691. Papyrus 745
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692. Papyrus 746
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 746
- Title:
- Report of a Lawsuit on the Identification of a Child (P.Oxy. I 37, P.Lond. III 746 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 79, TM 20699)
- Scope & Content:
- Extract from the official minutes of the strategus Tiberius Claudius Pasion with the report on a court case concerning the identification of a child. Aristocles, advocate of Pesouris, reports that his client had picked up an infant, Heraclas, from the rubbish heap, and had hired Saraeus as a wet...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 29 March 49
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, incomplete and with detached fragments, damaged in its lower half; writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text comprises two columns of 26 and 10 lines respectively. The intercolumn measures 20-25 mm. Margins partly survive, the left (65 mm) and right being somewhat mutilated. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
693. Papyrus 747
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 747
- Title:
- Draft of a Proclamation to Ephebi (P.Oxy. I 42, P.Lond. III 747 descr., Chrest.Wilck. 154, Sel.Pap. II 238, TM 20703)
- Scope & Content:
- Draft of a proclamation from Dioscorides, logistes (curator) of the Oxyrhynchite nome, with some corrections, concerning a contest of ephebi (youths) taking place the following day: the youths should do their outmost in the performances. Some blank space is followed by the date in a different ha...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 18 January 323
- Extent:
-
An incomplete papyrus sheet written on both sides along the fibres, with only a couple of words on the back, lacking much of its left-hand side. Number 42 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. Housed in one glass case. Presumably a draft.
694. Papyrus 748
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 748
- Title:
- Military Accounts (P.Oxy. I 43 ro., TM 20704), and List of Guards and Watchmen (P.Oxy. I 43 vo., TM 20705)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto (20704): Military accounts recording the supplies, chiefly of fodder, provided to various troops, with copies of receipts; the total and date are given at the end. Dated 16-24 February 295. Verso (20705): List of guards and watchmen distributed across various streets and public buildings...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 295
- Extent:
-
Two portions of a medium-brown papyrus roll, with writing on both sides; housed in two glass frames, named Papyrus 748(1) and Papyrus 748(2).
695. Papyrus 749
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 749
- Title:
- Letter from a Strategus about Tax Farming (P.Oxy. I 44, P.Lond. III 749 descr., Chrest.Wilck. 275, Sel.Pap. II 420, TM 20706)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter from Papiscus, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to Asclepiades, royal scribe (basilikos grammateus) of the same nome, informing him on the state of affairs with regards to tax farming. Because of the difficulty to find persons willing to undertake the farming of certain taxes, Papiscus...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 66-70
- Extent:
-
A papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, somewhat damaged at the top and broken off at the bottom. A word was deleted in the text. Number 44 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in one glass case.
696. Papyrus 750
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 750
- Title:
- Notification of Cession of Catoecic Land (P.Oxy. I 47, P.Lond. III 750 descr., TM 20709)
- Scope & Content:
- A letter from Achilleus, agent of Pyrrhus, superintendent of the katalochismoi (distribution of catoecic land) in Egypt, addressed to the agoranomoi (public notaries), who are being notified that a certain Didymus alias Amoitas had ceded to the priest Teos some land near the village of Senokomis...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 83-88
- Extent:
-
A papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, broken off at the bottom but well preserved as to the rest. Number 47 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in one glass case.
697. Papyrus 751
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 751
- Title:
- Report on a Persea Tree (P.Oxy. I 53, P.Lond. III 751 descr., TM 20715)
- Scope & Content:
- Column 1: A fragmentary report addressed to Valerius Ammonianus alias Gerontius, logistes (curator) of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from some builders. Column 2: A report, numbered at the top as 105, addressed to Valerius Ammonianus alias Gerontius, logistes (curator) of the Oxyrhynchite nome, by Aur...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 25 February 316
- Extent:
-
Two sheets glued together forming a ‘pasted roll’ (tomos synkollesimos), written on one side along the fibres and preserving two columns of writing, the first very fragmentary; damaged on both sides. Number 53 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in one glass case. Further sheets forming the same 'pasted roll' are P.Oxy. LXIV 4441 and presumably P.Oxy. VI 896.
698. Papyrus 752
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 752
- Title:
- Circular on the Appointment of Treasury Officials (P.Oxy. I 58, P.Lond. III 752 descr., Chrest.Wilck. 378, Sel.Pap. II 226, TM 20720)
- Scope & Content:
- A letter addressed to the strategi of the Heptanomia and Arsinoite nome from a high official known as Africanus (possibly Arbaeus Africanus, governor of Palestine, or Nervaeus or Servaeus). The sender is complaining about the expenses caused by the multiplication of officials related to estates ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 13 September 288
- Extent:
-
A papyrus sheet written on one side, with a few wormholes; overall well preserved, although somewhat damaged at the bottom. Number 58 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in one glass case.
699. Papyrus 753
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 753
- Title:
- Appointment of a Delegate (P.Oxy. I 59, P.Lond. III 753 descr., TM 20721)
- Scope & Content:
- Notification from the senate of Oxyrhyncus through its representant, addressed to the strategus Aurelius Apollonius through his delegate, informing that a certain Theodorus, who had been selected for attending the prefect’s court in Alexandria in place of another man, had claimed exemption as a ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 11 February 292
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet bearing writing on both sides, the text on the front running along the fibres and that on the back across the fibres; damaged by gaps and wormholes. Housed in one glass case. Number 59 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.
700. Papyrus 754(A-B)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 754(A-B)
- Title:
- Documents Concerning a Dispute over Property with Copy (P.Oxy. I 67, P.Lond. III 754 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 56, Jur.Pap. 87, FIRA III 173, TM 20727)
- Scope & Content:
- Petition addressed to Aurelius Aetius, former magistrate in Oxyrhynchus, with regards to a dispute between Aurelius Ptolemaeus, son of Horion, and two other men from the village of Lile. The dispute concerns some property inherited by Ptolemaeus from his grandmother and occupied by the defendant...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 28 March 338
- Extent:
-
Fragments of two incomplete papyrus sheets, written on one side, one being the copy of the other; mounted on cardboard and housed in two glass cases named Papyrus 754(A) and 754(B). Both sheets display gaps throughout. The numbers in red refer to the publication in P.Oxy I.