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1901. Papyrus 1602(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1602(A-B)
Title:
Lease of Palm Grove (ZPE 208 (218) 173-5, no. 1, TM 765546), and Loan on Mortgage (P.Tebt. II 390 + BL I 428, Chrest.Mitt. 251, TM 13546)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyus (A) (TM 765546): Beginning of an offer to lease one and a half aruras of palm grove located in Ibion Eikosipentarouron for four years at a rent of 180 drachmas, two palm trees bearing fruit and one artaba of dates. Dated in 91. Lower papyrus (B) (TM 13546): Beginning of an acknowle...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
91-167
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Broken off at the bottom and left; damaged by insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 17 lines lacking the beginnings. The upper margin is extant, no margin was left to the right.

Lower papyrus (B): Upper portion of the same papyrus as a fragment now in the Bancroft Library, Berkeley; broken off at the bottom and left, damaged by insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 13 lines from the top of a column, lacking the beginnings. The text was crossed out. The upper margin is extant; no margin was left to the right.

1902. Papyrus 572

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 572
Title:
Account (P.Petr. II 34b, P.Petr. III 127ro, P.Lond. III 572ro. descr., TM 7595), and Report on Land (P.Petr. III 127 vo. descr., P.Lond. III 572 vo. descr., TM 4409)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Petr. II 34b, P.Petr. III 127ro, P.Lond. III 572ro. descr., TM 7595): Fragmentary account of unguents with quantities and prices. Oils and perfumes are obtained from various plants, such as rose, palm, fenugreek, myrtle. The detached fragment bears names of the same perfumes as found in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragment of papyrus and detached scrap, reused as mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue, especially on the back; broken off at the sides; written on both sides. The front bears portions of two columns written along the fibres; a sheet-join runs from top to bottom in the left edge. The detached fragment has the beginnings of 8 lines and a trace of another line at the top. On the back there is one column written across the fibres, covered with plaster. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1903. Papyrus 1819

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1819
Title:
Settlement of a Dispute (P.Lond. V 1860(a) descr., P.Muench. I 7, TM 15315) and Fragment of a Contract (P.Lond V 1860(b) descr.)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1860(a) descry, P.Muench. I 7: Fragment of a settlement confirming the division of the estate of Iakobos between his children, Ioannes and Kako (whose husband, Aurelius Patermouthis, here acts also for her). Upon the death of Iakobos his son and daughter had divided ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 6th century
Extent:

2 papyrus fragments not belonging together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): incomplete, broken off at left and right, margins preserved at top and bottom; written across the fibres on recto, verso blank.The fragment is the dustsheet belonging to P.Münch. I 7, containing the endorsement.

Lower papyrus (B): Incomplete, written along the fiberes on verso (?), other side blank.

1904. Papyrus 613

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 613
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Dryton 16, P.Grenf. I 18, P.Lond. III 613 descr., TM 254)
Scope & Content:
A loan of 35 artabas of wheat with interest included, the lessor being Apollonia, Dryton’s wife, and the lessees her sister Herais and the husband Apollonius. Penalty applies if the borrowers fail to return the loan in time. The writer is Areius, representative of the notary Sarapinus. The docke...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 January 131 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved although damaged by holes along the horizontal and two vertical folds. Writing is on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, all margins are extant, with the upper margin of 32 mm, the lower of 55 mm and the left of 20 mm; the right margin is minimal. A sheet-join runs across the fibres at c. 6 mm from the right edge. The verso has a docket arranged in two columns, the first with two lines and the second with three lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1905. Papyrus 818

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 818
Title:
Petition to the Kings (P.Fay. 12, P.Lond. III 818 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 15, TM 8334)
Scope & Content:
Petition of Theotimus to Cleopatra III and Ptolemy X, complaining about a case of abduction and theft perpetrated against him by Diocles, son of Alexander. Theotimus was insulted, abducted and beaten by Diocles and others, and was left naked in someone else’s house. He was able to recover for th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
104-103 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete but in poor condition, with holes and surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 36 lines; all margins are extant, the right being minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 95 mm. The annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Fay. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1906. Papyrus 131

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 131
Title:
Aristotle's Constitution of the Athenians (P.Lond.Lit. 108) and Other Texts: Scholia on Callimachus’ Aetia (P.Lond. Lit. 181), Farm Accounts (SB VIII 9699, P.Lond. I 131*), Commentary on Demosthenes’ In Midiam (P. Lond. Lit. 179)
Scope & Content:
Recto: - Papyrus 131 (1): Scholia on Callimachus’ Aetia (P. Lond. Lit. 181, TM 59363, LDAB 462, MP3 197). Three columns at the beginning of the roll, the first and the third with only a few lines, of fragments of scholia on Callimachus's Aetia (Σ Lond. = frr. 1d, 2a, and 2e Harder), copied in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
78-c 100
Extent:

Four papyrus rolls, one of which was divided into two pieces, now separately framed; written on both sides, with two texts being upside down in relation to the other texts written on the same side.

1907. Papyrus 889

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 889
Title:
Receipt (P.Dryton 21, P.Lond. III 889a, TM 288) and Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. III 889b descr., TM 639)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (P.Dryton 21, P.Lond. III 889a, TM 288): A self-written receipt (cheirographon) of Zois alias Onchasis, who acknowledges having received 12 talents of copper from the priest Patous on behalf of Esthladas, son of Dryton. The receipt was written by a representative and issued in the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC - 1st century BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in one glass case.

The upper fragment (A) is the top portion of a sheet, broken off at the bottom and written on both sides: the text on the recto is Greek and runs across the fibres, whereas the verso has a one-line docket in Demotic running along the fibres. On the verso, several fibres are missing.

The lower fragment (B) is the lower part of a sheet, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank.

1908. Papyrus 1896

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1896
Title:
Registration of Minors as Citizens of Antinoopolis (P.Fam.Tebt. 30 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 30, SB V 7603, TM 20960)
Scope & Content:
Certificate for the registration of two sons of Heraclides alias Valerius, named Lysimachus, aged 7, and Philosarapis, aged 1, as citizens of Antinoopolis; with list of guarantors and signature of Areius, son of Hermias; the summary is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 May 133
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, complete but damaged along the left edge and with holes and abrasion in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 16 lines running along the fibres; upper, lower and right margins are extant; the left is damaged. Vertical folds are visible. On the back, there are 2 lines written along the fibres at the top, and remains of 5 lines written across the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1909. Papyrus 512

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 512
Title:
Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 60, P.Petr. II 4(3), P.Petr. III 42c(5), P.Lond. III 512 descr., TM 7641)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the foremen of the stonecutters to Cleon, concerning the iron which was meant to be delivered to them and complaining about the fact that they had to borrow money to buy the iron.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of the right-hand half of a papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 12 lines, lacking the beginnings with the exception of line 12. Upper and lower margins measure 20 mm; the right margin was irregularly cut. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1910. Papyrus 695

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 695
Title:
Old Comedy (P.Grenf. II 12, TM 59259), Oracle Question (SB XXIV 16260, TM 45411), and Xenophon, Memorabilia (P.Grenf. II 13, TM 63008)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) Recto (P.Grenf. II 12, P.Lond.Lit. 86, TM 59259, LDAB 356): Fragment of a lost comedy, possibly by Aristophanes (perhaps from Thesmophoriazusae or Gerytades), in contrast to the first editors, who considered it a lost tragedy (Euripides, Melanippe Desmotis); with marginal annot...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-4th century
Extent:

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

Left papyrus: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom, broken off on the other sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are the beginnings of 8 lines written along the fibres, and 7 lines written in the left margin; the lower margin survives to 55 mm. The papyrus was cut and reused for the text on the back, which consists of 5 lines written along the fibres, abraded in places. Margins are extant.

Right papyrus: Portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll, with writing on both sides. On the front, there remain portions of 2 columns running along the fibres; the upper margin survives to 57 mm. The back bears one column, abraded in places, running across the fibres.

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