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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Taous, attendant at the Serapeum in Memphis, 2nd century BC Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 17
Title:
Documents relating to the Allowances of the Twins of the Serapeum (UPZ I 23, 26-27, TM 3414, 3417, 3418)
Scope & Content:
Column 1, lines 1-26 (UPZ I 23, TM 3414): Report of the scribe (grammateus) Apollonius to the epimeletes Mennides that the oil allowances are still due to the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Taues (Tages), also referring to the preceding documentation and investigations. Dated 14 December...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus, complete but imperfect at the bottom; written on one side. On the front, there is a column of 26 lines, followed by some blank space and ten further lines; the second column consists of 26 lines, followed by ample lower margin. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 18

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 18
Title:
Accounts on the Grain Allowance of the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 18, UPZ I 54-55, TM 3445-6)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 3445): Account recording the amounts of olyra (a type of wheat) received as allowance by the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Tages during the 18th, 19th, and part of the current 20th year (reign of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II). With closing greetings. Verso (TM 3446): Account o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
161 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 35 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. On the back, there are 7 lines running along the fibres and traces of 2 other lines written along the fibres the other way up. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Papyrus 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 21
Title:
Petition for the Twins of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 21, UPZ I 24, TM 3415, 58502)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from Ptolemaeus son of Glaucias, ‘recluse’ (katochos) in the Serapeum, on behalf of Taous and Tages, twin sisters in the Serapeum. Ptolemaeus recalls the king’s decisions as regards the oil allowances still due to the twins, and asks Sarapion to order Mennid...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with minor damage along a vertical fold. The writing runs on one side and the back is blank. On the front, there are 30 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. Traces of erased lines are visible in the left margin. A sheet-join runs vertically along the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Papyrus 26

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 26
Title:
Record concerning the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 28, UPZ I 22, TM 3419)
Scope & Content:
Record of petitions concerning the twin sisters of the Serapeum, Taous and Taues (Tages), and the allowances of oil due to them; with traces of an earlier text, washed out.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 11 lines running along the fibres, with traces of an earlier text, erased; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

9. Papyrus 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 27
Title:
Receipt for Allowances due to the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 27, UPZ I 30, TM 3421)
Scope & Content:
Bank receipt for two payments made on account of the allowances of sesame oil of years 18 and 19, in the reign of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II, to the twin sisters of the Serapeum, Taous and Tages. Papyrus 31 (UPZ I 29), lines 6-12, is a duplicate of this text.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 December 162 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 7 lines running across the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

10. Papyrus 31

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 31
Title:
Receipt for Allowances due to the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 31, UPZ I 29, TM 3420)
Scope & Content:
Demetrius son of Sosius acknowledges receipt of a quantity of sesame oil as allowance of the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Tages. There follows another receipt (lines 6-12) for two payments made on account of the allowances of sesame oil of years 18 and 19 in the reign of Ptolemy VI and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 December 162 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, square-shaped, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 13 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. On the back, there are two lines written across the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.