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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Place Assiut, Egypt Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 981

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 981
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. III 981, Chrest.Wilck. 130, TM 33777)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a letter from the deacon Ioannes to father Ioannes, containing expressions of affection and mention of a meeting with the dux.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and complete on all other sides; with minor damage along a few vertical creases; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 16 lines from the top of a column written along the fibres; upper and side margins are minimal. A sheet-join is visible a few millimetres from the right-hand edge. The back preserves very faded traces of one column across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 1014

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1014
Title:
Letter from a Mother (SB XVIII 13612, P.Lond. III 1014 descr., TM 32984)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of the mother of the monk Philadelphus, a widow, to Apa John, leader of a monastic community, with a request for help, presumably in relation to some matter involving an official involved with the tax collection; the docket is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 4th century
Extent:
Upper portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with some surface damage along the vertical folds; written on both sides along the fibres. On the back, the beginning of one line survives; on the front, there are 12 lines from the top of a column, with only a trace of line 12. Upper and side margins survive and are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 3085

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3085
Title:
Miscellaneous fragments, and Historical Narrative (TM 65615, LDAB 6866, MP3 2197.01)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts: 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+10: The recto contains an unidentified document (TM 91982). The verso contains a historical narrative describing military actions in Illyria, Thracia and Paionia (TM 65615). 9: Unidentified text. 11: Unidentified texts. The text on the recto refers to witn...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century-2nd century BC
Extent:

Twenty-five papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage (traces of plaster), housed in the same glass frame:

1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+10: Nine fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (22+15+7+5+3+3 lines along the fibres on recto, 35+7+8+5+2+2 lines against the fibres on verso). On the verso, the text is divided in at least three columns and part of the lower margin is visible. Wrong side up in the frame (presumably because the verso contains the most interesting text).

9: Papyrus fragment, written on one side (7 lines along the fibres), with broad left margin partly extant.

11: Papyrus fragment, written on both sides (7 lines along the fibres on recto and 5 lines against the fibres on verso).

12+13+17+18+19: Five fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (11+7+1 lines along the fibres on recto, 8+4 lines against the fibres on verso).

14+15: Two fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (5+4 lines along the fibres).

16: Papyrus fragment, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

20+22: Two fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (6 lines along the fibres).

21: Papyrus fragment, written on both sides (7 lines along the fibres on recto, 6 lines against the fibres on verso).

23: Papyrus fragment, written on both sides (1 line along the fibres on recto, 1 line against the fibres on verso). Wrong side up in the frame.

24: Papyrus fragment, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

25: Papyrus fragment, written on both sides (1 line along the fibres on recto, 1 line against the fibres on verso).

4. Papyrus 3086

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3086
Title:
Miscellaneous Fragments
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts: 1: Unidentified document. 2: Unidentified document with physical descriptions. 3: Unidentified document. 4: Unidentified document referring to a certain Nikandros. 5: Unidentified document referring to a certain Hakoes. 6: Unidentified document. 7: Unidentified docume...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century-2nd century BC
Extent:

Twenty-nine papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage (traces of plaster) and five papyrus fragments apparently from other context (13+14+15+16+17), housed in the same glass frame:

1: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (7 lines along the fibres).

2: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres).

3: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

4: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), with right margin partly extant.

5: Fragment of a papyrus, written on both sides (8 lines along the fibres on recto, 2 lines against the fibres on verso).

6: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

7: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres).

8: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres), with right margin partly extant.

9: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres).

10: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres).

11: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

12: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), with lower and possibly left margin partly extant.

13+14+15+16+17: Five fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (5+4+4+4 lines along the fibres on recto, 2 lines against the fibres on verso), with upper and left margin (recto) partly extant.

18: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres).

19: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (6 lines along the fibres).

20: Fragment of a papyrus, apparently sticking to 19, written on at least one side (1 line along the fibres).

21: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres).

22: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), possibly with right margin partly extant.

23: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

24+25: Two fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (6+3 lines along the fibres), with left margin partly extant.

26: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), with left margin partly extant.

27: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres).

28: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), possibly with right margin partly extant.

29+30+31+32+33: Five fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (9+4+3+1 lines along the fibres), with left and possibly right margin partly extant.

34: Fragment of a papyrus, written on both sides (5 lines along the fibres on recto, 7 lines against the fibres on verso), with left margin (recto) partly extant.

5. Papyrus 3087

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3087
Title:
Miscellaneous Fragments
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts. 1+2+3+4: Petition referring to money. Reserved for publication. 5+6: Unidentified document referring to an inheritance and measurements of immovables. 7: Unidentified document referring to money. 8+9+10+11+12: Petition by anonymous woman to anonymous strategos about burg...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century-2nd century BC
Extent:

Fifteen papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage (traces of plaster), housed in the same glass frame.

1+2+3+4: Four fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (8+7+3 lines along the fibres), with lower, left and right margin partly extant.

5+6: Two fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (8+5 lines along the fibres), with right margin partly extant.

7: Fragment of a papyrus written on both sides (5 lines along the fibres on recto, traces against the fibres on verso), with upper and right margin (recto) partly extant.

8+9+10+11+12: Five fragments of the same largely complete papyrus, written on one side (16+3 lines along the fibres), with all margins partly extant.

13+14+15: Three fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side in two columns (8 lines and 27 lines along the fibres), with upper and lower margin partly extant.

6. Papyrus 3088

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3088
Title:
Miscellaneous Fragments
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts. 1+2+3: Official letter related to a payment in kind to the treasury. 4+5+6+10+11+12+13+14+15+16: Official letter addressed to multiple people, dating to Mesore 9 of a fifteenth year. Reserved for publication. 7+8+9: Petition or official letter (?) related to theft, dating...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd-2nd century BC
Extent:

Thirty-two papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage (traces of plaster), housed in the same glass frame:

1+2+3: Three fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (6+2 lines along the fibres), with lower and left margin partly extant.

4+5+6+10+11+12+13+14+15+16: Ten fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (3+3+3+2+2+2+2+2+1 lines along the fibres on recto, traces against the fibres on verso), with lower and left margin (recto) partly extant.

7+8+9: Three fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (3+2+1 lines along the fibres), with lower and right margin partly extant.

17: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres).

18: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres), with upper and right margin partly extant. The text is upside down.

19: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres).

20: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (5 lines along the fibres).

21+22+23+24+25: Five fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (6+4+4+2 lines along the fibres), with lower margin partly extant, and large space between lines 1-2 of 22.

26: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres).

27: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

28+29+30+31+32: Five fragments of the same incomplete document, written on one side (11+6+4+3+2 lines along the fibres).

7. Papyrus 3089

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3089
Title:
Loan agreement, and unrelated fragment
Scope & Content:
1+2+4+5: Loan agreement for 300 bronze drachmas, concluded in Lycopolis between the cavalry settler Neilos, son of Apollonios (lender) and Taseis daughter of Thotsytes (borrower), with Horos, son of Horos acting as guardian, followed by a list of six witnesses. Reserved for publication. 3: Unid...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Five papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage (traces of plaster), housed in the same glass frame:

1+2+4+5: Four fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (24+4 lines along the fibres on recto, 4 lines against the fibres on verso), with lower, left and right margin (recto) partly extant.

3: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), with left margin partly extant.

8. Papyrus 3090

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3090
Title:
Miscellaneous Fragments
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts 1+2: Unidentified document. 3: Unidentified document. 4: Unidentified document. 5: Blank? 6: Unidentified document. 7: Unidentified document. 8: Unidentified document. 9: Unidentified document. 10+12+13+14: Account related to the ibis cult, referring to ibises, an ep...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century-2nd century BC
Extent:

Twenty-two papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage (traces of plaster), housed in the same glass frame:

1+2: Two fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (8+6 lines along the fibres on recto, 8 lines against the fibres on verso), with upper margin (recto) partly extant.

3: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (6 lines along the fibres on recto, 6 lines against the fibres on verso).

4: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (9 lines against the fibres).

5: Blank (?) papyrus fragment sticking to 12. One side largely hidden by 12.

6: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (3 lines along the fibres on recto, 4 lines against the fibres on verso).

7: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line against the fibres), with left and possibly upper margin partly extant.

8: Fragment of papyrus, apparently sticking to 9, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres).

9: Fragment of papyrus, apparently sticking to 8, written on at least one side (5 lines along the fibres). Other side hidden by 8. The text is upside down.

10+12+13+14: Four fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (10+9+4+4 lines along the fibres on recto, 8+8 lines against the fibres on verso), possibly with upper and/or left margin (recto) partly extant.

11: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (4 lines along the fibres on recto, traces on verso).

15: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (7 lines along the fibres on recto, traces on verso). The text is upside down.

16: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), with left and possibly upper margin partly extant.

17: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (traces), possibly with right margin partly extant.

18: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (traces).

19: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

20: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (3 lines along the fibres on recto, traces on verso).

21: Fragment of papyrus, apparently sticking to 22, written on both sides (1 line along the fibres on recto, traces on verso).

22: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (2 lines along the fibres on recto, traces on verso [unless this is another fragment]), possibly with lower margin (recto) partly extant.

Possibly, more fragments belong to the same document as 10+12+13+14.

9. Papyrus 3091

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3091
Title:
Miscellaneous fragments
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts 1: Unidentified document. 2: Unidentified document. 3: Unidentified document. 4: Unidentified document. 5: Petition (?). Reserved for publication. 6: Unidentified document. 7: Unidentified document. 8: Unidentified document. 9: Unidentified document. 10+11: Unident...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century-2nd century BC
Extent:

Thirty-five papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage (traces of plaster), housed in the same glass frame:

1: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (5 lines along the fibres).

2: Fragment of papyrus, written on two sides (6 lines along the fibres on recto [one of which in the margin or another column], 2 lines against the fibres on verso).

3: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (3 lines along the fibres on recto, 4 lines against the fibres on verso), with lower margin (recto) partly extant.

4: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (3 lines along the fibres on recto, 4 lines against the fibres on verso).

5: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (8 lines along the fibres).

6: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres), with lower and left margin partly extant.

7: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres).

8: Fragment of papyrus, apparently sticking to 9, written on both sides (traces). Wrong side up in the frame.

9: Fragment of papyrus, apparently sticking to 8, written on one side (traces).

10+11: Two fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (2 lines + traces against the fibres on recto, traces on verso). The verso is black, probably because the papyrus was washed.

12: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (5 lines along the fibres on recto, traces on verso).

13: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (2 lines along the fibres on recto, traces on verso). Wrong side up in the frame.

14: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), with right margin partly extant.

15: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (traces).

16: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres), with upper margin partly extant.

17: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres), with left margin partly extant.

18: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres). The text is upside down.

19: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres).

20+24: Two fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (3+3 lines along the fibres on recto, traces on verso).

21: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

22: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (3 lines along the fibres on recto, 3 lines against the fibres on verso).

23: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (3 lines along the fibres on recto, 3 lines against the fibres on verso). The text is upside down.

25: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

26: Fragment of papyrus, apparently sticking to 27, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres). The text is upside down.

27: Fragment of papyrus, apparently sticking to 26, written on one side (1 line along the fibres), with upper margin partly extant. The text is upside down.

28: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (3 lines against the fibres on recto, traces on verso).

29: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), with upper margin partly extant (or is the text upside down?).

30: Fragment of papyrus, written one side (1 line along the fibres).

31: Blank (?) papyrus fragment. One side partly hidden by tape.

32: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (traces).

33+34: Two fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), possibly with right margin partly extant.

35: Blank (?) papyrus fragment. One side completely, other side partly hidden by tape.

Probably, more fragments belong to the same document as 20+24.

10. Papyrus 3092

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3092
Title:
Miscellaneous Fragments
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts 1+2+3+4+5+6: tax (?) account referring to money and grain, and to a first and second indiction. c. 6th century 7: Unidentified document. 8: Unidentified document. 9: Unidentified document. 10: Unidentified document. 11+12+13+14+15: Unidentified literary text, referring ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century BC-6th century
Extent:

Twenty-five papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage (traces of plaster) and six papyrus fragments apparently from other context (1+2+3+4+5+6), housed in the same glass frame

1+2+3+4+5+6: Six fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (7+6+6+5+3+2 lines along the fibres on recto, 7+6+6+5+3+2 lines against the fibres on verso). The text appears to be written in columns, but the layout is not entirely clear. The verso of 4 is partly hidden by some papyrus (which may come from another text).

7: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres).

8: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres).

9: Fragment of papyrus, written on both sides (3 lines along the fibres on recto, traces on verso). The text is upside down.

10: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), with upper margin partly extant.

11+12+13+14+15: Five fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (8+6+4+2+1 lines against the fibres on recto, 2 lines along the fibres on verso).

16: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (3 lines against the fibres), with left margin partly extant.

17: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (3 lines against the fibres), possibly with right margin partly extant.

18: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (traces on recto, 6 lines against the fibres on verso), possibly with upper margin partly extant.

19: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along [?] the fibres), possibly with right margin partly extant.

20: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres).

21: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line against the fibres), possibly with upper and/or left margin partly extant. The text is upside down.

22: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (5 lines against the fibres), with left margin partly extant.

23: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres).

24: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (2 lines against the fibres).

25+26+27+28+29+30+31: Seven fragments belonging to the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side along the fibres. The text largely consists of numbers, written in double columns. Portions of at least seven pairs of columns are preserved.