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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Sarapion, hypodioiketes of Memphis, 2nd century BC Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 19
Title:
Official Letter concerning the Twin Sisters in the Serapeum at Memphis (P.Lond. I 19, UPZ I 38, TM 3429)
Scope & Content:
Official letter of the epimeletes Mennides to the hypodioiketes Sarapion concerning his inquiry on the allowances in oil due to the twin sisters of the Serapeum, Tages (Taues) and Taous, for the years 18 and 19, in the reign of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II. Mennides has investigated the matter and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 February 161 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 18 lines running along the fibres, complete; margins are extant; on the back, there is one line written across the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening for the text on the back.

2. Papyrus 20

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 20
Title:
Petition on the Allowance due to the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 20, UPZ I 22, TM 3413)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from Ptolemaeus and the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Taues concerning the allowance still due to them. The twins had petitioned the king, and Sarapion is asked to deal with the matter according the king's decision. There follow two official docket...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with some damage along the left edge and the vertical folds. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 31 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 22
Title:
Petition from the Twins of the Serapeum (UPZ I 17, TM 3408), and Accounts (UPZ I 86, TM 3477)
Scope & Content:
Recto (UPZ I 17, TM 3408): First petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Tages concerning the oil allowance still due to them. Dated shortly after 8 March 163 BC. Verso (UPZ I 86, TM 3477): Accounts of money received, one written the other way up i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
163-161 BC
Extent:

Long and narrow medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some holes; written on both sides. On the front, there is a column of 29 lines; margins are extant, the lower being ample. A sheet-join is visible along the right edge. The back bears two lines at the top and two short columns at the bottom, written the other way up in relation to the lines at the top. The text on the back runs across the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with two openings for the texts on the back.

4. Papyrus 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 24
Title:
Petitions (UPZ I 2, TM 3393; UPZ I 52, TM 3443)
Scope & Content:
Recto (UPZ I 2, TM 3393): Petition to the strategus of Memphis, Dionysius, by Harmais, a recluse in the Serapeum, against Nephoris. Nephoris’s daughter Tathemis, who had been living in the temple with Harmais, had deposited a considerable sum of money with Harmais for safekeeping. Nephoris claim...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
163-161 BC
Extent:

Long and narrow medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, damaged along the folds; written on both sides. On the front, there is one column of 31 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant, the right being minimal. The back bears two columns written along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

5. Papyrus 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 33
Title:
Petition of the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (UPZ I 39, TM 3430), and Private Letter (UPZ I 74, TM 3465)
Scope & Content:
Draft of a petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from the twin sisters Taous and Taoues, who ask for his assistance to receive the oil allowance still due to them. A draft of the beginning of a letter from Apollonius to various individuals is written in the right margin, the other way up in re...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
161 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, but torn along the left edge and in the centre; written on one side along the fibres. On the front, there is a column of 35 lines and another small column of 10 lines written the other way up in relation to the first column, with traces of two erased lines; all margins are extant. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.