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21. Papyrus 1532(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1532(4)
Title:
Part 4 of the Epitome of Livy, and Paul, Epistle to the Hebrews 10:33-11:13
Scope & Content:
Recto: Part of the 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'...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
2nd century-4th century
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, written on both sides, along the fibres on the front, and across them on the back; housed in one glass frame.

22. Papyrus 1532(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1532(5)
Title:
Part 5 of the Epitome of Livy, and Paul, Epistle to the Hebrews 11:28-12:17
Scope & Content:
Recto: Part of the 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'...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
2nd century-4th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, written on both sides, along the fibres on the front, and across them on the back; housed in one glass frame.

23. Papyrus 1532(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1532(6)
Title:
Part 6 of the Epitome of Livy and of Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews
Scope & Content:
Unplaced fragments from the roll containing on the recto the epitome of books 37–40, 47, 48–55 from Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, reused on the back for Paul, Epistle to the Hebrews.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
2nd century-4th century
Extent:
Several fragments, broken off on all sides, from a papyrus roll; with writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across the fibres on the back. Housed in one glass frame.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. Papyrus 1774

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1774
Title:
Military Pay Record (?) (ChLA III 212, TM 69874)
Scope & Content:
This badly preserved document seems to be a military pay record, as suggested by the abbreviation for drachma (see col. I 2, 4, 6; col. II 2, 7). The salaries are arranged under the personal names of soldiers. However, no figure can be detected.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus roll, written on the recto along the fibres. The verso is blank. Portions of two columns survive, separated by an intercolumn of c. 15 mm. The first column consists of 6 lines, the second of 7 lines.

The light-brown papyrus preserves only the top (15 mm) margin; it is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

29. Papyrus 1868

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1868
Title:
Excerpt from a Record of Proceedings (ChLA III + XLVIII 213, TM 99306), and Tax Account (TM 99307)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 99306): Excerpts from a record of proceedings in Latin according to P. van Minnen in CLTP*; letter or minute of audience according to R. Marichal in ChLA III 213 recto, probably before the governor of the Thebaid (name and title in Latin are lost). The word exempla (line 1) shows that ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:
Fragment from a papyrus sheet, broken off on the left and right sides; written on both sides; on the recto there is one column written along the fibres. The verso bears the top of four columns written across the fibres and portions of another column of which only the beginnings of the lines survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

30. Papyrus 2042

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2042
Title:
Copy of a Birth Declaration (P.Oxy. VI 894, Chrest.Wilck. 213, CPL 158; ChLA III + XLVIII 214, TM 20356)
Scope & Content:
The document is a copy of a birth declaration of a legitimate Roman child, whose name is almost completely lost (line 6: ]num). As the piece was found in Oxyrhynchus and the declaration (professio) took place at the prefect’s office in Alexandria, we can surmise that this is the copy given to th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
195-196
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus sheet, complete on the right and broken off on all other sides. Written on both sides: on the front, there are lines written along the fibres in one column, on the back, there are traces of Latin writing, perhaps figures. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.