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191. Papyrus 1662

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1662
Title:
Lease of a Building (P.Lond. V 1691, TM 19708)
Scope & Content:
Lease of part of a walled building at a rent of 3,000 talents per year; the lessor is Apollos, father of Dioscorus, and the lessee Aurelius Cyriacus, son of Andreas and Maria, a blacksmith. With subscription of Cyriacus and endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 March 532
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, darker in places, broken off at the bottom and with some insect holes; the surface is slightly abraded in few places; written on both sides. The front bears one column, of which 21 lines along the fibres survive; upper and side margins survive. On the back, there is one line running along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

192. Papyrus 370

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 370
Title:
List of Debts (P.Lond. II 370, TM 28035)
Scope & Content:
A list of debts of a certain Posis in various places, the location of which is uncertain. The amounts of money enumerated range from 8 to 24 drachmas; wheat is mentioned too. An ox and a donkey were also given by the debtor.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, although slightly damaged along the vertical folds and at the bottom. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text, which occupies less than half of the sheet, is complete and consists of 14 lines, one of which was added after line 3. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 125 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

193. Papyrus 667

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 667
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Grenf. II 15, TM 274)
Scope & Content:
Sale by Tagos, daughter of Achilles, and her brother Ammonius to Psenthotes, son of Celes, one of the ibis-buriers of Pathyris, of two twelfths of a property on an island in the lower toparchy of the Latopolite nome. The papyrus begins with a list of the eponymous priesthoods; the third column, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 October 139 BC
Extent:

Fragments from a papyrus roll written on one side along the fibres, preserving three columns, the first and the third being slightly mutilated. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

194. Papyrus 1036

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1036
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. III 1036, TM 38250)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary lease of land; the annual rent in money is to be paid over two months; additionally, a payment in wine will be made on the occasion of the feast of the village of Thynis. The names of the parties are lost. With docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, with a light stain in the middle (front) and some minor surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket. The front bears 9 lines and traces of another line are visible at the bottom. Side margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

195. Papyrus 1273

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1273
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Lond. III 1273, TM 22866)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary acknowledgment of a loan of 593 drachmas, written by Herieus as the parties are illiterate; with subscription of the lender written by someone else and date at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28-29
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and left, and damaged by insect holes throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of 16 lines survive; no margin was left to the right, and the other margins are lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in glass frame.

196. Papyrus 1293

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1293
Title:
Account of Wheat (P.Lond. III 1293, TM 33795)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of an account recording the artabas of wheat and barley received from various Hermopolite villages; some amounts were deducted for a certain Demetrius; with two lines on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
346 (?)
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, damaged by small insect holes; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front there is the top of a column, with 11 lines and traces of another line at the bottom; upper and side margins survive. Vertical folds are visible. On the back there are 2 lines written in the upper right corner. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

197. Papyrus 1309

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1309
Title:
Order of Arrest (P.Lond. III 1309, TM 38314)
Scope & Content:
Order from the comes Gerontius to the local peace-keeping officials (eirenarchs) of the village of Ares to secure the murderers of a rural guard (agrophylax).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Small papyrus slip, complete and well preserved, somewhat torn in the lower right edge and with few small insect holes in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 4 lines, complete; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

198. Papyrus 1633

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1633
Title:
Contract of Partnership (P.Lond. V 1795, TM 36951)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a contract of partnership for an unknown trade. With subscriptions of the parties written by someone else, of the witnesses and of the notary at the end, and with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, complete on the other sides; riddled with insect holes; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 20 lines written along the fibres; lower, right and left margins are minimal. A vertical sheet-join runs along the right edge. On the back, there are effaced traces of one line running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

199. Papyrus 1685

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1685
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1771, TM 36941)
Scope & Content:
Lease of land located in the Hermopolite nome, of the duration of more than one year; details on the rent are given. There follow the subscriptions of the lessee, written by someone else as he is illiterate, of three witnesses, and of the notary Apollos; the back bears the endorsement.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet with five detached scraps, broken off at the top, imperfect at the bottom, complete on the sides; with some surface damage; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 17 lines written along the fibres; left and right margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs along the right edge. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres, the sheet having been rotated 90 degrees. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

200. Papyrus 1709

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1709
Title:
Nominations to Liturgies (P.Lond. V 1648, TM 19672)
Scope & Content:
Return by the eirenarch (local peace-keeping official) of the village Temenkyrkis Poimenon in the Hermopolite nome to the riparii (police officials) of the nome, nominating liturgical officials in charge of dikes and canals. The names of the nominees follow. Papyrus 1609A (P.Lond. V 1822) is a d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
January-April 373
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, riddled with insect-holes and abraded in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 24 lines, most of which are damaged at the ends. Side and upper margins are extant. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom to the right of the centre. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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