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1622. Papyrus 2077(A-E)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2077(A-E)
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond.Lit. 215, 212, 246, TM 61900, 61821, 65051)
- Scope & Content:
- Left fragment (A): Parchment strip, bearing a fine decoration, including crocodiles. Blank on the back. Three fragments in the centre (B) (P.Lond.Lit. 215, TM 61900, LDAB 3057): Three fragments from a parchment codex, containing Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians 11,17-19,22-24. Assigned ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Coptic and Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 6th century-7th century
- Extent:
-
Seven fragments of varying size from different parchment codices (three belong together), housed in the same glass frame.
Left fragment (A): Parchment strip with a drawing, blank on the back.
Three fragments in the centre (B): Three fragments of varying size from a codex, written on both sides; the largest fragment preserves portions of 13 lines.
Right fragment (C): Upper portion of a parchment leaf, with writing on both sides, in Greek and Coptic.
Lower left fragment (D): Fragment of a parchment leaf, only bearing a few letters on either side.
Lower right fragment (E): Fragment of a parchment leaf, mostly blank, with only a few letters surviving on either side.
1623. Papyrus 2078
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2078
- Title:
- Private Letter (SB V 7987, TM 18005)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter from Didymus to Adrastus on various private matters; the greetings were added in a different hand.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 84-96
- Extent:
- Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with seven detached scraps from its right-hand side; written on one side, with the back blank. On the front, there are the ends of 15 lines written along the fibres. Upper, right and lower margins survive. Folding lines are still visible. The detached fragments are either blank or bear a few traces of ink. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
1624. Papyrus 2079
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2079
- Title:
- Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1982, SB V 7985, TM 1544)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter of Hermolaus, chief financial official (oikonomos) of the Memphite nome, to Zenon, informing him that he sent an agent to collect croton and asking him to hire draught animals for him. The address is on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 7 April 252 BC
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete, slightly damaged along the folding lines; written on both sides. On the front, there are 6 lines running across the fibres; all margins are extant. On the back, there is one line running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
1625. Papyrus 2080
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2080
- Title:
- Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2065, CPS 201, TM 1626)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter to Zenon with instructions on various business matters, including wool and slaves; the address is on the back. The name of the writer is lost.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 263-229 BC
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, broken off on the sides, complete at the top and bottom; with minor surface damage in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 8 lines, lacking beginnings and ends with the exception of line 8, which is complete and written in the middle of the line. The upper margin is minimal; the lower margin is ample. An irregular sheet-join runs horizontally along the lower edge. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. Horizontal folds are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
1626. Papyrus 2081
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2081
- Title:
- Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2012, TM 1574)
- Scope & Content:
- Conclusion of a letter, the names of the correspondents being lost. The writer informs the recipient that he had dispatched some items, such as wool.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 5 March 243 BC
- Extent:
-
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, light-brown, broken off at the top; written on one side along the fibres, the back displaying some ink smudges. On the front, there are 13 lines running along the fibres; the first is fragmentary; right, left and lower (80 mm) margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
1627. Papyrus 2083
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2083
- Title:
- Letter of Artemidorus to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1964, SB V 7983, TM 1527)
- Scope & Content:
- Business letter sent from Artemidorus to Zenon concerning a purchase of cattle. Artemidorus asks that the price of the cattle be credited to the account of Apollonius. With docket on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 29 August 256 BCE
- Extent:
-
Light-brown papyrus sheet, fully preserved, with writing along the fibres on both sides; mounted in a glass case.
1628. Papyrus 2084
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2084
- Title:
- Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2011, SB V 7984, TM 1573)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter to Zenon from his agent Pataikion, relaying the news heard from Pyrrhus that the goatherds were planning to flee, and that one of them had already gone. The address is on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 13 February 243 BC
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete and well preserved. On the front, there are 12 lines running along the fibres, complete; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening for the text on the back.
1629. Papyrus 2086
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2086
- Title:
- Complaint (P.Lond. VII 2036, TM 1598)
- Scope & Content:
- Isidora, who leases baths, complains to Zenon that Maron is doing her wrong by demanding a sum of money from her, and asks Zenon to investigate the matter; an interruption of water supply for nine days had occurred, for which she had quarrelled with Zenon.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 263-229 BC
- Extent:
- Light-brown papyrus sheet, long and narrow, of poor quality, torn along the right edge; written on one side, the back being blank. There are 27 lines across the fibres, some of which lack the final letters. Blank space separates line 19 from line 20. Upper and left margins are minimal, the lower margin is extant, the right is lost. An irregular sheet-join is visible along the width of the sheet, above line 20. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
1630. Papyrus 2087
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2087
- Title:
- Letter on Runaway Slaves (P.Lond. VII 2052, TM 1614)
- Scope & Content:
- A memorandum to Zenon from Sosicrates, concerning runaway slaves belonging to a certain Paideas: Zenon is asked to hold them should he come across them, and to write to Sosicrates. Detailed descriptions of the slaves, who are Lycian, Babylonian and Median, are given.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- Around 245 BC
- Extent:
- Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with only a few holes in the lower portion; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 24 lines along the fibres, with some blank space left between lines 6 and 7, 10 and 11, 15 and 16, 21 and 22. Margins are extant; the left is irregular because the text is indented from line 7 to the end; the right margin is irregular too and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.