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1941. Papyrus 1947(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1947(A-B)
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Fam.Tebt. 6 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 6, TM 10763) and Official Document
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 6, TM 10763): Copy of a loan of 112 silver drachmas, given from Lysimachus, son of Didymus, to Isidora, daughter of Lysimachus, acting with her son as a guardian, and her son Cronius; the loan is to be repaid with interest in the month of Epeiph. Dated to 98-99...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:

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

Left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, riddled with insect holes, lacking the left-hand side and imperfect at the top, complete on the right and at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 21 lines lacking the beginnings; the lower margin is extant; no margin was left to the right. Folding lines are still visible.

Right papyrus (B): Two non-contiguous fragments from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with insect holes in places; the front bears 9 lines lacking their middle portion; upper and left margins are extant, no margin was left to the right. The back contains remains of the official red stamp.

1942. Papyrus 253

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 253
Title:
Accounts from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 69 ro., SB VIII 9693 ro., P.Lond. II 259 ro. descr., TM 32682; P.Abinn. 69 vo., SB VIII 9693 vo., P.Lond. II 259 vo. descr., TM 32683)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 32682): List of names in alphabetical order with amounts of wheat stated in artabas. The heading is lost. Verso (TM 32683): Account of barley with heading, and, written the reverse way up, a list with names.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus broken off at the left (front) and with some surface damage throughout; writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears three columns; of the first, only the ends of few lines survive; the second has 29 lines, mostly complete; the third column has 30 lines, complete. Lower and upper margins survive above and below columns 2 and 3; the right margin is extant. A sheet-join runs along the height of the papyrus in the middle. On the back there are two columns, written in the right margin one below the other; the second was written the other way up in relation to the first. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1943. Papyrus 550

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 550
Title:
Private Letter (P.Petrie Kleon 14, P.Petr. II 16, P.Petr. III 42H(3), P.Lond. III 550 descr., TM 7669)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter, presumably addressed to Cleon, on private matters, with reference to an audience with the king that Philonides, Cleon’s son, is about to have, to the settlement of the matter regarding some building plot, and to a payment made by Philonides to Polydeuces, his brother.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Three joining fragments from mummy cartonnage forming the lower portion of a papyrus sheet; with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres; the back is blank. Portions of 15 lines from the foot of a column survive; lower and side margins are partly preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1944. Papyrus 552(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 552(A-C)
Title:
Declarations of Witnesses (P.Petr. II 17(2-4), P.Petr. III 22(b-d), P.Lond. III 552(a-c) descr., TM 7396-7398)
Scope & Content:
Three fragmentary declarations of witnesses concerning the lawsuit of Lamiske, wife of Parmeniskos. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Petr. II 17(4), P.Petr. III 22(d), P.Lond. III 552a descr., TM 7398): Negative statement of a witness whose name is lost, mentioning a certain Timandros. Middle papyrus (B) ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
229-228 BC
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments reused as mummy cartonnage, darker in places, with traces of plaster on the surface; mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper papyrus (A): Broken off at the bottom and sides, with surface damage throughout; with portions of 11 lines written against the fibres; the back is blank.

Middle fragment (B): Broken off at the bottom and sides, darkened to the left and with surface damage throughout; on the front there are portions of 10 lines written against the fibres, one of which was added between lines, and traces at the top; the back bears one word written along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (C): Broken off at e sides, with surface damage in places; withines written against the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; upper and lower margins survive; the back is blank.

1945. Papyrus 553

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 553
Title:
Petition for Assault (P.Petr. II 18(1), P.Petr. III 32c, Chrest.Mitt. 6, P.Lond. III 553 descr., TM 7424)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Dionysodorus, chief financial official (oikonomos), from Apollonius, son of Theon, of Ptolemais Nea, against a certain Cotys. Cotys allegedly struck him on the body and face; because he has not been punished, Apollonius now appeals to Dionysodorus, asking that Cotys be summoned. With...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 October 220 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom (front); with few holes in the preserved portion and plaster residue throughout; written on both sides. On the front there are 18 lines along the fibres; the writing on the back runs across the fibres and is much effaced. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1946. Papyrus 1891

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1891
Title:
Letter from the Nomarch concerning a Petition (P.Fam.Tebt. 43 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 43, SB I 5343, TM 15173)
Scope & Content:
Documents concerning a dispute between Lysimachus alias Didymus, son of Heraclides, and Serenus, guardian of the heirs of Dius, son of Chaeremon, who had died without paying back a loan of 240 drachmas bearing interest. Column 1: Letter of Artemidorus, nomarch of Antinoopolis, to Damarion, stra...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 July 182
Extent:
One papyrus made of two sheets of varying height pasted together, medium-dark brown; the left sheet is broken off at the top and lacks the lower left corner; the right sheet is complete and well preserved. Few insect-holes are visible in places. The writing is on both sides along the fibres. On the front there are two columns of 18 lines and 39 lines respectively; the first column is damaged in places; the second is complete. A sheet-join runs at 170 mm from the left-hand edge. The back hosts one line lacking the end, written at the top on the back of what is the left-hand sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1947. Papyrus 535

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 535
Title:
Business Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 59, P.Petr. II 13(6), P.Petr. III 42g(4), P.Lond. III 535 descr., TM 7660)
Scope & Content:
Archestratus writes to Cleon, reporting on a contract for the execution of work that may be profitable, asking for his advice and promising to act accordingly. With address and date of receipt (Phaophi 12) on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-253 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with one third being lost to the right (front); with plaster residue and breaks along the folds. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides. The front bears one column of 22 lines lacking the ends; a sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet in the right edge; the upper margin measures 25 mm, the left and lower c. 10 mm. The back has one column of 2 lines and a word next to it written in the left-hand portion. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1948. Papyrus 539

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 539
Title:
Letter from Zenon to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 19, P.Petr. II 13(11), P.Petr. III 42A, P.lond. III 539 descr., TM 2491)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Zenon to Cleon, who is asked to open the gates so that the land may be irrigated, given that the water in the canal has not risen enough. With docket including date of receipt (one day after it was sent) and subject, and address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 October 256 or 255 BC
Extent:

Two larger fragments (A-B) and three detached scraps (C-E) of a papyrus slip from mummy cartonnage, which broke along the vertical fold. Writing runs across the fibres on the front and along them on the back; the back bears traces of one column with 3 lines in the left part, and one word next to it. On the front there 4 lines, mutilated. Margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1949. Papyrus 545

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 545
Title:
Private Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 11, P.Petr. II 13(19), P.Petr. III 42h(5), P.Lond. III 545 descr., TM 7671)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of Philonides (his name is lost) to his father Cleon, showing affection and care for him, and asking him to come home for a visit. Theodorus may be left in charge of the irrigation works when the Nile retreats.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, with surface damage and gaps in the preserved portion; the detached scrap may belong to the same sheet, but this remains uncertain. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The larger fragment preserves 17 lines from the foot of a column; the smaller fragment has few letters of 6 lines. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame. Another fragment containing the beginnings of lines 6 and 7 is in Trinity College, Dublin, inventoried as Pap. FF 15 [42 h (5)].

1950. Papyrus 546

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 546
Title:
Business Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 28, P.Petr. II 13(20), P.Petr. III 42g(8), P.Lond. III 546 descr., TM 7664)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of Alexander to Cleon on business matters, mentioning some payment to be made, the need of tamarisk twiks and instructing him to write to someone from Ptolemais.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage with plaster residue, broken off to the right and lacking most of its upper half. Writing runs across the fibres on the front. Portions of 8 lines remain. Upper and left margins measure c. 20 mm, the lower c. 25 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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