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341. Papyrus 935

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 935
Title:
Census Declaration (P.Lond. III 935, TM 22719)
Scope & Content:
Census declaration addressed to the scribes (amphodogrammateis) of a quarter of Hermopolis. The declarant is Aurelius Herminus alias Morus, son of Hermaeus alias Pathotes, resident in another quarter. Herminus registers himself, aged 49, and his brother Theognostus, aged 36.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 March 217
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, slightly torn at the edges; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 16 lines; lines 8 and 11 are indented; all margins are extant, with no margin having been left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

342. Papyrus 988

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 988
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. III 988, TM 31973)
Scope & Content:
Lucia writes to her brother Casullas, reproaching him and requesting the dispatch of some documents at once. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with some holes and surface damage; written on both sides across the fibres, the back having a two-line docket. The front bears 14 lines, complete. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

343. Papyrus 1235

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1235
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1235, TM 11773)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts issued by the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) for payments made by Horus, son of Horus, on account of the poll tax and other taxes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
176-178
Extent:
Fragmentary papyrus sheet, pale-brown, mutilated on the sides, with holes and some surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on the front, the back being blank. There are portions of 14 lines, with blank space of c. 20 mm between lines 7 and 8. The upper and lower margins survive, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 65 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

344. Papyrus 1476

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1476
Title:
Tax Register (P.Lond. IV 1425, TM 39751)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a tax register, listing various localities and figures arranged in four columns, with amounts paid for various taxes and totals given in the last column.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Early 8th century
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, whether a roll or codex is unclear; with insect-holes at the top and bottom; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 10 lines from the top of a column, running along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

345. Papyrus 2245

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2245
Title:
Business Letter (P.Lond. VII 1932, TM 2378)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon, presumably from one of his correspondents in Palestine, asking for pitch and timber, necessary for repairing a boat. The author also asks for his salary, corn and a fine cloak to be sent to him. With docket including the summary and address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 April 258 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, light-brown, broken off on the sides and complete at the top and bottom; with minor abrasion and some surface damage in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 11 lines running across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends with the exception of the last line, which is complete. A sheet-join runs horizontally. On the back, there are 3 damaged lines running along the fibres. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

346. Papyrus 2536

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2536
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Diog. 26, TM 10698)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract for the lease of six aruras of land, the lessor being Lucius Fabius Diogenes and the lessee Diodorus. Provisions are made as to the duties of each party, including the payment of taxes and works to be performed. Additionally, the tenant is to cultivate two aruras of land bel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 August 159
Extent:

Two joining fragments from the lower portion of a papyrus sheet, darkened and abraded in places. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. 19 lines from the foot of a column survive; the right margin is minimal, the lower margin is extant (30 mm), and left and upper margins are lost. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

347. Papyrus 25

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 25
Title:
Account (P.Lond. I 25, UPZ I 87, TM 3478)
Scope & Content:
Accounts recording three money payments made on 4 Mecheir (4 March) of year 21, in the reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor and Cleopatra II, on the front, and money payments made in year 20 and year 21 on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 and 18 March 160 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with writing on both sides. On the front, there are four lines written along the fibres; margins are extant, and there is ample blank space at the bottom. On the back, there are six lines written across the fibres, with ample margin at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

348. Papyrus 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 30
Title:
Account (P.Lond. I 30, UPZ I 105, TM 3496)
Scope & Content:
Account recording money payments for grain and especially for water, arranged in boxes. The account for water extends from the 16th of the month Pauni to the 26th of the month Epeiph. The back bears traces of two lines.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
172-152 BC (?)
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some surface damage throughout. The writing runs on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 4 lines, followed by several tables with figures; all margins are extant. The back bears two lines, badly damaged. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening for the text on the back.

349. Papyrus 153

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 153
Title:
Repayment of a Deposit (P.Lond. II 153, TM 33203)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Serenus, a guard (singularis) of the prefect of Egypt, has received back through Iulius Marianus the 1000 drachmas he had given as a deposit to a third party.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, irregularly cut and torn, damaged and abraded in places. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; the text consists of 11 lines, the ends of which are often lost. All margins are extant, the right and bottom being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

350. Papyrus 164

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 164
Title:
Report on Landed Property (P.Lond. II 164, TM 28012)
Scope & Content:
A report on some landed property in the village of Kerkesoucha that had been confiscated and subsequently sold. By mistake the land had still been assessed by the authorities, as if it were still confiscated land.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with damage located along some of the vertical folds. The text is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The last four lines are indented and separated from the rest of the text by some blank space. Left, upper and lower margins are extant; no margin was left at the right. The blank space at the bottom measures 55 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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