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81. Papyrus 1549

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1549
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1686, TM 19703)
Scope & Content:
Sale of three aruras of waterless land from Dioscorus to the monastery of Zmin, in the Panopolite nome. The monastery is to pay the taxes related to fourteen aruras of arable land owned by Dioscorus near Phthla. With subscriptions of Dioscorus, who wrote the document, and of a witness.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 November 565
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, darkened in places, almost complete, lacking the lower right-hand corner and with breaks and holes, mostly located along the horizontal folds at the bottom; slightly abraded in places; written on one side, the back being blank. There are 47 lines across the fibres. Margins survive: the upper is irregularly cut; the side margins display holes; the lower is lost on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

82. Papyrus 1698

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1698
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1698, TM 36923)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract for the lease of a plot of land; both parties are liable to a fine in case of breach of the agreement; with subscriptions of the heirs of Psimanobet, son of Cyrus, who are apparently the lessees, and of two witnesses, one of whom is Dioscorus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 6th century
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet with four detached scraps, light-brown in the upper part and darker in the lower; broken off at the top and left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 14 lines, all lacking the beginnings. Lower and right margins are minimal; the other margins are lost. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 40-45 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

83. Papyrus 1735

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1735
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1697, TM 36922)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract for a one-year lease of a plot of land. The names of the parties are lost, but the lessor may be Apollos, the father of the notary and poet Dioscorus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 6th century
Extent:
Portion of a papyrus sheet in two fragments, dark-brown, broken off at the top, left and bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears portions of 14 lines wanting the beginnings; of the first preserved line only the feet of few letters survive. The right margin is extant; the other margins are lost. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

84. Papyrus 1739

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1739
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1690, TM 19707)
Scope & Content:
One-year lease of land, the lessee being Aurelius Apollos, son of Dioscorus, village headman (protokometes), and the lessor the monastery of Zmin; with summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 August 527
Extent:
Two non-contiguous fragments of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, slightly abraded in places and damaged by insect holes; writing runs along the fibres on both sides. On the front, there are 11 lines, with traces of another line at the bottom; upper and side margins survive. On the back there is one line written in the upper part of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

85. Papyrus 1760

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1760
Title:
Inventory of Goods (P.Lond. V 1657, TM 33188)
Scope & Content:
List of goods with figures. Among the items mentioned are vases, pots and a lid, lamp-stands, seals, knives, perhaps an ink-pot. Traces of a preceding column are visible.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century-5th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, mid-brown, mutilated to the left and with small insect holes and some surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 16 lines from one column; traces of a preceding column are visible; upper, lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

86. Papyrus 1781

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1781
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1688, TM 19705)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary lease of land under water in Aphrodito for the period of one year; the names of the parties are mutilated, but the lessor may be Apollos, father of the notary and poet Dioscorus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 December 523
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left, abraded throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 10 lines, lacking the beginnings; upper and right margins survive, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

87. Papyrus 181

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 181
Title:
Tax Register (P.Lond. II 181, TM 11644)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a tax register arranged in columns, each entry listing the tax-payers, with patronymics and matronymics, and the amounts collected stated in drachmas. The sums are multiples of 4, ranging from 4 to 12. An oath testifying to the exactness of the report made by Apollonius is found in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 December 63
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in two glass frames, named Papyrus 181(1) and Papyrus 181(2).

Papyrus 181(1): Two fragments: the right fragment contains the ends of the lines of a column and the left portion of another column; the right fragment contains the line endings of a column and two further columns, damaged at the bottom. The last column is also damaged at the right. Part of the upper and lower margins survive, and the space between the columns measures up to 30 mm.

Papyrus 181 (2): one fragment containing parts of three columns; of the first only some of the line endings survive; the second column lacks the beginning; of the third only the beginnings of some lines remain. The surface is damaged throughout, especially to the left and right. The lower margin and the intercolumns survive.

88. Papyrus 364

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 364
Title:
List of Priests (SB XVIII 13117, TM 25352)
Scope & Content:
Six fragments of a list of priests from Soknopaiou Nesos. The names of the priests, arranged on the basis of their φυλή, are followed, when preserved, by patronymic, papponymic, matronymic, age. In fr. F priests of different φυλαί aged twenty are listed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Mid 2nd century
Extent:

Six fragments from a papyrus roll mounted in one frame, written on one side along the fibres.

89. Papyrus 1675

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1675
Title:
Tax Account (P.Lond. V 1761, TM 36936)
Scope & Content:
Tax account listing Hermopolite localities, followed by amounts of wheat; the text on the back corresponds to that on the front, with different heading.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century?
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, light-medium brown, somewhat torn along the sides and with a few holes and some surface damage in places; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears 22 lines and the back 24 lines. Side margins are partly preserved, upper and lower margins are lost. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

90. Papyrus 2913

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2913
Title:
Account of Expenses (SB XVIII 13779, TM 36286)
Scope & Content:
Upper portion of a sixth-century account of expenses, concerning food and other items. Among the items listed are barley, lentils and bread.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, but well preserved as to the rest; writing is on one side along the fibres. A sheet join is visible on the right side. Housed in one glass case.

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