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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Name Theodosius, 6th century Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 1019

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1019
Title:
Private Letter (SB XX 14727, P.Lond. III 1019 descr., TM 38521)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Alexander to Theodosius on business matters, containing instructions on a transaction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, complete, irregular at the top, with some holes and surface damage; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 7 lines running against the fibres, with the last line having three words in the right edge. Margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 1642

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1642
Title:
Agreement concerning Taxes (?) (P.Lond. V 1662, TM 36915)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Apollos and Aurelius Abraam acknowledge a debt, presumably in respect of taxes, to be collected by them; with subscriptions of the parties, and of Theodosius, who acted as a witness and wrote the body of the document as well. The detached fragments come from other documents.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 6th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, dark-brown, lacking the upper left corner and with a vertical break; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 25 lines, with lines 1-12 lacking two-thirds at the beginning. Margins survive. The two detached narrow strips at the top do not belong to the same papyrus; they bear writing on one side only, and preserve a few letters. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.