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2111. Papyrus 2918

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2918
Title:
End of Contract (TM 653739)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a contract by Aurelius Papnuthis, who agrees to the terms. The notarial subscription follows, with the notary also acting as witness; three other witnesses are mentioned. On the back there is a fragmentary one-line docket.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, with minimal side margins and the lower margin measuring approximately 30 mm. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back only having one line, of which only the lower portion survives. Housed in one glass case.

2112. Papyrus 2920

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2920
Title:
Scope & Content:
TWO LITERARY SCRAPS in a hand of the same type as the Bacchylides papyrus (Pap. 733). On the verso is a documentary text. 2nd cent. A.D. 55 mm.×35 mm. and 55 mm.×25 mm. Given by Prof. A. Vogliano to Prof. B. Snell. Presented by Prof. B. Snell.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
1 item

2113. Papyrus 2921

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2921
Title:
Didymus the Blind, Commentary on Psalms 33, 34 and 36 (TM 59674, LDAB 776)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a papyrus codex containing Didymus the Blind’s Commentary on Psalms 20-44 (Tura Codex V), recording his lectures on the Psalms, which consist of questions and answers, with detailed comments on words and phrases. The codex is a palimpsest, and traces of the underlying text, written at...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
420-527
Extent:
Seven leaves (three bifolia, one folio) of a papyrus codex (Codex V of the Tura papyri), housed in four glass frames, named Papyrus 2921(A), Papyrus 2921(B), Papyrus 2921(C), and Papyrus 2921(D). The original codex was made of at least 22 quires, each comprising four or five bifolia, having a total of more than 170 leaves; each page has one column of 29-34 lines. Further leaves from this codex are held by the Papyrussammlung of the Institut für Altertumskunde of the University of Cologne, the Bibliotheca Bodmeriana (Genève), the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and the Brigham Young University. The codex is a palimpsest, and traces of the under-text are visible in places.

2114. Papyrus 2922

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2922
Title:
Scope & Content:
FRAGMENT containing date in the reign of Carinus and Numerian. A.D. 284.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
0284
Extent:
1 item

2115. Papyrus 2932

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2932
Title:
Fragment of a Document and List of Olympic Victors (P.Oxy. XXXIII 2381, TM 59764, LDAB 868, MP3 2188)
Scope & Content:
A fragment from the same roll as Papyrus 1185 (P.Oxy. II 222), with few letters from a document on the recto (unpublished), and a list of Olympic victors for the 96th Olympiad (396 BC) on the verso. Papyrus 1185 verso covers the 75th-78th and 81st-83rd Olympiads (480-468 BC and 456-448 BC). Each ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
Fragment with detached scrap, most likely from the same roll as Papyrus 1185; with writing on both sides. The front bears few letters of one line running along the fibres; on the back, there are portions of 7 lines against the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2116. Papyrus 2935-2936

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2935-2936
Title:
Oracle Questions (SB X 10569-10570, TM 30642-30643)
Scope & Content:
Two oracle questions addressed to Ammon (?). Left papyrus (SB X 10569, TM 30642): On an official being ill-disposed and the employment of a writer. Right papyrus (SB X 10570, TM 30643): On enduring a situation.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of the 3rd century
Extent:

Two small papyrus slips, written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank; housed in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (Papyrus 2935): Complete, with minor surface damage at the top; 9 lines, margins minimal.

Right papyrus (Papyrus 2936): Lacking the bottom left edge; 7 lines, with lines 4-7 mutilated at the beginning. Left margin damaged, other margins extant.

2117. Papyrus 2938

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2938
Title:
Manumission and Tax-Receipt (P.Turner 19, TM 15689)
Scope & Content:
Deed executed through eight notaries of Oxyrhynchus for the manumission of a slave-girl belonging to the priestess Sinthoonis, daughter of Thoonis and Tausorapis, acting with her brother as a guardian. The ransom money is one thousand silver drachmas, paid by Ammonius, a freedman. No claim on th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 February 101
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, another portion of which is now in Amsterdam; the two fragments do not join directly, but are separated by a gap of 5-10 mm; complete at the top and bottom, overall well-preserved; written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. On the front, there are two columns, separated by 230 mm; at least three sheet-joins are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2118. Papyrus 2943

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2943
Title:
Theophrastus, On Water (?) (P.Hib. I 16, TM 62831, LDAB 4021, MP3 1499)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a treatise from mummy cartonnage discussing Democritus’ atomic theory and the composition of sea; possibly a portion from Theophrastus’s work On water.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Portion of a medium-to-dark-brown papyrus reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off on the right and left; with surface damage throughout and plaster residues on the back. On the front, there are portions of 3 columns written along the fibres; of the first, there survive the ends of few lines; the second is the best preserved and consists of 22 lines; of the third, the beginnings of 20 lines remain. The modern annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Hib. On the back, there are few traces of writing, covered with plaster. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2119. Papyrus 2944

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2944
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Hib. I 88, TM 2819)
Scope & Content:
Fragment from mummy cartonnage of a loan of 160 silver drachmas, given by Sostratus to a man whose name is damaged. Penalty applies should the borrower fail to pay the loan back within the agreed time.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
August-September 263 BC
Extent:
Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off on the left and at the bottom. On the front, there are the ends of 14 lines written along the fibres; on the back, there are traces of lines which may be offsets from another papyrus which was part of the same cartonnage and plaster residues. The modern annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Hib. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2120. Papyrus 2945

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2945
Title:
Poetical Onomasticon (P.Hib. II 172, TM 62370, LDAB 3535, MP3 2129)
Scope & Content:
List of poetical epithets, usually in the masculine nominative, all of which are compound adjectives, roughly arranged on the basis of their formation or of their meaning. The adjectives usually belong to Homeric and epic vocabulary, although some adjectives occur in the choral and tragic lyric....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 3rd century BC
Extent:
Portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with writing on one side along the fibres. The front bears five columns, while the back has painted decoration on plaster. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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