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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Place Bakchias, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 177

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 177
Title:
Petition to the Prefect on Dispute over Inheritance (P.Lond. II 177, Chrest.Mitt. 57, TM 11642)
Scope & Content:
Orsenouphis of the village of Bakchias petitions Gaius Vitrasius Pollio, prefect of Egypt, as regards the possessions that his father had bequethead to him and his brothers. After their mother’s death, their elder married sister had taken possession of the furniture and utensils, and Orsenouphis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
40
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, damaged by holes mostly located in its right portion. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 27 lines; the last is written in the right edge. All margins are extant, with no blank space left to the right. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 192

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 192
Title:
Tax Register (P.Lond. II 192 recto, TM 19964), and Accounts (P.Lond. II 192 verso descr., TM 25616)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. II 192 recto, TM 19964): Part of a tax registers, perhaps concerning the village of Bakchias, listing landholders, their holdings and their liability in kind, with a distinction between private landowners and public cultivators. Each entry consists of names and amounts stated in a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, with small worm holes throughout and slight surface damage, especially along the folding lines. A dark stain is visible in the upper right edge of the front. The papyrus bears writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front, there are four columns; of the first, only the line endings survive; the second and the third start at a lower height. The back preserves three columns; the first is severely mutilated. Upper, lower and right margins are extant on both sides. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

3. Papyrus 314

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 314
Title:
Sub-lease of Public Land (P.Lond. II 314, Chrest.Mitt. 149, Chrest.Wilck. 356, TM 11693)
Scope & Content:
Contract for a one-year sub-lease of seven aruras of public land located around Bakchias. The rent of 2 artabas per arura is to be paid by Heraclides, son of Horion, to Stotoetis and Pacysis, sons of Apynchis, who had leased the land from the village of Soknopaiou Nesos.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 October 149
Extent:

Complete papyrus sheet, slightly damaged along the folding lines and with a darker stain in the middle. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; the text consists of twenty-seven lines, the last three of which are separated from the rest of the text by little blank space. All margins are extant; no margin was left at the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

4. Papyrus 445

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 445
Title:
Petition to the Strategus (P.Lond. II 445, TM 11747)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary petition addressed to Dionysodorus, strategus of the Arsinoite nome, from Psenatymis, farmer of Bakchias in the property of Livia and Germanicus, against some shepherds of the same village.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14-19
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and damaged along the horizontal folds; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Upper, left and right margins survive, the side margins being minimal. 25 lines remain, some of which are mutilated. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

5. Papyrus 475

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 475
Title:
Receipt for Payment of Grain (P.Lond. II 475, TM 28054)
Scope & Content:
Receipt addressed to the sitologoi of Bakchias by Chalesis for the payment of three artabas of wheat. Horus wrote on account of Chalesis, who was illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet of small size, complete, with slight damage along the right edge. The text is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. All margins are extant and are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

6. Papyrus 477

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 477
Title:
Receipt for Crown-Tax (P.Lond. II 477, TM 11756)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Aurelius Menas, collector of the crown-tax at Bakchias, acknowledging that Horus, son of Heron, has paid twelve drachmas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
220-221
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, well preserved, although lacking the upper left edge and with slight damage along the folding lines. The text, which occupies less than half of the sheet, is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 57 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

7. Papyrus 707

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 707
Title:
Contract for the Hire of Two Dancers (P.Grenf. II 67, Chrest.Wilck. 497, P.Lond. III 707 descr., TM 11366)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Asclas, president of the village council of Bakchias, wants to hire from Aurelius Theon two female dancers, who are to perform for ten days and will receive 36 drachmas per day besides some goods in kind and three donkeys for their commute. With dating clause at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 August 237
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, incomplete, lacking part of the left portion and damaged by insect holes, especially along the vertical folds; minor abrasion affects the lower portion of the sheet. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 27 lines, many of which lack the beginnings. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

8. Papyrus 815-816

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 815-816
Title:
Commentary on Aristotle’s Topics (P.Fay. 3, P.Lond.Lit. 180, TM 59295, LDAB 392, MP3 165), and Homer, Iliad VIII (P.Fay. 4, P.Lond.Lit. 17, TM 61207, LDAB 2347, MP3 830)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (Papyrus 815, P.Fay. 3, TM 59295): Portion of a commentary on Aristotle’s Topics II.2, with quotations and their paraphrasis. The quotations project to the left. Assigned to the second half of the first century AD. Lower papyrus (Papyrus 816, P.Fay. 4, TM 61207): Small fragment of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC-2nd half of 1st century
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, bearing writing on one side only; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (Papyrus 815): Fragment of a papyrus roll, darkened at the top, broken off on all sides and with surface damage throughout; there remain portions of three columns, and the second is the best preserved. No margin survives; the intercolumn is minimal. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Fay.

Lower papyrus (Papyrus 816): Fragment of papyrus roll, broken off at all sides, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of two consecutive columns are preserved; of the first, the ends of 5 lines remain; of the second the beginnings of 8 lines. Each column would have had 34 lines. The intercolumn survives. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Fay.

9. Papyrus 824

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 824
Title:
Customs-House Receipts (P.Fay. 68, P.Lond. III 824a descr., TM 10915; P.Fay. 76a, P.Lond. III 824b descr., TM 10919)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Fay. 68, P.Lond. III 824a descr., TM 10915): Receipt acknowledging the payment of the customs-dues on account of the tax for the protection of the desert routes on four camels passing the gate of Dionysias. Dated to 21 May 158. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Fay. 76a, P.Lond. III 824...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
152-158
Extent:

Two small papyus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case. The modern annotations refer to the edition in P.Fay.

Upper papyrus (A): Square-shaped sheet, complete, only lacking the bottom left edge and with minor surface damage in the lower half. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; there are 6 lines, complete, occupying slightly more than half of the sheet. Margins are minimal with the exception of the lower one.

Lower papyrus (B): Lower portion of a small sheet, broken off at the top, torn at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 5 complete lines and traces of another at the top. Only the side margins are extant, both being minimal; the lower margin is damaged, the upper margin is lost.

10. Papyrus 827

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 827
Title:
Loan of Wheat (SB VIII 9764, P.Fay. 151 descr., P.Lond. III 827 descr., TM 5793)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of an agreement for a loan of 6 artabas of wheat, with subscriptions of the borrowers Petesuchus, son of Pnepheros, and Onnophris, son of Petesuchus, written by others as they were illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
49 BC
Extent:

Incomplete papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, lacking part of the bottom and damaged by insect holes throughout. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 15 lines, the first two only having the beginnings. Blank space (25 mm) separates lines 2 and 3. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.