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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Herminus, Moros, 167-199 Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 932

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 932
Title:
Agreement on Inheritance (P.Lond. III 932, TM 22718)
Scope & Content:
Isidorus renounces all share in the inheritance of his late father in favour of his brothers Herminus and Theognostus, on condition that they repay their father’s debts and maintain their living mother. Lines 1-10: Deed in the names of Herminus and Theognostus, addressed to Isidorus; with sign...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 February 211
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with minor damage along the vertical folds and slightly abraded in few places of the upper portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is arranged in one broad column of 26 lines, with blank space between lines 10 and 11. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. The left margin measures between 20 and 40 mm, and the lower 35-40 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 935

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 935
Title:
Census Declaration (P.Lond. III 935, TM 22719)
Scope & Content:
Census declaration addressed to the scribes (amphodogrammateis) of a quarter of Hermopolis. The declarant is Aurelius Herminus alias Morus, son of Hermaeus alias Pathotes, resident in another quarter. Herminus registers himself, aged 49, and his brother Theognostus, aged 36.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 March 217
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, slightly torn at the edges; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 16 lines; lines 8 and 11 are indented; all margins are extant, with no margin having been left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3. Papyrus 940

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 940
Title:
Registration of Inheritance (P.Lond. III 940, Chrest.Mitt. 209, TM 22724)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Herminus alias Morus and his brother Theognostus alias Morus write to the keepers of the public archives of Hermopolis to register two-thirds of a house with courtyard and all appurtenances located in Hermopolis and inherited from their paternal uncle Herminus, deceased twenty years ear...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 October 226
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with only a very few holes; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank; on the front, there are 24 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant; the right margin is minimal. A sheet-join runs at c. 25-30 mm from the right-hand edge. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 1158

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1158
Title:
Sale of House-Share (P.Lond. III 1158, Chrest.Mitt. 256, TM 22810)
Scope & Content:
Sale of one third of a house-property located in Hermopolis by Herminus alias Morus to his brother Theognosus alias Morus. The price is 300 drachmas. Column 2, lines 1-5: Summary of the deed, with signature of the banker Aurelius Demetrius. Lines 6-end: Deed of sale, with subscriptions at the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 December 226
Extent:

Papyrus roll with a detached scrap, incomplete to the left; overall well preserved, but slightly damaged by holes at the bottom and left, and with minor surface damage in places. Writing runs along the fibres on the front, with the exception of the lines written on the left-hand sheet of the roll, which run across the fibres; the fibre orientation of this sheet, which measures x mm, is opposite to that of the other sheets forming the roll, the fibres being vertical. This sheet bears four lines. In the rest of the roll there is one wide column of 18 lines; blank space separates lines 5 and 6 and lines 17 and 18. Additionally, space fillers further divide the first 5 lines of text from the rest. Sheet-joins are visible. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

5. Papyrus 1178

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1178
Title:
Diploma of Membership of a Boxer (P.Lond. III 1178, Chrest.Wilck. 156, Pap.Agon. 6, TM 22834)
Scope & Content:
Diploma of membership to a guild of athletes given to the boxer Herminus alias Morus, of Hermopolis. Papyrus 1178(1): Summary of the diploma, with a shorter version of the circular of the synod of athletes. Papyrus 1178(2), lines 1-8: Letter of the emperor Claudius to the synod of athletes, wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
200-212
Extent:

Portions of papyrus roll, housed in three glass frames named Papyrus 1178(1), Papyrus 1178(2), and Papyrus 1178(3); damaged by holes throughout and written on one side, the back being blank. Papyrus 1178(2) and Papyrus 1178(3) are mounted on cardboard; Papyrus 1178(1) preserves three seals on the back. Writing runs along the height of the roll.

Papyrus 1178(1): Sheet glued at the beginning of the roll; 7 lines written along the fibres, abraded in places; blank space between lines 1 and 2; margins are extant. On the back at the bottom there are three seals. Sheet-joins running along the width are visible.

Papyrus 1178(2): Light-coloured by patches, with minor abrasion and holes especially in the left half; 42 lines written across the fibres, few of which lack the beginnings. A strip of horizontal fibres was glued onto the surface in the upper half. Three stains are visible at the top.

Papyrus 1172(3): With darker patches; mutilated in the left-hand side and at the bottom, with detached scrap; with surface damage in places. 50 lines written across the fibres, some of which lack the beginnings.