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301. Papyrus 307

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 307
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 307, TM 11686)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging that Panouphis has paid the customs-dues in wheat on a camel and donkey passing the gate of Soknopaiou Nesos.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 September 145
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet of small size, fully preserved, but lacking some strips of horizontal fibres throughout, especially at the bottom. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text consists of 6 lines, complete; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

302. Papyrus 1572(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1572(A-C)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (SB XVI 12633, TM 14632)
Scope & Content:
Upper left papyrus and lower papyrus (A, C): Two unpublished tax documents, one of 117-118 and the other issued by a certain Heraclides and his colleagues and referring to a year (2?) of the emperor Trajan. Upper right papyrus (B) (SB XVI 12633, TM 14632): Customs-house receipt issued to Onnoph...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
98-206
Extent:

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

Upper left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 6 lines, complete. Margins are extant, the lower being ample. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Light-brown papyrus strip, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 3 complete lines. Margins are minimal. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (C): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 6 lines, imperfect at the end. Margins survive, the lower being ample. Folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.

303. Papyrus 1659

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1659
Title:
Official Letter (P.Lond. V 1680, TM 36919)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary copy of an official letter (commonitorium) concerning some offenders who are to be brought to court.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, broken off at the top; dark-brown; with holes; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 22 lines written across the fibres and lacking the beginnings; the lower margin is wide (100 mm), while no free space was left on the right. The other margins are lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

304. Papyrus 1789

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1789
Title:
Loan Contract (P.Lond. V 1737, TM 19750)
Scope & Content:
Patermouthis acting alone borrows 3 and 1/3 solidi, repayable on demand at an interest of 2% per year, from the same Ioannes from whom he and Kako had borrowed 4 solidi two years earlier (P. Lond. V 1736). Kako's absence from this transaction may suggest her death or disability; it is some 35 yea...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 February 611
Extent:
Papyrus, incomplete, broken at the top, margins preserved at left, right and bottom; 27 lines on recto, written along the fibres; 1 line on verso written along the fibres. Housed in a glass frame.

305. Papyrus 2479

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2479
Title:
Private Letter (P.Oxy. XIV 1666, TM 31777)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Pausanias to Heraclides about various matters. Pausanias explains that as his son, enrolled in a legion, prefers to serve in the cavalry, he went to Alexandria to ask that his son be transferred. He then promises to visit the recipient, asks him to see to the preparation of a deed of m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Square-shaped papyrus sheet, pale brown, complete but damaged by insect holes, especially at the bottom left; written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing two lines in the upper half of the sheet and modern annotations. On the front, there are 22 lines, the last of which are mutilated at the beginning; 3 additional lines were written across the fibres along the left margin. The margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

306. Papyrus 2512

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2512
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Diog. 25, TM 10697)
Scope & Content:
Heraclides, son of Nemesion, acknowledges receipt of a six-month loan of 100 silver drachmas. Penalty applies should he fail to repay the debt in time. With Heraclides’ subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 December 132
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off to the right and damaged at the top and along the vertical folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 23 lines, lacking the ends. The left margin is irregular, of the right margin only a small portion survives, and the blank at the bottom measures 70 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

307. Papyrus 2859

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2859
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. VII 2192, TM 2461)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Lond. VII 2192, SB X 10296, TM 2461): Fragment of a letter to the concessionaire of the perfume monopoly in Philadelphia from the contractors of the Arsinoite nome. Dated 93-92 or 60-59 BC. B-F: Unpublished fragmentary documents; C bears writing on both sides and the text on the back is da...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century BC
Extent:

Six fragments that do not belong together, housed in one glass frame.

A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the sides, broken off at the top and bottom, worm-eaten in places; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears 7 lines. The back is blank.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, apparently complete on the right, broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears the ends of 5 lines. The back is blank.

C: Lower left portion of a papyrus sheet, written on both sides. The front bears parts of 12 lines from the bottom of a column, written along the fibres; the back contains parts of 7 lines from the bottom of a column, running across the fibres.

D: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top and perhaps at the bottom, broken off on the other sides; with surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears parts of 7 lines. The back is blank.

E: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of 1 line; the back is blank.

F: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears a few letters from 3 lines; the back is blank.

308. Papyrus 2970

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2970
Title:
Royal Ordinances (P.Hib. II 198, TM 5183)
Scope & Content:
Copies of ordinances on both sides of a papyrus roll, concerning the royal administration and prescribing regulations on the day-to-day conduct of various branches (recto), and on the misbehaviour of officials and the jurisdictional procedure. The ordinances concern the cleruchic system, police ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 240 BC
Extent:

Originally one hundred fragments from a papyrus roll, housed in three glass frames named Papyrus 2070(1), Papyrus 2070(2), and Papyrus 2070(3). Most of the fragments have now been assembled, and preserve 6 columns written along the fibres on the front, and five columns written across the fibres on the back. The column width is between 170-180 mm (verso) and (180-190 mm (recto). The unplaced fragments are housed in Papyrus 2070(3).

309. Papyrus 119

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 119
Title:
Register of Contributors for Tax on Land (Geometria) (P. Lond. I 119, TM 20001)
Scope & Content:
Official register of contributors for the geometria, a tax on land, arranged according to districts and alphabetical order. Each entry would have contained the name of the individual, details concerning the property, the tax rate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
143-144
Extent:

Fragments from a long papyrus roll written on one side along the fibres. Most of the columns that survive are mutilated, but where it is preserved the writing is in good condition. A further portion of the text is to be found in Papyrus 109A (= SB XIV 11704). The fragments are mounted on cardboard in two glass frames; an additional glass frame contains unpublished fragments.

310. Papyrus 2560

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2560
Title:
Fragment from a Tragedy (P.Lond.Lit. 78, TM 63522, LDAB 4731, MP3 1712)
Scope & Content:
A fragment from an unknown tragedy, perhaps ‘Iphigenia in Aulis’, where a marriage and a sacrifice are mentioned.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 2nd century - early 3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, broken to the right and containing a column of 28 lines, the beginnings of which are preserved. The upper margin survives to 47 mm. Writing is along the fibres and the back is blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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