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2221. Papyrus 746

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 746
Title:
Report of a Lawsuit on the Identification of a Child (P.Oxy. I 37, P.Lond. III 746 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 79, TM 20699)
Scope & Content:
Extract from the official minutes of the strategus Tiberius Claudius Pasion with the report on a court case concerning the identification of a child. Aristocles, advocate of Pesouris, reports that his client had picked up an infant, Heraclas, from the rubbish heap, and had hired Saraeus as a wet...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 March 49
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, incomplete and with detached fragments, damaged in its lower half; writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text comprises two columns of 26 and 10 lines respectively. The intercolumn measures 20-25 mm. Margins partly survive, the left (65 mm) and right being somewhat mutilated. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2222. Papyrus 533

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 533
Title:
Letter with the Copy of a Letter of Niceratus (P.Petrie Kleon. 56, P.Petr. II 13(4), P.Petr. III 42c(9), P.Lond. III 533 descr., TM 7645)
Scope & Content:
Letter, presumably to Cleon, enclosing the copy of a letter of Niceratus, which reported that part of a fortification collapsed. A contract should be made straightaway.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 August 255 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off to the left and damaged at the bottom; with surface damage in places. The front bears portions of 12 lines running across the fibres, mutilated at the beginning; two blanks of 15 and 20 mm separate lines 3 and 4 and 4 and 5 respectively. Upper and lower margins measure c. 35 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2223. Papyrus 626

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 626
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Pates and Pachrates (SB XX 14728, C.Jud.Syr.Eg. 1, P.Grenf. I 30+P.Amh. II 39, P.Lond. III 626 descr., TM 164)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter of the commander Portis and the youths of the unit to Pates, Pachrates and the other soldiers, with reference to the strife against the inhabitans of Hermonthis, the appointment of a prostates of the god Nechtpharaus, and with some instructions. The beginning is preserved ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 June 103 BC
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, the upper part of which is in New York, at the Pierpont Morgan Library, inventoried as P. Gr. 39; damaged along the folds and bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. There are 11 lines from the foot of a column, the first two mutilated, written along the fibres. Lower and side margins are extant. The Pierpont Morgan Library papyrus preserves the first ten lines of the column, and the address on the back, written with the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2224. Papyrus 534

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 534
Title:
Business Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 17, P.Petr. II 13(5), P.Petrie III 42b(2), P.Lond. III 534 descr., TM 2492)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Panacestor, manager of the estate of Apollonius, to Cleon, who had already asked him to send out a crew for building bends of a canal. Cleon did not pass by on his way to the Little Lake, and is being reproached for not supervising the irrigation works in the land of Apollonius. He i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 October 257 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, lacking the lower left corner, with plaster residue and some surface damage in places. Writing runs across the fibres on the front. There are 11 lines, few of which lack the beginnings. Upper and lower margins measure c. 20 mm; the left margin survives opposite lines 1-5 and measures 15 mm. No margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2225. Papyrus 542

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 542
Title:
Official Letter about Irrigation (P.Petrie Kleon 44, P.Petr. II 13(16), P.Petr. III 44(1), P.Lond. III 542 descr., TM 7449)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter, with the names of the correspondents being lost; the copy of a letter sent from Philippus to Dionysius with instructions about the water to be used and the gates to be opened is enclosed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-248 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, broken off at the top and right; written on one side across the fibres. Portions of 17 lines remain, all lacking the ends except for line 17. A blank of 15 mm separates lines 6 and 7. Lower and left margins measure c. 30 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2226. Papyrus 689

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 689
Title:
Homer, Iliad VIII (P.Hib. I 21, P.Lond.Lit. 16, P.Grenf. II 2, TM 61237, LDAB 2377), and Iliad IV (P.Hib. I 20, P.Lond.Lit. 10, P.Grenf. II 3, TM 61206, LDAB 2346)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Hib. I 21, TM 61237): Fragment of a papyrus roll extracted from mummy cartonnage and containing parts of Homer, Iliad VIII, with several plus-verses. Additional fragments of the same roll are Papyrus 1827 (preserving Iliad VIII 17-22, 24-32, 38-73, 180-4, 189-90, 203-6, 216-...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together, extracted from mummy cartonnage; with writing on one side, their back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Further fragments are Papyrus 1827 and P.Heid. inv. 1261; Broken off on all sides, with plaster residue and traces of red paint; portions of two columns; of the first column, the ends of four lines survive, of the second, the beginnings of eight lines and a small trace of ink from another line at the bottom.

Lower Papyrus (B): The fragment belongs to Papyrus 1826; broken off on all sides, with portions of five lines, and traces of another line at the top. The original column had about 40 lines.

2227. Papyrus 495

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 495
Title:
Register of Wills (P.Petr.2 I 25, P.Petr. I 20(2), P.Petr. III 19(c-d), P.Petr.2 I 29, P.Petr. III 19(g), P.Lond. III 495 descr., TM 47315)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a register of wills. Papyrus 495(1) and Papyrus 495(2), upper fragment (P.Petr.2 I 25, P.Petr. I 20(2), P.Petr. III 19(c-d), P.Lond. III 495 descr., TM 47315): Will of a man whose name is lost, who makes provisions for his wife Artemidora and to their children. Artemidora is to sup...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
226-225 BC
Extent:

Papyrus fragments of varying size from a register, reused as mummy cartonnage and bearing writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in two glass frames, named Papyrus 495(1) and Papyrus 495(2).

Papyrus 495(1): Two fragments with portions of one column; the left fragment, made of two smaller fragments, preserves the beginnings of 22 lines; the right fragment bears portions of 13 lines, which are the continuation of lines 8-20 of the left fragment. About 18 letters are missing between the fragments.

Papyrus 495(2): Upper fragment: portion of 19 lines; lines 1-8 are further portions of lines 20-22 of Papyrus 495(2), left fragment. A fragment of Papyrus 496 joins on the left and contains further portions of lines 1-8; another fragment of Papyrus 496 preserves the beginnings of lines 6-11. One sheet-join runs from top to bottom.

Lower fragment: From the foot of a column, with remains of 3 lines; a sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the right edge. The position of this fragment in relation to the others is unknown.

2228. Papyrus 517

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 517
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 49, P.Petr. II 4(8), P.Petr. III 42c(1), P.Lond. III 517a descr., TM 7639), and Accounts (P.Lond. III 517b-c descr., TM 78461-78462)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Petrie Kleon 49, P.Petr. II 4(8), P.Petr. III 42c(1), P.Lond. III 517a descr., TM 7639): Correspondence enclosing a letter of Philoxenus, presumably forwarded to various recipients, concerning stone-cutting works. One hundred and forty stonecutters are not working because th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres and mounted on cardboard in one glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): portions of two columns; of the first, the ends of 11 lines remain; of the second, 12 lines, with the last word of the last line written after a blank. Intercolumn and lower margin survive. A sheet-join runs across the fibres between the two columns. The back is blank.

Lower left papyrus (B): fragment with plaster residue and some surface damage; portions of 6 lines survive.

Lower right papyrus (C): Small fragment, broken off at all sides, with portions of 6 lines.

2229. Papyrus 505

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 505
Title:
Petition to a Strategus (P.Petr. II 2(1), P.Petr. III 28a, Chrest.Wilck. 337, P.Lond. III 505 descr., TM 7406)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Diophanes, strategus of the Arsinoite nome, from Onetor, Asclepiades and Musaeus against the veteran Lysander, accompanying a petition to the king and concerning problems with the lease of a plot of land in Euhemeria.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
222-221 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off to the left, damaged by holes and with minor surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. A scrap with writing is glued onto the back. The front bears 22 lines, lacking the beginnings, for a loss of 3-5 letters; the text breaks off at the bottom. Upper and right margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2230. Papyrus 536

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 536
Title:
Letter to Zopyrus (P.Petrie Kleon 84, P.Petr. II 13(7), P.Petr. III 64b, P.Lond. III 536 descr., TM 7509)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zopyrus, the name of the sender being lost, concerning a theft of money which happened to Isidote, daughter of Theodorus, in Krokodilopolis. The sender has made arrangements so that the money may be restored to Isidote. The order for the payment is enclosed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 July 238 BC
Extent:
Fragmentary papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage, lacking most of its left-hand half, and broken off to the right; written on one side along the fibres. There is one column of 25 lines, with a blank between lines 16 and 17; a fragment in Dublin contains the ends of lines 6-25 and traces of the top of another column. The upper margin measures 30 mm, the left 10 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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