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1. Egerton Papyrus 1-37

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Papyrus 1-37
Title:
Egerton Papyri
Scope & Content:
Collection of Greek papyri purchased from the Bridgewater and Farnborough Funds. c 100-c 800. 37 papyri In 1934 it was decided to form a category of Egerton Papyri, to include Greek papyri purchased from the Bridgewater and Farnborough Funds. Since the papyrus containing the Mimiambi of Herodas...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic, Egyptian (Ancient), and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 1-800
Extent:
37 items

2. Egerton Papyrus 32

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Papyrus 32
Title:
Scope & Content:
HOMER, Iliad, xiii-xiv. Formerly numbered Papyrus 732. Cf. H. J. M. Milne, Cat. of Literary Papyri, p. 25, no. 22.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 100-c 800
Extent:
1 item

3. Egerton Papyrus 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Papyrus 33
Title:
Scope & Content:
LEASE OF PASTURES at Aphrodito (Kôm Ishgau); 16 Mar. A.D. 576. 287 mm. x 455 mm. Preceded by a fragment of a similar (?) document. The whole much effaced. From the Farnborough Fund. Kôm Ishgau, Egypt; the site of Aphrodito: Papyrus from: A.D. 576.: Gr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Modern
Date Range:
16 Mar 576
Extent:
1 item

4. Or 5655

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5655
Title:
Deed of mediation (P.Lond.Copt. 446, TM 47751)
Scope & Content:
The text is of legal nature, a deed of mediation. The issuer might be a person named Cyros. It is fragmentary, therefore, the contents are vague. Patermoute`s (=Patermouthis) mother is mentioned, and “your wife, Tapia”, then a recurring word seems to be “imprisonment/imprisoning someone”. The tex...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet in two fragments which belong together, the smaller one precedes the larger one. Recto is written against the fibres in Coptic, in 8 (smaller fragment) and 11 lines (larger fragment); there is an endorsement in 1 line on verso along the fibres.

5. Or 6809

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6809
Title:
Letter listing products and services (TM 47750)
Scope & Content:
The text is possibly a letter, addressing the receiver in the second person singular and also mentioning “your wife”, “your sons”, although no letter formulae remain in the extant text. Writer gives a long list of products, mostly with amounts, and services he provided, in many cases “without a f...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet with a Coptic text on both sides. The text starts on verso against the fibres and continues on recto along the fibres. There are 19 lines on verso and 4 lines on recto. The beginning of the text is missing.

6. Or 6943 (1)-(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6943 (1)-(12)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (Or 6943 (1)-(12), TM 47746, TM 47741 (2-5), TM 47748 (6-10), TM 47747 (11), TM 47743 (12))
Scope & Content:
Fragment 1 (Or 6943 (1), Crum ST 96, SB Kopt.3 1395 TM 47746): a settlement of debt (release). The issuer of the text and creditor of the money is Paeion, the person paying back the debt is Kako, Patermoute`s (Patermouthis) wife. In the present text Paeion acknowledges to have received the full ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Fragment 1: Two fragments of a papyrus sheet which preserves the complete text of 8 lines written against the fibres. The smaller fragment follows the larger fragment, it is immediately below it. Fragments 2-5: the four fragments belonged to one and the same document, which is incomplete. 9 incomplete lines are preserved, written along the fibers. Fragment 11: Fragment of a papyrus sheet of light colour, with damaged surface, incomplete. Fragment 12: Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and sides, its surface damaged.

7. Papyrus 1-3136

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1-3136
Title:
Papyri
Scope & Content:
The collection comprises Greek and a few Latin papyri (c 3100 papyri and c 2650 papyri fragments); 3rd century BC-9th century AD. Egerton papyri form a separate collection. Papyri in Egyptian languages such as hieroglyphic and demotic are held by the British Museum and papyri in Coptic, Arabic, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
3rd century BC-9th century
Extent:
1159 items

8. Papyrus 36

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 36
Title:
Scope & Content:
TWENTY-SEVEN leaves of papyrus, more or less imperfect, forming a portion of a folio volume, written in Sahidic, and apparently containing parts of a Ritual, or of a religious treatise. Theology: Part of a ritual or religious treatise, in Sahidic, written on papyrus.: 1836.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

9. Papyrus 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 37
Title:
Psalter (P.Lond.Lit. 205, TM 62211, LDAB 3371)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a Psalter containing Psalms 10:-18:, 20:14-34:6. Papyrus 37(1) Recto: Psalm 10:2-7 Verso: Psalm 10:7-Psalm 11:6 Papyrus 37(2) Recto: Psalm 11:7-Psalm 12:3 Verso: Psalm 12:4-Psalm 13:1 Papyrus 37(3) Recto: Psalm 13:1-3 Verso: Psalm 13:3-Psalm 14:1 Papyrus 37(4) Recto: Psal...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 6th century-7th century
Extent:

Thirty-two leaves of a papyrus codex of inferior quality, with surface damage and occasional darker veins, housed in thirty-two glass frames named Papyrus 37(1), Papyrus 37(2), Papyrus 37(3), Papyrus 37(4), Papyrus 37(5), Papyrus 37(6), Papyrus 37(7), Papyrus 37(8), Papyrus 37(9), Papyrus 37(10), Papyrus 37(11), Papyrus 37(12), Papyrus 37(13), Papyrus 37(14), Papyrus 37(15), Papyrus 37(16), Papyrus 37(17), Papyrus 37(18), Papyrus 37(19), Papyrus 37(20), Papyrus 37(21), Papyrus 37(22), Papyrus 37(23), Papyrus 37(24), Papyrus 37(25), Papyrus 37(26), Papyrus 37(27), Papyrus 37(28), Papyrus 37(29), Papyrus 37(30), Papyrus 37(31), Papyrus 37(32).

Each side bears one column of 14-19 lines (170 x 130 mm), with only Papyrus 37(12) and Papyrus 37(21) being blank.

10. Papyrus 40

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 40
Title:
Scope & Content:
Pap. xL SMALL fragments of Papyri, chiefly Coptic; apparently portions of different rolls.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item