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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Name Flavius Olympiodorus alias Asyncritius, superintendent of the dykes, mid 4th century Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 1246

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1246
Title:
Nomination of Water-Guards (P.Lond. III 1246, TM 22859)
Scope & Content:
Two copies of a return from two village heads (komarchai), listing individuals nominated for the water-control (hydrophylakia); written by Aurelius Anubas. The recipients are lost, but were Flavius Olympiodorus alias Asyncritius and Achilleus, superintendents of the dykes (see Papyri 1247 and 1248).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 August 345
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Broken off at the top and damaged by insect holes throughout; one column of which 24 lines survive; part of the left margin remains, the lower is extant and measures 70 mm, and no margin was left to the right.

Right papyrus (B): Broken off at the top and mutilated especially on the left-hand side; one column of which portions of 31 lines remain. Left and lower margins partly survive, and no margin was left on the right.

2. Papyrus 1247

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1247
Title:
Nomination of Water-Guards (P.Lond. III 1247, TM 22860)
Scope & Content:
Two copies of a return addressed to Flavius Olympiodorus alias Asyncritius and Achilleus, superintendents of the dykes, from the village heads (komarchai) Aurelius Tyrannus and Aurelius Pecysis, and other individuals of Sentryphis, listing individuals nominated for the water-control (hydrophylaki...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 August 345
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets, pale-brown, written on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Complete but damaged by insect holes and abrasion throughout; one column with 29 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant, the right being minimal.

Right papyrus (B): Mutilated, with holes, abrasion and other surface damage throughout; made of two sheets, with the left-hand one displaying vertical fibres; on this sheet, the writing is against the fibres. There are 28 incomplete lines, with an interlinear addition. Upper, lower and right margins are extant, while the left is damaged.

3. Papyrus 1248

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1248
Title:
Nomination of Water-Guards (P.Lond. III 1248, TM 22861)
Scope & Content:
Return addressed to Flavius Olympiodorus alias Asyncritius and Achilleus, superintendents of the dykes, from the village heads (komarchai) Aurelius Pebes and Aurelius Painis, listing individuals nominated for the the water-control (hydrophylakia); written by Aurelius Besarion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24-28 August 345
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, pale-brown, with insect holes, abrasion and other surface damage, especially in the left–hand portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 29 lines, with their beginnings being damaged; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 1249

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1249
Title:
Nomination of Candidates for Public Service (P.Lond. III 1249, TM 22862)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Apollon, a village official (gnoster) of the village of Pois, submits a list of farmers eligible for the collection of taxes to Flavius Olympiodorus alias Asyncritius, praepositus of the first pagus of the Hermopolite nome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 May 346
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete but with holes and surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. A small detached fragment is visible at the bottom of the frame. On the front, there are 24 lines, some fragmentary, especially at the bottom. Margins are extant, with no margin on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.