with damage in the middle; written on both sides. The front bears 14 lines running along the fibres; all margins survive, although the left and upper margins are mutilated. On the back, there is one line running across the fibres, written the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

165. Papyrus 2420

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2420
Title:
Receipt for Transport-Fees (SB XII 10889, TM 14348)
Scope & Content:
Receipt addressed to the heads of the granary (sitologoi) of Philadelphia from Harpalus, son of Harpalus, donkey-driver, who acknowledges payment of grain as transport charges for the state wheat he transported to the harbour of Kerke. With subscription of Harpalus at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 October 135
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, displaying a few small holes; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 20 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant, the right being minimal. Folding lines are still visible. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the right-hand edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

166. Papyrus 2449

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2449
Title:
Imperial Rescripts (P.Oxy. XII 1407, TM 31739)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Collection of imperial rescripts from different decades and issued from various places. Imperial titles are mostly preserved, but the subjects in most cases remain obscure. Column 1, lines 1-8: First rescript as an answer to a petition, from Neapolis (which Neapolis is not stated), date...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments of different size, written on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. The smaller fragment, which was joined to the larger one, was placed upside down.

The recto preserves the ends of twenty-one long lines forming a column, and the beginnings of a few lines of a second column, partly preserved by the smaller fragment. The intercolumn measures 2--30 mm and the lower margin 28 mm.

The verso was reused for another text, of which parts of 12 lines survive. The upper margin measures 30 mm.

The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

167. Papyrus 2524

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2524
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Diog. 33, TM 10703)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract for the lease of four aruras of land located near Philadelphia at a rent of 20 artabas of wheat. Diogenes is the lessor. With dating clause at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 July-23 August 204
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, lacking its left-hand portion and with holes and breaks in the preserved part; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 23 lines, all lacking the beginnings; upper and lower margins survive; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

168. Papyrus 2534

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2534
Title:
List of Gratuities? (P.Diog. 47, TM 26623)
Scope & Content:
A list presumably of gratuities to soldiers and guards. A camel-driver is also mentioned. The front bears traces of writing, illegible.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
132-248
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus sheet, dark brown by patches, with holes and surface damage throughout; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front, only few illegible traces remain; the back bears one column of 14 lines. The lower margin is wide and measures x mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

169. Papyrus 2938

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2938
Title:
Manumission and Tax-Receipt (P.Turner 19, TM 15689)
Scope & Content:
Deed executed through eight notaries of Oxyrhynchus for the manumission of a slave-girl belonging to the priestess Sinthoonis, daughter of Thoonis and Tausorapis, acting with her brother as a guardian. The ransom money is one thousand silver drachmas, paid by Ammonius, a freedman. No claim on th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 February 101
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, another portion of which is now in Amsterdam; the two fragments do not join directly, but are separated by a gap of 5-10 mm; complete at the top and bottom, overall well-preserved; written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. On the front, there are two columns, separated by 230 mm; at least three sheet-joins are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

170. Papyrus 3007

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3007
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 243, TM 5202)
Scope & Content:
Portion of an official letter concerning tax alleviation and mentioning Athenagoras and Apollonius, possibly the financial official. Only part of the letter has been published. The back bears traces of another text and of the painted decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-250 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus with five detached scraps, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and surface damage in places; written on both sides. On the front, the largest fragment preserves the foot of two columns written along the fibres; the smaller fragments preserve a few traces of ink; on the back, there are traces of two columns written across the fibres and remains of the painted decoration. The fragments are housed in a glass frame; four of the scraps are mounted on cardboard.

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