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211. Papyrus 2971

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2971
Title:
Priestly Annals (P.Hib. II 199, TM 2832)
Scope & Content:
Portion of priestly annals from mummy cartonnage, covering at least three years. The other three fragments are unpublished. The papyrus attests that the cult of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his sister Arsinoe was established when Arsinoe was still alive.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
270-250 BC
Extent:
Four papyrus fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage; with some plaster residue in places; written on one side. The largest fragment at the top right preserves portions of two columns running along the fibres; of the first, only the ends of few lines remains; the second is better preserved, although it is covered with plaster residue; the beginnings of 22 lines survive. The upper left fragment preserves a few words from three lines; the lower left fragment displays surface damage and bears traces of a few lines; the lower right fragment only bears a small trace of ink. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

212. Papyrus 3020

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3020
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 256, TM 5214)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of an official letter with the order to supply bread to some individuals so that they may not die of hunger. The date follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 November 249 BC
Extent:

Lower right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres the back being blank. On the front, there are the ends of 6 lines; of the first line, only a few traces are visible. Lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

213. Papyrus 393

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 393
Title:
Receipt (P.Lond. II 393, TM 37005)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Callinicus has received the payment of 16 ¼ carats from Ioannes, official weigher (zygostates); with docket on the back, one line being written in the reverse direction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Slip of papyrus, with some loss of fibres on the back, written on both sides, across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. The front bears 4 lines, complete; margins are minimal, with the exception of the lower margin, which measures c. 30 mm. The back bears two lines, one written the other way up. The papyrus is mounted in a glass case.

214. Papyrus 436

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 436
Title:
Two ‘Penthemeros’-Certificates (SB XX 14968, TM 14909-14910)
Scope & Content:
Two 'penthemeros' (five-day)-certificates issued for the requisite five-day work on the dykes to members of the same family. Column 1: Certificate issued to Petesuchus, son of Dicranes and Tanetbes, for the five-day work performed at the canal of Hephaistion. With subscriptions at the end. Col...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 July-10 August 69
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The sheet is complete, although the surface is abraded in places and there are a few holes throughout. All margins are extant and the texts are complete. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

215. Papyrus 2528

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2528
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Diog. 43, TM 10710)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary series of receipts recording tax payments in money paid to the collectors of money taxes over various months.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
226 (?)
Extent:
Medium-to-dark-brown papyrus sheet, another portion of which is Papyrus 2538(E); broken off on all sides; the writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 24 lines written along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

216. Papyrus 2984

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2984
Title:
Account (P.Hib. II 213, TM 8287)
Scope & Content:
Account recording money payments made by or on behalf of Egyptian priests and various workers in a temple, possibly in Oxyrhynchus; the entries are arranged by days of the month and are check-marked through oblique strokes. The right-hand fragment is illegible owing to the remains of plaster cove...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 250 BC
Extent:
Two fragments of the same papyrus, from mummy cartonnage and a small detached scrap, covered with remains of plaster; with writing on one side. The left-hand fragment bears portions of two columns written along the fibres; of the first, the ends of 9 lines survive; of the second, 20 lines survive; the right margin is minimal. The right-hand fragment belongs to the right-hand portion of a papyrus; it preserves the beginnings of some lines, illegible owing to the remains of plaster covering it. The right margin survives. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.

217. Papyrus 3028

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3028
Title:
Contract (P.Hib. II 264, TM 5220)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract in Demotic, followed by the Greek docket registering the deed. The Demotic text is unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 January 248 BC
Extent:

Three larger fragments and some scraps, extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres, with plaster residue in places. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

218. Papyrus 2208

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2208
Title:
Fragment of a Mime (P.Lond.Lit. 52, TM 64089, MP3 1747)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a mime or dramatic lyric entitled in scholarship as "Damsel in Distress" ( Page 1950) or Peirazomene (Heitsch 1961).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
1 fragment of a papyrus roll, writing on one side only, mounted in glass.

219. Papyrus 2563

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2563
Title:
Record of Legal Proceedings (P.Thomas 25, ChLA III 217, TM 78802)
Scope & Content:
This fragmentary document reports the proceedings of a hearing held by a praeses Arcadiae. Despite its scantiness, the preserved text suggests that a procedure per libellum was followed. The plea, probably lodged by at least two people, mentions a city councilman and probably concerned matters o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
401 or 423
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres in Latin and Greek and broken off at the top and either side; part of the lower margin is preserved. Mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

220. Papyrus 110

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 110
Title:
Horoscope of Anubion (P. Lond. I 110, TM 23939, LDAB 23939)
Scope & Content:
A horoscope of Anubion, 5 [fifth son?] of a certain Psansnois. The birth date of Anubion is expressed in accordance with both the Roman and the Egyptian calendar: Anubion was born on December 4, 137 CE, at the beginning of the first hour of the day. Information of the celestial bodies are then p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 10 July 138
Extent:

Four papyrus sheets, written on one side along the fibres; number 1 is broken on the left, numbers 2 and 3 are nearly complete and have all margins extant; number 4 is damaged in the lower right corner. Mounted on cardboard in glass.

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