1401. Papyrus 2208
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1402. Papyrus 2210
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2210
- Title:
- Lease of Bulls with Plough (SB X 10573, TM 14331)
- Scope & Content:
- Arignotus, slave of Caius Servilius, leases two black bulls and a plough to Sarapion, son of Sarapion, and Apollonius, son of Heraclides, at a rent of twenty-seven artabas of wheat. The lessees are responsible for maintaining the animals. P.Wisc. II 51 preserves the end of the lease, with the sub...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 29 October-27 November 10 BC
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with insect holes and minor surface damage in places; joining P.Wisc. II 51, which contains the lower left corner of the sheet; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 25 lines, with only a small trace of the last; only the beginnings of lines 19-24 remain. Upper and left margin are extant, no space was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
1403. Papyrus 2214
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2214
- Title:
- Petition (?) (P.Wisc. II 49, TM 26683), and Liturgy List (P.Wisc. II 85, SB VIII 10193, P.Leit. 2, TM 15904)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto (P.Wisc. II 49, TM 26683): Fragment of a second- or third-century petition concerning a vineyard, presumably a draft. Verso (P.Wisc. II 85, TM 15904): List submitted by Heraclides, secretary (grammateus) of Oxyrhynchus, nominating men eligible for the supervision of irrigation works. The ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century-3rd century
- Extent:
-
Two fragments of a medium-brown papyrus, two additional fragments of which are at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, inventoried as 51; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, the upper fragment bears 9 lines running along the fibres from the top of a column, with upper and left margins; the lower fragment bears portions from the feet of two columns, of which 5 and 3 lines survive; the lower margin measures 60 and 80 mm. The papyrus was cut to host another text on the other side. On the back, there are portions of one column written against the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
1404. Papyrus 2237
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2237
- Title:
- Memorandum for a Trip to Constantinople (TM 381317)
- Scope & Content:
- recto: "Memorandum (Hypomnestikon) for Constantinople, to Menas of Oxyrhynchus" verso: "Memorandum from the comes Philias"
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 5th-6th century
- Extent:
- 1 papyrus sheet, main text written transversa charta, address on the other side.
1405. Papyrus 2238
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2238
- Title:
- Letter concerning work on an embankment for a vineyard
- Scope & Content:
- recto: Letter by Theodoros lamprotatos to an estate-manager (thaumasiotes) to order work and payment for workers at a vineyard in Graeidos (Oxyrhynchus) verso: "Deliver to my lord... from theodoros, lamprotatos"
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 5th century-6th century
- Extent:
- 1 papyrus sheet, main text written transversa charta, address on the back, framed in a glass case.
1406. Papyrus 2248
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2248
- Title:
- Tax Register (P.Lond. VI 1912r. descr., TM 91987) and Letter from the Emperor Claudius to the Alexandrians (P.Lond. VI 1912v., TM 16850)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto (P.Lond. VI 1912r. descr., TM 91987): Unpublished tax register from Philadelpheia from 37/38, belonging to the tax archive of Nemesion, son of Zoilus, tax collector. Verso (P.Lond. VI 1912v., CPJ II 153, Sel.Pap. II 212, TM 16850): Column 1: Ends of lines from a register; Column 2: Edic...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 37-41
- Extent:
-
Long, yet imperfect roll, lacking the beginning, but well preserved as to the rest; written on both sides and housed in one glass case.
1407. Papyrus 2293
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2293
- Title:
- Xenophon: Recollections of Socrates (Memorabilia) III, 6. 11-14 (TM 702957, LDAB 702957)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragment of a roll containing Xenophon's Memorabilia preserving III, 6. 11-14 in two fragmentary columns.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century
- Extent:
- Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at all sides, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Parts of two columns are preserved. The papyrus is mounted in a glass frame.
1408. Papyrus 2326
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2326
- Title:
- Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1931, P.Zen.Pestm. 32, C.Zen.Palestine 10, TM 1863)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragment of a letter from Heliodorus to Zenon asking him to take delivery of a large amount of wheat and barley at Ptolemais, the Palestinian port of Acre, following Apollonius’ instructions. The back bears the address. Other fragments of the same letter are in Cairo (P.Cair. I 59017, containing ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 9 February 258 BC
- Extent:
- Central portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, three additional fragments of which are in Cairo and Columbia University, New York; complete at the top and bottom; with some damage along the folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 8 lines running across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; upper and lower margins are extant. A sheet-join runs at c. 80 mm from the top. The fragment in Cairo (P.Cair.Zen. I 59017) preserves the ends of lines 5-8; one fragment at Columbia University (P.Col. IV 115g) preserves the beginnings of lines 3-8; the other fragment at Columbia University (P.Col. IV 61) preserves the beginnings of lines 1-2. On the back, there is one word written along the fibres at the bottom, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
1409. Papyrus 2340
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2340
- Title:
- Receipt for Money Payment from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1957, TM 1520)
- Scope & Content:
- Nechthembes son of Horus acknowledges that he has received a sum of money as wages for twenty labourers he appears to have been employing for the levelling of a vineyard. The receipt is in duplicate form, with the British Library fragment being the inner text, originally rolled up and sealed; the...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1 February 256 BC
- Extent:
- Fragment of light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top, broken off at the bottom and damaged on the sides; another fragment preserving part of the lower portion of the same papyrus is in Michigan University, under the inventory P. 3151. The papyrus bears writing on one side, the back being blank. On the British Library fragment, there are 6 lines running along the fibres; line 6 lacks the beginning; the upper margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
1410. Papyrus 2344
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2344
- Title:
- Contract for Land Clearance (P.Cair.Zen. II 59182, TM 828)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragment of a contract before six witnesses in duplicate form, whereby some labourers acknowledge receipt of money from Zenon as a payment for the clearing of brushwood land. The labourers have the right to occupy and defend the land, and they should return it clean within twenty-one days. Shoul...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 4 October 255 BC
- Extent:
-
Fragment of the same papyrus as two other fragments in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, inventoried as CG 59182; light-brown, complete at the top and bottom; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 12 lines written across the fibres, lacking beginning and ends. Upper and lower margins are extant. The original clay seal is still preserved. On the back, there are a few words written along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
