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551. Papyrus 604

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 604
Title:
Scope & Content:
Roll of papyrus, formed by the conjunction of two distinct documents, the texts of which run in opposite directions:- A. Return compiled by Besas, also named Soter, of Crocodilopolis and the associated villages, of arable land irrigated by the inundation in the 7th year of Tiberius Claudius Ca...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 1st century
Extent:
1 item

552. Papyrus 605

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 605
Title:
Loan (P.Dryton 11, TM 246), and Fragmentum Grenfellianum (P.Dryton 50, TM 65616, LDAB 6867)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Dryton 11, TM 246): Loan of wheat dated 10 October 174 BC; Dryton features as a debtor, and the creditor is Sosistratus. The subscription of the scribe is at the end. Verso (P.Dryton 50, TM 65616, LDAB 6867, MP3 1743): 'Fragmentum Grenfellianum', or ‘Alexandrian erotic fragment’, a mim...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, another fragment of which now at the Sackler Library, Oxford, inventoried as 89A/45(d). Writing runs on both sides. The front contains one column running along the fibres and lacking the left-hand side. Upper, lower and right margins are extant, the right being ample. The back bears one complete column and portions of another column written across the fibres. Upper, lower and left margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

553. Papyrus 606

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 606
Title:
Documents concerning a Dispute (P.Grenf. I 11, P.Lond. III 606 descr., TM 247)
Scope & Content:
Dossier of documents relating to a dispute over some land located in the Pathyrite nome, claimed by a certain Panas; the copy of an earlier ruling by Pechutes, who instructed Daemachus to publish his judgment, is enclosed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
after 27 August 181 BC
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll, another portion of which is preserved in a papyrus of the collection in Heidelberg, inventoried as P. G. 1288; broken off to the left and damaged at the bottom and along the vertical folds.Two columns survive, the first lacking the right-hand half, and the second almost complete. Right, upper and lower margins measure 45-60 mm, 30 mm, and 45-60 mm respectively. The intercolumn measures 13-30 mm. There are two lines, rubbed off, in the lower right corner. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

554. Papyrus 607

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 607
Title:
Second Will of Dryton (P.Dryton 2, SB I 4637, P.Grenf. I 12, P.Lond. III 607 descr., TM 248)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of the second will of Dryton, drawn up in Latopolis, in the office of the notary Ptolemaeus, on the occasion of Dryton’s second marriage with Apollonia alias Senmonthis. His possessions are to be divided between Esthladas, son from his first marriage, and the children who may be born o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 March 150 BC
Extent:

Four fragments of varying size from a papyrus of good quality, further fragments of which are in Cairo (P.Gr. inv.no. 10349) and Heidelberg (P.Gr. inv.no. 1285). The fragments bear writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank, but the Cairo fragment has four lines in a different hand on the back. The original text on the front consisted of one broad column of 33 lines. The BL fragments preserve the upper margin (25 mm), the lower (90 mm), and the right (10 mm), where a sheet-join is visible at c. 5-10 mm from the right edge. They are mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

555. Papyrus 608

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 608
Title:
Letter concerning a Petition (P.Grenf. I 13, P.Lond. III 608 descr., TM 249)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a letter from an official to Ptolemaeus, son of Pyrrhus, concerning a petition submitted by the royal farmers. With date at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 March 152 BC or 10 March 141
Extent:

Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the left and with minor surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 6 lines lacking the beginnings; upper, right and lower margins are extant. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

556. Papyrus 609

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 609
Title:
List of Goods in a Temple and Account (P.Dryton 37, P.Grenf. I 14, P.Lond. III 609 descr., TM 250)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Traces of an original Greek text, which was washed out. Verso: Traces of an older Greek text written along the fibres, washed out to host a list of goods and an account. Lines 1-17: List of goods deposited in the temple with the priest Patous, among which are caskets, a sealed jar with ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 November 139 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, bearing writing on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, strips of horizontal fibres are missing; the lower margin measures 105 mm. Traces of 10 lines are preserved, but the original text was washed off and the papyrus was re-used for the text on the verso. The verso originally hosted a Greek text, written along the fibres, which was washed out to host the second text running across the fibres. Strips of vertical fibres are missing. The upper margin survives to 40 mm. The papyrus is mounted in a glass case.

557. Papyrus 610

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 610
Title:
Scope & Content:
RECORD of a dispute between the priests of Hermonthis and Pathyris with regard to the possession of some land; apparently in the form of a petition from the former to Ptolemy Philometor and his queen Cleopatra, recapitulating the progress of the quarrel and quoting documents and official corresp...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
0149 BC-0148 BC
Extent:
1 item

558. Papyrus 611

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 611
Title:
Draft Petition (P.Dryton 33bis, P.Grenf. I 15, P.Lond. III 611a descr, TM 252), and Accounts (P.Dryton 40, P.Grenf. I 16, P.Lond. III 611b descr., TM 283; P.Dryton 41, P.Lond. III 611verso descr., TM 503)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Text written along the fibres (P.Dryton 33bis, P.Grenf. I 15, P.Lond. III 611a descr, TM 252): A draft or copy of the same petition as Papyrus 612 (P.Dryton 33) in a different hand. Papyrus 611 preserves the end. Apollonia alias Semmonthis, Ammonia alias Senminis, Heracleia alias Senapat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
136-135 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet of poor quality, broken off at the top and left and damaged at the bottom, especially along the vertical folds. The sheet lacks some horizontal fibres on the recto. Writing is on both sides: the recto has an original text, of which only the bottom right portion survives, written along the fibres; the original lower margin of the sheet, measuring 70 mm, hosts a second text, written across the fibres at the right angle to the first. The verso contains a third text, written across the fibres and complete. The side margins are minimal, the upper and lower measure 19 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

559. Papyrus 612

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 612
Title:
Petition from the Archive of Dryton and Family (P.Dryton 33, P.Grenf. I 17, SB I 4638, P.Lond. III 612 descr., TM 253)
Scope & Content:
Part of a petition, another portion of which is preserved in Heidelberg (P.Gr. inv. no. 1280). The four daughters of Ptolemaeus, Apollonia alias Semmonthis, Ammonia alias Senminis, Heracleia alias Senapathis and Herais alias Tasris, acting with no guardian, appeal to the epistrategus (high offic...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 June 136 BC
Extent:

The upper left portion of a papyrus sheet, the top left part of which is preserved in a Heidelberg papyrus inventoried as 1280. The lower half of the sheet is lost. The BL fragment bears writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank, but the Heidelberg fragment has the docket on the back. In the BL fragment there are six more lines than the Heidelberg piece. The BL papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

560. Papyrus 613

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 613
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Dryton 16, P.Grenf. I 18, P.Lond. III 613 descr., TM 254)
Scope & Content:
A loan of 35 artabas of wheat with interest included, the lessor being Apollonia, Dryton’s wife, and the lessees her sister Herais and the husband Apollonius. Penalty applies if the borrowers fail to return the loan in time. The writer is Areius, representative of the notary Sarapinus. The docke...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 January 131 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved although damaged by holes along the horizontal and two vertical folds. Writing is on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, all margins are extant, with the upper margin of 32 mm, the lower of 55 mm and the left of 20 mm; the right margin is minimal. A sheet-join runs across the fibres at c. 6 mm from the right edge. The verso has a docket arranged in two columns, the first with two lines and the second with three lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

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