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1381. Papyrus 1657

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1657
Title:
Fragmentary Agreements (P.Lond. V 1902, TM 19790)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Portion of a contract, the details being lost. Verso: Conclusion of an agreement, with additions by Dioscorus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Fragment of a medium- to dark-brown papyrus sheet, written on both sides. On the front, there are 7 complete lines written across the fibres; the ends of a few additional lines are visible at the top. Side margins are extant. On the back, there are 9 lines from the bottom of a column, running along the fibres. The lower margin is ample. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1382. Papyrus 1658

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1658
Title:
Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1669, TM 19690)
Scope & Content:
Order from two village headmen (protokometai) to Ioannes, a tax-official (hypodektes), to make a payment from the village treasury; with subscriptions of the village headmen at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 September 537 (?)
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, with stains of ink at the bottom; complete but damaged by insect holes; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears nine lines running along the fibres and occupying the upper half of the sheet, with ample lower margin (160 mm). Margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1383. Papyrus 1659

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1659
Title:
Official Letter (P.Lond. V 1680, TM 36919)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary copy of an official letter (commonitorium) concerning some offenders who are to be brought to court.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, broken off at the top; dark-brown; with holes; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 22 lines written across the fibres and lacking the beginnings; the lower margin is wide (100 mm), while no free space was left on the right. The other margins are lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1384. Papyrus 1660

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1660
Title:
Acknowledgment of Debt (P.Lond. V 1700, TM 36924)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Victor, vine-dresser, acknowledges a debt (perhaps a sale on credit) from a creditor whose name is damaged; he will be subject to a fine in money should he fail to settle the debt. With his subscription written by the same hand as the body of the document, and of Aurelius Pauos, who is a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, broken off to the left, rubbed throughout and with few insect holes in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are eleven lines against the fibres, all lacking the beginnings; upper, right and lower margins survive. The back bears one line running along the fibres in the upper portion of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1385. Papyrus 1661

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1661
Title:
Order to Send Persons to Court (P.Lond. V 1679, TM 19698)
Scope & Content:
Copy of an official order to send two persons to court; the names of the individuals summoned are given at the end and are Apollos, a village headman (protokometes), and a woman named Mariam; the endorsement is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
525-526
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, mutilated at the top and bottom, with minor surface damage along the left edge and with few insect holes in places; written on both sides. The front bears 15 lines written along the fibres, with the first and last damaged; margins on the sides survive. On the back there is one damaged line running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1386. Papyrus 1662

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1662
Title:
Lease of a Building (P.Lond. V 1691, TM 19708)
Scope & Content:
Lease of part of a walled building at a rent of 3,000 talents per year; the lessor is Apollos, father of Dioscorus, and the lessee Aurelius Cyriacus, son of Andreas and Maria, a blacksmith. With subscription of Cyriacus and endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 March 532
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, darker in places, broken off at the bottom and with some insect holes; the surface is slightly abraded in few places; written on both sides. The front bears one column, of which 21 lines along the fibres survive; upper and side margins survive. On the back, there is one line running along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1387. Papyrus 1664

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1664
Title:
Deed of Divorce (P.Lond. V 1713, TM 19730)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary deed of divorce between Aurelius Theodorus, son of Georgius and Nonna, and Aurelia Amaresia, daughter of Proous and Phania, both of Antinoopolis; written by Dioscorus. This is a copy of P.Flor. I 93.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 October 569
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, torn at the top and with surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 30 lines, abraded in places; the margins on the side are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1388. Papyrus 1665

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1665
Title:
Contract of Partnership (P.Lond. V 1705, TM 19722)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract between Besarion, uncle of Dioscorus, and Victor, who undertake to jointly cultivate a farm belonging to the Holy New Church of Aphrodito for a period of two years; the land had earlier been leased by Besarion. With summary on the back. Dated to 517 or 532-533.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of the 6th century
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, darkened and abraded in places; written on both sides. The back bears traces of one line written along the fibres; on the front, there are 12 lines, with a small trace of an additional line at the top. Margins on the sides survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1389. Papyrus 1666

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1666
Title:
Receipt (P.Lond. V 1703, TM 36925)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Astragolius for the payment of one solidus minus 3 ¼ carats on account of the sportula of Philadelphus, sent by Taurinus through the tax-official (hypodektes) Ioannes; with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium- to dark-brown papyrus slip, with darker patches, complete; with a hole in the central vertical fold; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 4 lines running across the fibres. All margins are extant. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres at the top left. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1390. Papyrus 1667

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1667
Title:
Receipt for Repayment of Money (P.Lond. V 1717, TM 19733) and Metrological Tables and Problems by Dioscorus (P.Lond. V 1718, TM 65048, LDAB 6289, MP3 354)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Receipt for the repayment of a debt of money, given by a woman whose name is lost, accompanied by two people, Calotychus, son of Stephanus, and Theodosia, daughter of Ioannes; with subscriptions at the end. The document was written in Antinoopolis. The papyrus preserves the right-hand sid...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half 6th century
Extent:

Long fragment of a papyrus roll, written on both sides. The recto contains parts of the right-hand side of a document, the left-hand side of which is to be found in the three fragments forming Papyrus 1785. The mid strip of the papyrus between 1785 and 1667 is missing. The text is also broken off at the top and bottom. The text on the verso is written across the fibres and contains the lower parts of four columns; the upper parts are to be found in Papyrus 1785. The mid portion of the columns between Papyrus 1785 and 1667 is lost.

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