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1661. Papyrus 2167

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2167
Title:
Private Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 150-156, no. 3, TM 704794)
Scope & Content:
Private letter on various concerns, such as the previous correspondence and conveyance of goods, and mentioning an imperial visit to Egypt and an enrolment. The name of the recipient is damaged; that of the sender is not preserved.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, with half of it being lost on the right, for a loss of about 15 characters; with abrasion, insect holes and loss of ink in places; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 28 lines running along the fibres; two additional lines were written in the left margin, perpendicularly to the main text and across the fibres. Upper, left and lower margins are minimal. The sheet as folded from left to right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1662. Papyrus 2169

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2169
Title:
Nomination to Liturgic Office (P.Leit. 1, SB VIII 10192, TM 23653)
Scope & Content:
Nomination of four candidates eligible for liturgic office in place of two village elders of the Oxyrhynchite village of Nemerai, now overcome by illness: for each nominee, name, origin, age and value of property are given.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 160
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by insect-holes throughout; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 17 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1663. Papyrus 2173

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2173
Title:
Private Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 156-166, no. 4, TM 704795)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Ainas to Phaselos, concerning legal and business matters. The barley they brought to an oasis seems to have been wrongly appropriated, and Ainas struggled for three years to recover it. He asks Phaselos to file a petition for redress to the dux. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete and well preserved, with few holes and minor surface damage in places; written on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 27 lines, with some blank space between lines 26 and 27. Margins are minimal; a sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 15 mm from the right edge. On the back there is one line and at the top a thick line of ink serving as a seal. The sheet was folded in half from top to bottom, then inwards from both sides. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1664. Papyrus 2174

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2174
Title:
Declaration of Artificially Inundated Land (SB XX 14385, TM 23725)
Scope & Content:
Declaration addressed to Aurelius Nemesion alias Dionysius, royal scribe of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Aurelius Cornelius, son of Pasis and Dionysia, of Oxyrhynchus, registering a plot of artificially irrigated land cultivated by him and located near the village of Sento. Dated between 26 Februa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
224
Extent:
Long and narrow medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 29 lines running along the fibres. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1665. Papyrus 2175

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2175
Title:
Petition to the Strategus (SB XXIV 16251, TM 79411)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome from Titus Flavius Eudaemon, town councillor of Alexandria, represented by Aurelius Ammonius, town councillor of Oxyrhynchus, enclosing earlier documents concerning a dispute over property involving his wife. The documents are the copy of a lette...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 217
Extent:
Portion of a papyrus sheet, mutilated on the sides, but complete at the top and bottom; with abrasion and insect holes in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 24 lines, lacking both beginnings and ends. The upper and lower margins measure 51 and 85 mm respectively; three vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1666. Papyrus 2181

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2181
Title:
Private Letter (SB VI 9107, TM 36196)
Scope & Content:
Letter to the count (comes) Georgius, from Sebastianus, who asks the recipient to accept ten ducks as a gift for his wedding and sends his felicitations. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus slip, complete, slightly imperfect along he left edge; with writing on both sides; on the front, there are four complete lines running across the fibres; margins are extant; on the back, there is one line written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1667. Papyrus 2184

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2184
Title:
Private Letter (SB XVIII 13593, TM 30995)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Polybius to his father Heraclides with instructions and information on food and the request to buy wool; the back bears the address with the sealing pattern.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, almost complete, only lacking the lower left corner; with some damage along the vertical folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 31 lines running along the fibres; the last is fragmentary. Side and upper margins are minimal. On the back, there are 2 lines written in 2 columns along the fibres separated by an ink pattern. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1668. Papyrus 2185

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2185
Title:
Letter of Expostulation (SB VI 9106, TM 35101)
Scope & Content:
Letter to the beneficiarius Pius, from Potammon, the governor’s exceptor, who reproaches the recipient; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus slip, complete, with some damage along the folds; on the front, there are four complete lines running across the fibres; margins are extant; on the back, there is one line written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1669. Papyrus 2187

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2187
Title:
Census Return (SB XXII 15465, TM 79045)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a census declaration, the name of the declarant being lost. The part preserved lists the women of the household, that is, the declarant’s wife Alexandra, a freedwoman, and their daughter, a twin, aged 3. The other child is not listed in the surviving part. With oath and beginning of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
147
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and left, and damaged by insect hole throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back bearing a few traces of ink. The front bears portions of 15 lines, many of which lack the ends, with a trace of line 16. Only the left margin survives.

1670. Papyrus 2192

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2192
Title:
Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 143-150, no. 2, ZPE 213 (2020), pp. 195-202, TM 704793)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter, the beginning of which may be contained on Papyrus 2126, concerning business matters, such as the shipment of goods and their safe-keeping in the context of land management. The recipient is also instructed not to begin commercial transactions until informing the sender. I...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, the beginnings of which may be Papyrus 2126; dark brown and complete at the bottom, right and left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Papyrus 2126 bears the address on the verso. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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