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11. Papyrus 791

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 791
Title:
Petition Concerning a Transfer of Cattle (P.Oxy. II 244, ChLA III 206, P.Lond. III 791 descr., TM 20513)
Scope & Content:
Cerinthus, servant of Antonia, daughter of Drusus, writes to the strategus Chaereas in order to inform him that he was going to go through the place under his jurisdiction; with subscription of Cerinthus in Latin.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
2 February 23
Extent:

Mid-brown papyrus roll; written on the recto: one column, 21 lines; margins: upper (27 mm), left (c. 20 mm), right (very narrow); broken on the lower side. There is a sheet-join at 5 mm from the right edge. Verso blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

12. Papyrus 820

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 820
Title:
Order from the centurion Domitius Annianus (P.Fay. 38, ChLA III 207, TM 28607)
Scope & Content:
In this short order, formulated as a letter in Greek, the centurion Domitius Annianus addresses the ‘elders’ and ‘public officials’ (presbyteroi and demosioi) of the village of Taurinos, close to Euhemeria in the Fayum, ordering them to keep the service of guard (paraphylake) they were currently...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
late 2nd century- early 3rd century
Extent:
Fragment from a papyrus sheet. The document is written on the recto, along the fibres. There is one column of 10 lines. The verso is blank. The bay-brown papyrus preserves the right (10 mm), and the upper (10 mm) margins. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

13. Papyrus 971

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 971
Title:
Report of Legal Proceedings (P.Lond. III 971, Chrest.Mitt. 95, TM 31971)
Scope & Content:
Record of a hearing held before some high official concerning a dispute over the appointment to a liturgy (compulsory public service). The advocate of Sallustia, owner of land in the Hermopolite nome, complains that one of her overseers has been appointed for a tax-collection liturgy; the matter...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, darker by patches, complete but torn along the edges and with few holes and minor surface damage throughout. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 20 lines, well preserved; some of these are indented. Upper and left margins are extant; parts of lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

14. Papyrus 993

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 993
Title:
Receipt for a Probation Letter (P.Lond. III 993 descr., P.Gascou 21, TM 22763)
Scope & Content:
The document is a receipt in epistolary form written in Greek. The bookkeeper (actuarius) of a Roman military unit, probably that of the Mauri Scutarii in Hermopolis, acknowledges that he has received the recruit’s letter of probation (epistula probatoria). The man is thus officially a member of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
8 January 514
Extent:
Fragment from a papyrus sheet (12 lines). The document is written on the recto, along the fibres. The verso is blank. The papyrus is mounted on a cardboard in a glass frame.

15. Papyrus 1196

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1196
Title:
Bank Deposits of the Cavalrymen of a Squadron (P.Fay. 105, ChLA III 208 + XLVIII 208, CPL 124, TM 10770)
Scope & Content:
This military account is a summary of the sums held in deposit for cavalrymen of a squadron (turma) of an auxiliary unit. Despite several attempts to identify this unit, it remains uncertain whether it was an ala or a cohors equitata. The deposits fall into three categories: deposita (normal sav...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
c. 120-150
Extent:

13 fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll. The Latin document is written on the recto, along the fibres. The verso shows a Greek address written across the fibres. Mounted in two frames named Papyrus 1196(1), and Papyrus 1196(2). The first frame contains two large pieces, the second the remaining 11 fragments, smaller in size, and mounted on cardboard.

Fr. A preserves two continuous columns: col. I is made up of 25 lines and col. II of 19 lines. Both show the top (27 mm) and bottom margins (65 mm in col. I and 86 mm in col. II) and are separated by a variable intercolumnium, whose measure runs from 20 to 50 mm. The interlinear space is 5 mm on average. Fr. B contains a single column of 34 lines. On the basis of the content, this col. III is, however, not a direct continuation of cols. I and II. Its top and bottom margins are 8 mm and 67 mm respectively. The interlinear space measures 2 mm on average. The other fragments, frr. C-M, are broken off all sides and contain scanty portions of lines.

16. Papyrus 1532

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1532
Title:
Epitome of Livy (P.Oxy. IV 668, TM 61429, LDAB 2574), and Paul, Epistle to the Hebrews (P.Oxy. IV 657, P13, TM 61861, LDAB 3018)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Epitome of books 37–40, 47, 48–55 from Livy, Ab Urbe Condita. The text is of great importance for philology and also for its palaeographic and material characteristics. It is a working copy for ordinary use, probably made in Egypt. The date has been much debated. Verso: Paul, Epistle to...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
2nd century-4th century
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll, additional portions of which have been published as PSI XII 1292; with writing on both sides. On the front, the text is arranged in eight columns of c. 27 lines each, except for col. III having 28 lines of variable width, since lines are aligned just at their beginning (left side) but not at the end (right side). This makes it impossible to reconstruct exactly the intercolumnar space, perhaps of c. 6–7 cm. On the whole, the unwritten margins of the roll have an average measure of c. 4 cm, whereas the overall height of each sheet of the roll is c. 26 cm. All columns except for col. VII are partially preserved. The papyrus was reused on the back.

There survive twelve broad columns with 23-27 lines to the column, numbered at the top, written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

Housed in six glass frames.

17. Papyrus 1550

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1550
Title:
Order for Payment for Military Supplies (P.Lond. V 1663, TM 19679)
Scope & Content:
Order issued by the count (comes) and praeses of the Thebaid Phoebammon to the inhabitants of Aphrodito to pay corn, meat, wine as supplies for a military unit of five hundred and eight Numidians stationed at Hermopolis for the protection of the Thebaid. The supplies are intended for the months J...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
549-550
Extent:
Medium- to dark-brown papyrus, broken off on the left, complete on other sides; well preserved; written on one side. The back is balnk. On the front, there are 2 columns of 14 and 13 lines respectively, running along the fibres. Upper and lower margins are extant, no margin was left to the right. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

18. Papyrus 1611

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1611
Title:
Return of Landed Property (P.Lond. V 1647, TM 19671), and Official Letter (P.Lond. V 1824 descr., TM 19772)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. V 1647, TM 19671): Return addressed to the censitor Julius Alexander, from Aurelius Horus, son of Diskas, from the village of Hormos, in the Hermopolite nome, registering some landed property. With subscription of Horus (written by someone else) and oath in the same hand and Latin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
c. 298
Extent:

Lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, lacking the upper left corner (front) and damaged by holes; written on both sides. On the front, there are 16 lines written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant; no margin was left on the right. A sheet-join runs vertically along the left edge. The back bears portions of 14 lines, running along the fibres. Lower and right margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

19. Papyrus 1763

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1763
Title:
Court Proceedings (P.Lond. V 1825 descr., ChLA III 210, TM 19773)
Scope & Content:
Courts proceedings, presumably related to a debt, mentioning a workshop and possibly sailors from Panopolis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
352
Extent:

Fragment of a brown papyrus roll, of lighter colour on the left-hand side, darker on the right; written on the recto: one column, 8 lines; the upper margin (1 cm) is preserved, the other ones are broken; verso blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

20. Papyrus 1767

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1767
Title:
Letter Concerning a Sale (P.Lond. V 1792, ChLA III 211, TM 35255)
Scope & Content:
Written by the delegate Eulogius, this letter likely concerns the sale of a girl by a tenant-farmer. The addressee, whose name is only partially preserved, may be a Christian.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Papyrus roll, mid-brown in colour, broken off on the left side; written on the recto: one column; 18 lines; verso blank. Preserved margins: upper (ca. 10 mm), right (0.5 cm) and lower (13 mm) margins; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.