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421. Papyrus 475

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 475
Title:
Receipt for Payment of Grain (P.Lond. II 475, TM 28054)
Scope & Content:
Receipt addressed to the sitologoi of Bakchias by Chalesis for the payment of three artabas of wheat. Horus wrote on account of Chalesis, who was illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet of small size, complete, with slight damage along the right edge. The text is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. All margins are extant and are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

422. Papyrus 476(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 476(A-B)
Title:
Census Declaration (SB XX 14309, P.Lond. II 476a, TM 14860), and Contract (P.Lond. II 476b descr., TM 19996)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (A): Recto (SB XX 14309, P.Lond. II 476a, TM 14860): Census declaration, with the name of the declarant being lost. Dated to 89 or 105. Verso: Few lines from the end of a document. Unpublished. Lower fragment (B) (P.Lond. II 476b descr., TM 19996): Fragment of a document, presu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 2nd century-early 3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments of papyrus sheets that do not belong together; housed in the same glass case.

Upper fragment (A): broken off at the top, bottom and left (front), with some abrasion and few insect holes; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears portions of 9 lines lacking the beginning, with traces of another line at the top. The back bears parts of 4 lines, the last of which is indented and separated by blank space from the other lines.

Lower fragment (B): Broken off at the bottom and at the sides; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The top of a column is preserved, with parts of 13 lines; one line was erased. The upper margin survives to 15 mm; the other margins are lost.

423. Papyrus 477

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 477
Title:
Receipt for Crown-Tax (P.Lond. II 477, TM 11756)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Aurelius Menas, collector of the crown-tax at Bakchias, acknowledging that Horus, son of Heron, has paid twelve drachmas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
220-221
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, well preserved, although lacking the upper left edge and with slight damage along the folding lines. The text, which occupies less than half of the sheet, is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 57 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

424. Papyrus 478

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 478
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 478, TM 28055)
Scope & Content:
A receipt issued by Iulius Longinus and the other tax farmers acknowledging that the priest Stotoetis has paid 100 drachmas on account of the trade tax (cheironaxion) and another tax in Soknopaiou Nesos.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes throughout, especially along the first vertical fold from the left; strips of horizontal fibres are missing in the upper part of the sheet. The text runs along the fibres and occupies a third of the sheet. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 155 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

425. Papyrus 479

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 479
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. II 479, TM 31220)
Scope & Content:
A private letter from Tithioeis to Irenion mentioning the delivery of some camels for the prefect. Greetings to Ammonas and the recipient’s children conclude the letter.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century?
Extent:
Complete papyrus sheet, torn in places and written on one side along the fibres. The lower margin measures 65 mm. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

426. Papyrus 480

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 480
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. II 480, TM 33211)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Sabine to Clematis, whom she calls her brother, on some urgent money matter: Sabine has sent a third person to Clematis, who is asked to give one solidus as it is greatly needed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, nearly perfect, but damaged at the top and along the left edge. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete and all margins are extant and minimal, with the exception of the blank space at the bottom, which measures approximately 100 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

427. Papyrus 481

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 481
Title:
Latin-Greek Glossary (P.Lond.Lit. 187, TM 64454, LDAB 5678, MP3 3005)
Scope & Content:
A Latin-Greek glossary, merging three conversational phrases and some words, and roughly lemmatised by topic. The Latin-Greek glossary was used by Greek speakers in early stage of Latin learning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Fragment from an opisthograph sheet; the verso is written upside down compared to the recto. The text is disposed into two narrow columns, the first with Latin and the second with Greek. The Greek script is used for the Latin words too. Traces of ink on the right side of the recto suggest the existence of another column. The papyrus is mounted in glass.

428. Papyrus 482

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 482
Title:
Receipt for Hay for Cavalrymen (ChLA III 203, TM 78865)
Scope & Content:
A letter to acknowledge receipt of hay written by Serenus, perhaps the same cavalryman mentioned in line 25, and concerning cavalrymen of the squadron (turma) of Donacianus, of the ala veterana Gallica. The full list of the cavalrymen of the squadron, recorded by their nomina only, follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
May 130
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, written on the recto along the fibres, the verso being blank. The top (4 mm), the right (3 mm), the left (4 mm), and the bottom (27 mm) margins are preserved. One column of 38 lines is fully preserved. The ink is brown. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

429. Papyrus 483

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 483
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. II 483, TM 19997)
Scope & Content:
Perpetual lease (emphyteusis) of arable and uncultivated land between Menas, acting on behalf of the monastery of Abba Patois, and Aurelius Ioannes, son of Phoebammon and Hypateia. Details about the rent and the tenant’s rights are provided. With signatures of the parties and of four witnesses a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 August 615 or 616
Extent:

Papyrus roll of fine quality and light colour, mounted on cardboard in three glass frames, named Papyrus 483(1), Papyrus 483(2), and Papyrus 483(3).

Writing runs on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The first sheet of the roll displays horizontal fibres. There is one column of 104 lines, complete, with all margins extant. The right margin is minimal. Sheet-joins are visible throughout.

430. Papyrus 484

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 484
Title:
Miscellaneous Texts (TM 28056-28057, 37017, 59210, 63512, 63525)
Scope & Content:
A (TM 28056): Second-century money account, unpublished. B (TM 37017): Fragment of a sixth-century contract, with subscription. Unpublished. C (TM 63512, LDAB 4721, MP3 2847): Fragment in prose; 2nd century; unpublished. D (P.Lond.Lit. 88, TM 63525, LDAB 4734, MP3 1675): Fragment of a comedy,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-6th century
Extent:

Six papyrus fragments not belonging together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

A: Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but with surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. On the front, there are 21 lines written along the fibres, abraded in places; the margins survive.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, partly complete at the bottom, broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 15 lines; the lower margin partly survives. The back is blank.

C: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, displaying insect-holes; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 19 lines. The back is blank.

D: Narrow strip of papyrus, written on one side along the fibres; the front bears the first few letters of 18 lines; traces of the preceding columns remain.

E: Medium-brown papyrus fragment; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears a few letters from the beginnings of 14 lines. The back is blank.

F: Fragment from a medium-brown papyrus, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 8 lines, lacking beginnings and ends; a scant trace of another line at the bottom is visible. The upper margin survives. The back is blank.

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