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181. Papyrus 2975

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2975
Title:
Petition (P.Hib. II 203, TM 5187)
Scope & Content:
Draft of a petition against two men, the first of whom was accused of having sold two slaves of the petitioner; the second was the chief of police (archiphylakites), accused of having imprisoned a slave of the petitioner. Both men had failed to appear at the trial, and the petitioner asks the re...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-221 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet extracted from mummy cartonnage, imperfect at the top and covered with plaster in places; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 26 lines, the first 6 of which are fragmentary. The lower margin is ample, side margins are minimal. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

182. Papyrus 2126

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2126
Title:
Private Letter to a Sister (ZPE 213 (2020), pp. 195-202, TM 832446)
Scope & Content:
Private letter from Hierax to his sister Arsinoe on a variety of business matters. The papyrus possibly joins with Papyrus 2192 (TM 704793).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Top portion of a papyrus, containing the first twenty-six lines of a private letter. Written on both sides along the fibres, with a faint one-line docket on the verso; folded along the vertical axis (most prominently in the mid-point of the fragment). Mounted in one glass frame.

183. Papyrus 2305

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2305
Title:
List from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2139, TM 1699)
Scope & Content:
List of materials needed for construction or repair of a boat, including pitch, wax, red lead, wood and iron nails.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and overall well preserved, with a hole; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines written along the fibres; traces of ink are visible at the top; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

184. Papyrus 1032

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1032
Title:
Private Letter on a Fugitive (P.Lond. III 1032, TM 38247)
Scope & Content:
Private letter from an unnamed sender, who asks the recipient to fetch one of his farmers who had fled, with the promise that no inquiry about the events shall be made. With docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few insect holes, but otherwise well preserved; it bears writing on both sides. The back has the docket written along the fibres, the front contains ten complete lines running across the fibres and one line written in the left margin along the fibres. All margins are extant. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

185. Papyrus 1590(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1590(A-B)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents, including receipt for rent on sheep (TM 702618)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (TM 702618): Receipt for 220 drachmas paid for the rent on sheep owned by the state, paid by one Apynchis to the tax collectors of Soknopaiou Nesos. Dated 14 June 199. Right papyrus (B): Fragmentary agreement, unpublished; the back bears another document.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in a glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Complete slip, light-brown, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 6 complete lines; all margins are extant. The backis blank.

Right papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back.

186. Papyrus 1706

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1706
Title:
Fragment of a Tax List (P.Lond. V 1870, TM 38868)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a tax list, presumably from a papyrus codex, with headings and figures.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century-8th century
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, presumably a leaf from a codex, with writing on both sides in red ink. Housed in a glass frame.

187. Papyrus 223

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 223
Title:
Fragment of a Register (P.Lond. II 223, TM 78456)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a register, presumably a land-survey. With traces of a preceding column.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
180-179 BC?
Extent:

Fragment of papyrus from mummy cartonagge, with surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres with the back blank. It contains the upper left portion of one column with parts of 16 lines and traces of a preceding column. The upper margin is extant, the other margins are lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

188. Papyrus 1011

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1011
Title:
Fragmentary Loan of Money (P.Lond. III 1011, TM 22782)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a contract for the loan of nine solidi; the names of the debtor and creditor are not preserved.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
618-619
Extent:
Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears parts of 16 lines; the upper margin is minimal. A sheet-join runs vertically at c. 20 mm from the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on carboard in a glass frame.

189. Papyrus 1318

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1318
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. III 1318(a), TM 38318)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a lease of land, apparently grain land; the rent is to be paid in the month of Epeiph and delivered to the lessor's house. The subscriptions of the lessee, of two witnesses and of the notary Hermes follow.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Early 6th century
Extent:
Lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The back bears a few traces of ink. On the front, there are 11 lines from the foot of a column; lower and side margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame. The frame originally included another fragment, now mounted with Papyrus 1330 (A).

190. Papyrus 1623

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1623
Title:
Receipt of a Smith (P.Lond. V 1778, TM 35253)
Scope & Content:
Pityrous, a smith, acknowledges receipt of supplies of wood and iron.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus, light-brown, complete, with slight damage along the left edge; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; there are 15 complete lines, with blank space between lines 10 and 11 and one interlinear addition. Margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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