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1061. Papyrus 1234

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1234
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 1234, TM 22852)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging that Harpochration, son of Morus and Hieras, has paid 20 drachmas on account of the poll tax.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
170
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, square-shaped, lacking the left bottom edge and with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 6 lines, the last of which are abraded. All margins are extant, but the bottom is mutilated. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1062. Papyrus 1235

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1235
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1235, TM 11773)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts issued by the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) for payments made by Horus, son of Horus, on account of the poll tax and other taxes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
176-178
Extent:
Fragmentary papyrus sheet, pale-brown, mutilated on the sides, with holes and some surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on the front, the back being blank. There are portions of 14 lines, with blank space of c. 20 mm between lines 7 and 8. The upper and lower margins survive, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 65 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1063. Papyrus 1236

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1236
Title:
List of Tax Payments (SB XX 14306, P.Lond. III 1236 ro. descr., TM 14859), and Private Letter (P.Flor. II 233*, P.Lond. III 1236 vo. descr., TM 11113)
Scope & Content:
Recto (SB XX 14306, TM 14859): Record of tax payments levied on real estates, dated to 137−142. Verso (P.Flor. II 233*, TM 11113): Letter from Sarapammon to Heroninus, dated to 22 July 264, with the request to supply fodder for the oxen and to pay the ox-driver and a carpenter.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
137-264
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, pale-brown, with darker patches; damaged by holes throughout; written on both sides. The front bears the ends of 16 lines written along the fibres from a column, broken off at the top too. Trace of another column on the right is visible opposite line 5, after 40 mm. The roll was cut off to host the text on the back, which bears 11 lines running across the fibres. The lower margin is ample. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1064. Papyrus 1239

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1239
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1239, TM 22854)
Scope & Content:
Register of receipts acknowledging the amounts of wheat paid by various individuals in the Hermopolite nome over a period of three years; with endorsement and further lines on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
280-281
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, mutilated at the top and bottom and with insect holes throughout; some abrasion affects the left-hand edge. Both sides bear writing: on the front, there are 26 lines written along the fibres. The left margin partly survives, and no margin was left to the right. On the back there are portions of 5 lines written across the fibres in the lower part of the sheet, upside down in relation to the text on the front. Additionally, there are 2 lines running from top to bottom along the left edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1065. Papyrus 1242

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1242
Title:
List of Names and Sums of Money (SB XX 14233, P.Lond. III 1242 descr., TM 14854)
Scope & Content:
Two lists in the same hand, recording names followed by sums of money (4 drachmas or multiples), as tax payments, perhaps for the poll-tax.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 185
Extent:

Two long and narrow papyrus fragments, broken off at the bottom, in the same hand but not from the same roll; written on both sides, along and across the fibres, with the text continuing on the back, written upside down in relation to the text on the front; housed in a glass frame.

Left fragment (A): Broken off at the bottom; with 29 lines on the front and 32 on the back.

Right fragment (B): Broken off at the bottom; with 16 lines on the front, and 24 lines on the back.

1066. Papyrus 1243

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1243
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Lond. III 1243, TM 22857)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Cornelius, son of Eudaemon, of Hermopolis, acknowledges receipt of a loan of 152 drachmas from the pancratiast Aurelius Phoebammon, son of Posidonius, to be repaid within the same month. With date and Cornelius’ subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 September 281
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, lacking part of the left edge and damaged by insect holes throughout; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 24 lines; margins are minimal except for the lower margin, which measures 50 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1067. Papyrus 1244

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1244
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. III 1244, TM 33790)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a private letter of Hermapollon to Copreas, expressing his affection. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom (front), and damaged by insect holes in the preserved portion; writing runs along the fibres on both sides. The front bears the top of a column, with parts of 15 lines; upper, left and right margins survive. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 10 mm from the right edge. On the back there is one line lacking the end. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1068. Papyrus 1245

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1245
Title:
Receipt for Annona (P.Lond. III 1245, TM 22858)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Heron, through his brother Phibion, Aurelius Philammon and Aurelius Hermes, councillors of Hermopolis and official distributors of provisions of Philae, acknowledge receipt of wine for the soldiers under the prefect Trajan.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
357
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with few small holes and some surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. 13 lines from the top of a column survive, and traces of another line at the bottom. Upper and side margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1069. 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.

1070. 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.

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