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31. Papyrus 965

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 965
Title:
Account (P.Lond. III 965, TM 22752)
Scope & Content:
Account of farm work, recording incomes and expenses stated in drachmas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
after 260
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, lacking part of the bottom and with insect holes in the preserved portion mostly located along the horizontal folds; the sheet exhibits minor abrasion in its lower half. Writing is on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 14 lines, well preserved; few of them are indented. Upper and side margins are extant; the lower margin is somewhat damaged. In the right edge and along the height of the sheet, there are traces of one line written along the fibres, which was erased. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

32. Papyrus 2199

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2199
Title:
List of Items, especially Jewels (TM 828814)
Scope & Content:
A list of jewels and other items: in lines 1-14 are listed jewels (bracelets, rings, necklaces, earrings, and some pendants) and the correspondent weight of the objects; in lines 15-19 a very large quantity of lentils and some rolls of papyrus are enumerated.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank.

The text lacks the beginning and the end. The left margin measures c. 25 mm. A sheet-join is visible at c. 25 mm from the left.

There is a paragraphus between lines 14 and 15.

Under the same glass two more little fragments are preserved: whether they are further scraps of the same sheet remains unclear.

The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

33. Papyrus 3110

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3110
Title:
Private Letter (P.Michael. 38, TM 37343)
Scope & Content:
Private letter concerned with the purchase of a cloak on credit for the recipient from a certain Iulianus, for which the author of the letter will pay upon his arrival; with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, lacking part of the bottom and damaged throughout; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 14 lines written across the fibres; of the last, only a few traces survive; left and upper margins are extant, no margin was left to the right and the lower margin is partly damaged. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres at the top of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

34. Papyrus 2912

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2912
Title:
Sale of a House (TM 653735)
Scope & Content:
Contract of sale of a building, possibly a house; the sellers are a group of individuals and the buyer one single man; only the subscription to the contract survives.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 5th century
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus sheet, containing the ends of nine lines; the upper fragment is upside down in the frame and a smaller fragment was incorrectly attached to it; the mid and bottom fragment were originally contiguous. Writing is on one side across the fibres. An average of 30 letters is lost on the left; the lower margin measures approximately 70 mm. Housed in one glass case, wrongly labelled as Papyrus 2912(2).

35. Papyrus 887

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 887
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. III 887, TM 78481)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition, with the names of the writer and of the recipient being lost; the petitioner complains that his neighbour having dwellings in the same house-property had offered the petitioner’s property to another Egyptian for profit and had forcibly expelled him from his units; he asks t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, imperfect at the top and damaged by small insect holes throughout. The front bears 14 lines running across the fibres, some of which are damaged; lower and side margins are extant, the upper margin survives at the top right; very faded traces of ink are visible on the back. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

36. Papyrus 1075

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1075
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. III 1075, TM 39590)
Scope & Content:
A letter where the sender (a pagarch?) complains about the disrespectful behaviour of Joseph, one of his estate labourers, who had accused him of extortion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, complete, with holes and abrasion in places; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 28 lines running across the fibres; margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

37. Papyrus 1081

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1081
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. III 1081, TM 22789)
Scope & Content:
Petition from an agricultural worker to a bishop, asking for help against the claims of the Arab governor, who had asked him to deliver three horses and two mules.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 7th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, lacking the lower right corner and damaged by small insect holes throughout; written on both sides. On the back, there are two lines written in the upper part of the sheet along the fibres; the front bears 14 lines running against the fibres, with lines 8-13 lacking the ends. Margins are minimal; the right is preserved up to line 7; the left is torn at the bottom. A sheet-join runs along the width in the middle of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

38. Papyrus 2187

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2187
Title:
Census Return (SB XXII 15465, TM 79045)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a census declaration, the name of the declarant being lost. The part preserved lists the women of the household, that is, the declarant’s wife Alexandra, a freedwoman, and their daughter, a twin, aged 3. The other child is not listed in the surviving part. With oath and beginning of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
147
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and left, and damaged by insect hole throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back bearing a few traces of ink. The front bears portions of 15 lines, many of which lack the ends, with a trace of line 16. Only the left margin survives.

39. Papyrus 75

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 75
Title:
Account (SB I 5316, TM 26063)
Scope & Content:
Account with names and quantities of unknown items.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:
1 Papyrus, incomplete, broken off at left, bottom and right, margins preserved at top; 12 lines on recto, written along the fibres, verso blank, housed in a glass frame.

40. Papyrus 2185

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2185
Title:
Letter of Expostulation (SB VI 9106, TM 35101)
Scope & Content:
Letter to the beneficiarius Pius, from Potammon, the governor’s exceptor, who reproaches the recipient; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus slip, complete, with some damage along the folds; on the front, there are four complete lines running across the fibres; margins are extant; on the back, there is one line written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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