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1. Papyrus 112

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 112
Title:
Deed of Sale (ChLA III 198 [+ XXII 719 + XXIX 879], P.Ital. II 38–41, TM 114844)
Scope & Content:
Deed of sale made on behalf of a banker named Theodorus issued to a buyer whose name is lost. Theodorus sells half of a house he had obtained from a major of the exarch of Italy, called Eleutherius (616–661 AD). The house is located in Ravenna, near the Padenna river, and is composed of two floo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
616-619
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus, additional fragments of which are now in the Vatican Library and in Padua University Library (Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche). Written on one side, the back bearing modern annotations; with portion of one column containing 11 lines on the recto. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 384

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 384
Title:
Petition to the Prefect of Egypt (P.Lond. II 384, P.Vet. Aelii 10, ChLA III 201, TM 31217)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a Greek petition issued by the veteran Aelius Syrion to an unnamed prefect of Egypt, in which he complains about misdeeds and fraud in some commercial transactions concerning oil and wheat. At the top of the document, there are remains remains of a Latin text, perhaps the prefect’s an...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
222-255
Extent:
Fragment from a papyrus roll. The document is written on the recto, along the fibres; portions of one column, 35 lines. The verso is blank. The top margin is lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 447

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 447
Title:
Draft of a Petition (P.Abinn. 1, P.Lond. II 447 ro. descr., TM 10014) and Hermias’ Account of Grain and Barley (P.Abinn. 78, SB VIII 9696, P.Lond. II 447 vo. descr., TM 32687)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Abinn. 1, P.Lond. II 447 ro. descr., TM 10014): Draft of a petition addressed to the emperors Constantius and Constans from Abinnaeus, who summarises his career, and focuses on the time when he conducted the refugees of the Blemyes to Constantinople, as well as on his appointment as pre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
340-342
Extent:

Papyrus roll, pale brown, broken off at the top, written on both sides. The recto bears one column of 15 lines, the verso two columns of 22 lines, complete. On the front the preserved margins are the right (40 mm), lower (45 mm) and left (40 mm). The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 481

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 481
Title:
Latin-Greek Glossary (P.Lond.Lit. 187, TM 64454, LDAB 5678, MP3 3005)
Scope & Content:
A Latin-Greek glossary, merging three conversational phrases and some words, and roughly lemmatised by topic. The Latin-Greek glossary was used by Greek speakers in early stage of Latin learning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Fragment from an opisthograph sheet; the verso is written upside down compared to the recto. The text is disposed into two narrow columns, the first with Latin and the second with Greek. The Greek script is used for the Latin words too. Traces of ink on the right side of the recto suggest the existence of another column. The papyrus is mounted in glass.

5. Papyrus 482

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 482
Title:
Receipt for Hay for Cavalrymen (ChLA III 203, TM 78865)
Scope & Content:
A letter to acknowledge receipt of hay written by Serenus, perhaps the same cavalryman mentioned in line 25, and concerning cavalrymen of the squadron (turma) of Donacianus, of the ala veterana Gallica. The full list of the cavalrymen of the squadron, recorded by their nomina only, follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
May 130
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, written on the recto along the fibres, the verso being blank. The top (4 mm), the right (3 mm), the left (4 mm), and the bottom (27 mm) margins are preserved. One column of 38 lines is fully preserved. The ink is brown. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

6. Papyrus 730

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 730
Title:
Receipt of Goods in Epistolary Form (P.Grenf. II 108, ChLA. III 204, TM 69872)
Scope & Content:
Partially preserved receipt with the mention of the place (Pulvini) and the day (Nones of October, during the consulship of Emperor Verus and Ummidius Quadratus) it was written, along with the person who sent the items (Cornelius Germanus) and the trierach Minucius Plotianus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
7 October 167
Extent:

Brown/pale papyrus roll (from a “pasted roll”, tomos synkollesimos), broken off at the top, written on the recto; verso blank. One column, 13 lines, the first 6 of which are damaged. Side and lower (75 mm) margins are preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

7. Papyrus 731

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 731
Title:
Military Receipt ( ChLA III 205, P.Grenf. II 110, TM 69873)
Scope & Content:
This receipt for money concerns cavalrymen of an unknown unit. Although the exact nature of the payment is not expressed in the surviving text, the word fides in line 4 points to a fiduciary transaction. Perhaps such payment was needed for food supplies.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
293
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus roll, broken to the left. The document is written on the recto, along the fibres. The verso is blank. Portions of six lines survive. The light-brown papyrus preserves the top (18 mm), the right (7 mm), and the bottom (52 mm) margins. The black ink is faded in the right edge and is darker in lines 4-6. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

8. Papyrus 745

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 745
Title:
De Bellis Macedonicis, possibly by Lucius Arruntius (P.Lond.Lit. 121, P.Oxy. I 30, TM 63267)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a Latin historical work, on parchment, concerning the Macedonian wars of Rome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 1st century-Early 2nd century
Extent:

One fragment of a parchment codex, writing on both sides, mounted in glass.

9. 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.

10. 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.