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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Name Heliodorus, 90-133 Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 852

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 852
Title:
Private Letter (P.Sarap. 95, SB III 6297, P.Lond. III 852 descr., TM 17120)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Eutychides, one of Sarapion’s sons, to his brother Heliodorus, inquiring about his health; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
90-133
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with only few small insect holes not affecting the text; written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line, with sealing pattern; on the front there are 7 lines, complete, occupying the upper half of the sheet; the last line is indented and written after some blank space. Upper and side margins are minimal, while ample blank space was left at the bottom. Vertical folds (front) are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 853

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 853
Title:
Private Letter (P.Sarap. 98, TM 17123), Poll-Tax Receipt (SB XX 14200, TM 14853)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Sarap. 98, SB III 6298, TM 17123): Private letter from the archive of Sarapion and his family, addressed to Heliodorus; the name of the sender is lost. Dated between 90 and 133. Right papyrus (B) (SB XX 14200, TM 14853): Poll-tax receipt for Ptolemaeus, of a quarter of Arsin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
90-203
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Medium-brown fragment, broken off at the bottom and on the left, complete on the other sides; bearing writing on one side along the fibres. The ends of 20 lines survive, with upper and lower margins. The back is blank.

Right papyrus (B): Light-brown fragment, broken off on the sides, complete at the top and bottom; bearing writing on one side along the fibres. The mid portions of 9 lines survive, with upper and right margins. The back is blank.

3. Papyrus 854

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 854
Title:
Letter on a Journey up the Nile (P.Sarap. 101, P.Lond. III 854, Chrest.Wilck. 117, TM 17126)
Scope & Content:
Nearchus describes to Heliodorus his sightseeing journey up the Nile: he arrived at Syene, then went to Libya and visited the oracle of Ammon; he also carved the names of the dear ones on the monuments. The address of the letter is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
90-133
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, lacking part of the top, with some holes and abrasion in places; written on both sides. The front bears 12 lines running along the fibres, some of which are damaged; traces of another line are visible at the bottom. Lower and left margins are extant, the upper is damaged; no margin was left to the right. The back bears one line written along the fibres in the upper half of the sheet and lacking the beginning. The papyrus is housed in glass frame.

4. Papyrus 855

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 855
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 855(a), TM 11803), and Private Letter (P.Sarap. 86, TM 17108)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 855(a), TM 11803): Extract from the records of the collectors of grain taxes of the village of Apias, acknowledging payments in wheat and lentils made by the shepherd Apkouis (Akouis), son of Polion. Written in red ink and dated around 216. Right papyrus (B) (P.Sar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
90-216
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Medium-brown sheet, complete, damaged by abrasion and some insect holes; bearing writing on one side along the fibres. The front bears 9 lines; margins are extant. The back is blank.

Right papyrus (B): Medium-brown fragment, complete at the top, imperfect on the right and broken off on the other sides; bearing writing on one side along the fibres. The ends of 16 lines survive, with the upper margin. The back is blank. Another fragment of the same papyrus, which preserves the first letters of this column and the preceding column, is now in Heidelberg, Institut für Papyrologie, inventoried as P. G 87.