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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Name Ptolemaeus, mid 2nd century Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 168

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 168
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. II 168, TM 11638)
Scope & Content:
A lease of one arura of an oliveyard near Psenharpsenesis for a period of three years, the lessees being Petesuchus and Apis and the lessor Artemis, daughter of Ptolemaeus, with her husband as a guardian. Ptolemaeus, son of Castor, wrote on behalf of Petesuchus and Apis because they are illitera...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 April 162
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage in places, lacking the upper right edge and with some holes. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text consists of one column of 21 lines; the second line is slightly indented; some blank space separates the last three lines from the rest of the text. Margins are extant: no space was left to the right; the blank space at the bottom measures 45 mm. A sheet-join running across the fibres along the height of the papyrus is visible at 20-25 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 1267(a-e)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1267(a-e)
Title:
Receipts for Work Performed for the Five-Day Dyke Corvée (P.Lond. III 1267a, TM 11789; SB XVI 12319, TM 14582), Receipts (SB XVIII 13954, TM 18327; SB XVIII 13955, TM 18335), and Oracle Question (SB XXVI 16506, TM 29263)
Scope & Content:
Top left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 1267a, TM 11789): Receipt for work performed for the five-day dyke corvée on the dyke of the marshland of Psua of Soknopaiu Nesos for Sotas son of Apunchis. May 26 - Jun 24 218. Top right papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 1267b descr., SB XVIII 13955, TM 18335): Grain ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
152-218
Extent:
5 single sheets of different size cut out of papyrus rolls, written on one side only. Mounted on cardboard in one glass frame.