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Place Memphis, Egypt Level [40] File

21. Papyrus 34

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 34
Title:
Report on the Allowances due to the Twins of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 34, UPZ I 37, TM 3428)
Scope & Content:
Copy of official papers concerning the allowances due to the twin sisters Taous and Tages, and including: minute of Ptolemaeus, enclosing Dorion’s report, with the amount of oil due annually and the statement that nothing has been paid for the 20th year; official dockets; report of Areus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 February 161 BC
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus sheet, complete, with few holes on the left and at the bottom not affecting the writing; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 23 lines, complete; all margins are extant, with the blank at the bottom measuring 140 mm. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at 30 mm from the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

22. Papyrus 35

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 35
Title:
Petition for the Twin Sisters in the Serapeum at Memphis (P.Lond. I 35, UPZ I 53, TM 3444)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from Ptolemaeus, recluse in the Serapeum of Memphis for eleven years, requesting the payment of the allowance of bread, which had fallen into arrears, to the twin sisters Taous and Tages. Papyrus 24 verso is a copy of the same petition.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 10 January 161 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet of light colour, damaged by holes in places, especially along the left edge; written on both sides; the front bears 31 lines written along the fibres; the back has one word written along the fibres in the upper left corner. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening on the back showing the writing.

23. Papyrus 42

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 42
Title:
Private Letter (UPZ I 59, P.Lond. I 42, Chrest.Wilck. 97, TM 3450)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Isias to her husband Hephaestion, showing disappointment at the news of his not returning home and his remaining secluded in the Sarapieion in Memphis. After the hardships she has faced with their child, she was hoping to find some rest with his return. She begs him to come back, for t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 September 179 BC or 29 August 168 BC
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, with a darker patch in the lower half, complete, displaying holes throughout and damaged in the upper right corner; written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one word. On the front there is one column of 32 lines, complete; all margins are extant, with the lower and right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case with the exception of a small window on the back, which shows the writing.

24. Papyrus 45

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 45
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Lond. I 45, UPZ I 10, TM 3401)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the king and queen by Ptolemaeus, son of Glaucias, 'secluded' (katochos) in the Serapeum in Memphis. Not only did his neighbours demolish a paternal house located in the Herakleopolite nome, carrying off the goods, but they also used the space as their own. As Ptolemaeus is not able ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
160 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet of light colour with darker patches, complete, with few holes and some surface damage in places; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 35 lines, with wide top. Left and bottom margins; the right margin is irregular and occasionally minimal. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at 55 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

25. Papyrus 50

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 50
Title:
Declaration of House-Property (P.Lond. I 50, UPZ I 116, Chrest.Wilck. 221, TM 3508)
Scope & Content:
Apynchis, resident of Memphis, declares his home and bakery, located across a street from one another, for the total value of one talent. Dimensions and position of the buildings are provided. The document is addressed to Metrodorus, a financial official (epimeletes).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
October 209-208 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few holes and minor surface damage in places; written along the fibres on the front; the back bears a modern annotation recording the former collections the papyrus belonged to. On the front there are 22 lines with two interlinear additions; margins are extant and ample. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame; an opening shows the annotation on the back.

26. Papyrus 214

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 214
Title:
Official Letter (P.Lond. II 214, Chrest.Wilck. 177, TM 19972)
Scope & Content:
A letter to the strategus Aurelius Besarion from the administrator Aurelius Aretion, of Memphis, who reports on the cutting and stealing of two large acacia trees from an imperial plantation by a certain Patalas, ship-builder.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
272-275
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, mutilated throughout, with a detached scrap that bears traces of ink. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Parts of the upper, lower and left margins survive; no margin was left at the right. A sheet-join running across the fibres is visible at c.3 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

27. Papyrus 317

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 317
Title:
Receipt (P.Lond. II 317, Chrest.Wilck. 31, TM 19983)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a receipt acknowledging that Anubion, son of Anubion, of Memphis, has paid to Labois, son of Anubion, of Memphis, the outstanding sum for the price of a boat used to transport manure. The payment was made through the bank of Sarapion, son of Areius, former high priest in the Hadrian...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 September 156
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and lacking a few horizontal fibres in the lower portion. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket. On the front 13 lines survive, with the last two very fragmentary. Left and upper margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The surface is slightly damaged in places. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

28. Papyrus 469

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 469
Title:
Customs-House Receipts (P.Lond. II 469a-b, TM 11752, 28053)
Scope & Content:
Lower Papyrus (P.Lond. II 469a, TM 11752): Receipt acknowledging that a certain Valerius has paid the customs dues at the gate of Philadelphia on account of the tax for the protection of desert routes. Dated to 25 December 133. With remains of the seal. Upper Papyrus (P.Lond. II 469b, TM 28053)...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Two small papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in one glass case.

Lower papyrus (A): Papyrus sheet of small size, complete; the text, which runs along the fibres, occupies the upper half of the sheet. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 25 mm. Remains of a clay seal are visible. The back is blank.

Upper papyrus (B): Square-shaped papyrus, complete, although slightly damaged at the top. The text, running across the fibres on one side, is complete. The margins are minimal.

29. Papyrus 915

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 915
Title:
Census Declaration (P.Lond. III 915, TM 22713)
Scope & Content:
Census declaration addressed to Cephalon, royal scribe of the Memphite nome, the declarant being Apollonius, son of Harphaesis alias Hephaestion and Thermouthis, aged 37. Apollonius registers himself and his five-year old child, Soterichus, whom he had from his ex-wife. He lives in rented proper...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 July-28 August 160
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, slightly torn at the top, lacking the bottom, with few small wormholes located in the lower half; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears 45 lines, and the back has a two-line docket. Upper and left margins are preserved; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

30. Papyrus 919(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 919(A-B)
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 919a, TM 11814), and Census Declaration (P.Lond. III 919b, TM 22715)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 919a, TM 11814): Receipt acknowledging money payments made to Horus and the other tax collectors of Soknopaiou Nesos on account of the tax on pasture. Dated to 3 February 152. Right papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 919b, TM 22715): Census declaration by Tyrannus, who lives...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
152-175
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Complete sheet, damaged by holes throughout and abraded in the left portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 11 lines; all margins are extant, the right being minimal.

Right papyrus (B): Sheet broken off at the top and bottom, with few holes; slightly abraded, especially in the right portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 16 lines, with traces of another line at the top. The left margin is extant; no margin was left to the right.