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Name Paniscus, agent of the notary Sosus; notary, 2nd century BC Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable) Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 624

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 624
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Grenf. I 28, P.Lond. III 624 descr., TM 220)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the loan of some artabas of wheat, partly crossed out; the name of the lender is lost. Penalty apples if Phmois, the borrower, fails to repay the wheat back within the agreed time. At the end is the demotic receipt of payment. Date and summary are on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 24 October 108 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and right, with damage along the horizontal folds. A thin strip of papyrus was glued diagonally onto the upper part of the front-side. Writing is along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The back was rotated 180 degrees and bears the beginning of three lines in the right edge. On the front there are portions of 19 lines, the first being very mutilated; of the others, only the beginnings survive. Part of the text was crossed out. The last five lines are in demotic. Left and lower margins survive. A sheet-join running along the height of the sheet is visible in the left edge of the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 657

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 657
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Grenf. II 23a, P.Lond. III 657 descr., TM 67)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in Krokodilopolis at the office of the notary Paniscus recording the sale of two plots of land for a total of three aruras and a half at the price of nine talents. The sellers are Taous, aged 48, and her two sisters, with Taous’ husband as a guardian, and the buyers are Petehar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 November 107 BC
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus roll, complete and well preserved, displaying minor damage along the vertical folds and in the left edge; writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are three columns of varying height and width; the first is of 8 short lines; the second has 11 broad lines, with lines 3-11 being indented; the third has 4 broad lines, the last written in the middle of the column. The intercolumns between columns 1 and 2 and between columns 2 and 3 measure x mm and x mm respectively. Upper, lower and right margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 658

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 658
Title:
Loan of Wine (P.Grenf. II 24, P.Lond. III 658 descr., TM 68)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in the office of the notary Paniscus at Krokodilopolis, in the Pathyrite nome, recording the loan of six jars of wine from Peteharsemtheus to Psemmenches, both of Pathyris; the wine is to be returned in Mesore, and its quality is guaranteed until 30 Athyr. Penalty applies if the co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 February 105 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, written along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The back bears a three-line docket; on the front there is a column of 27 lines, the last of which is indented and separated by some blank space and paragraphus. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 70 mm. Litlle space was left blank also between lines 3 and 4. There is a sheet-join running along the height of the sheet in the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 678

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 678
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 678, TM 117)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in Krokodilopolis (Pathyrite nome) in the notarial office of Paniscus, recording the sale of some grain-bearing land located near Pathyris, from Petesuchus, son of Schotes, to his brother Harsiesis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
99-98 BC
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the top of one wide column, of which portions of 12 lines remain. The upper margin survives to 50 mm, the other margins are lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

5. Papyrus 888

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 888
Title:
Receipt for Repayment of Loan (SB XVIII 13846, TM 89), and Loan Contract (P.Lond. II 888(b) descr., TM 5898)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (TM 89): Acknowledgment of the repayment of a loan, amounting to eight bronze talents, repaid by Panebchounis, son of Totoes, to Pmois, son of Phentemmoutis. Drawn up in Krokodilopolis, Pathyrite nome, by the notary (agoranomos) Paniscus, and dated 6 January 107 BC. The docket i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
139-107 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments not belonging together, housed in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Medium-to-dark-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top and bottom, broken off on the sides; with holes regularly distributed along the right edge; written on both sides. The front bears the mid portions of 22 lines running along the fibres; upper and lower margins survive; on the back, there are 3 lines, written across the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

Right papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top, right and bottom, broken off on the left; written on both sides. The front bears the ends of 28 lines running along the fibres; the lower margin survives, the right and upper margins are minimal; on the back, there are portions of 2 lines, written across the fibres at the bottom, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

6. Papyrus 1205

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1205
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Lond. III 1205, TM 92)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a contract drawn up by Hermias, agent of the notary Paniscus, in Pathyris, recording the loan of wheat given to Phagonis by Peteharsemtheus. With summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 April 99 BC
Extent:
Upper left-hand corner of a papyrus sheet, with slight damage along the top and left margins; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 5 lines from the top of a column running along the fibres and lacking the ends; line 5 is very mutilated. The left margin is minimal, the upper is generous and measures 40 mm. On the back there are 2 lines written against the fibres in the upper left corner, slightly abraded. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.