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1391. Papyrus 1668

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1668
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1695, TM 19714)
Scope & Content:
Lease for a five-year period of a plot of land belonging to Sibylla and Herais, daughters of Musaeus; the lessee is Aurelius Psachos, son of Victor. Provisions are made for the payments of the rent: the lessee is to pay the taxes in kind and money for the land, in addition to 26 artabas of wheat,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 August 530 or 531
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, darkened on the left-hand side, broken off at the top and bottom, and with vertical breaks; written on both sides. On the front, there are 25 lines running along the fibres; only the margins on the sides survive. The back bears one line mutilated at the beginning, written along the fibres in the upper part of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1392. Papyrus 1670

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1670
Title:
Account of Money (P.Lond. V 1807, TM 38864)
Scope & Content:
Account of money sent by Epimachus and someone else on Epeiph 1 (25 June) of the fifth indiction; with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus fragment from the beginning of a roll, made of two sheets with opposite fibre orientation: on the front the left-hand sheet displays vertical fibres and the right hand sheet horizontal fibres; on the back, the upper sheet has vertical fibres and the lower horizontal fibres. The papyrus is complete and well preserved, slightly torn at the bottom (front), and is written on both sides across the fibres apart from the ends of few lines on the front, which were written on the second sheet, and hence along the fibres. The front bears 9 lines and the back 2 lines. On the front, the sheet-join runs from top to bottom at 70 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1393. Papyrus 1673

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1673
Title:
Contract of Partnership (P.Lond. V 1794, TM 19767)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a contract of partnership between two fruit-dealers, named Aurelius Isidorus and Aurelius Dorotheus, of Hermopolis; with docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 June 488
Extent:

Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom but complete at the top and sides; with insect holes in places and darker on the left-hand side; written on both sides. The front bears 17 lines from the top of a column, written along the fibres; upper and side margins are extant. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres, lacking the end. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1394. Papyrus 1674

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1674
Title:
Lease of Land (SB XVIII 13587, TM 18395)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a contract for a lease of land for a period of two years, the lessee being a farmer from a Hermopolite village, and the lessor being from Hermopolis. The tenant has the right to sow whatever crops he chooses. The rent is 19 carats.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
556-557
Extent:

Upper right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with a few holes; written on one side along the fibres. The ends of 12 lines from a top of a column survive; the back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1395. Papyrus 1675

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1675
Title:
Tax Account (P.Lond. V 1761, TM 36936)
Scope & Content:
Tax account listing Hermopolite localities, followed by amounts of wheat; the text on the back corresponds to that on the front, with different heading.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century?
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, light-medium brown, somewhat torn along the sides and with a few holes and some surface damage in places; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears 22 lines and the back 24 lines. Side margins are partly preserved, upper and lower margins are lost. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1396. Papyrus 1676(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1676(A-B)
Title:
Receipts (P.Lond. V 1753, TM 36933; P.Lond. V 1781, TM 36947)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1753, TM 36933): Receipt from Flavius Ioannes, pagarch of the Hermopolite nome, to Zacharias, assistant (boethos) of Sinalabe, a village of the Hermopolite nome, for the payment of five gold solidi and six carats; dated to the second half of the 7th century. The endo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Light-brown slip, dark-stained in places, complete; written on both sides; on the front, there are 3 lines written across the fibres; all margins are extant. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (B): Dark-brown slip, complete but with some surface damage; writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 5 lines written along the fibres; margins are extant.

1397. Papyrus 1677

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1677
Title:
Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1801, TM 35258)
Scope & Content:
An order addressed to Hermapollon by the count (comes) Anatolius, instructing him to pay 10,000 silver talents; with Anatolius’ subscription in the last line.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:

Papyrus slip, with damage in the margins and along the folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; there are 3 lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1398. Papyrus 1678(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1678(A-B)
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. V 1892 descr., TM 38872), and Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1800, TM 35257)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1892 descr., TM 38872): Seventh- or eight-century conclusion of a letter. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1800, TM 35257): Fifth- or sixth-century order addressed to Phoebammon from the count (comes) Anatolius, instructing him to pay 28,400 silver talents; with Anatoli...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-8th century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 2 lines from the foot of a column, with traces of another line at the top; side and lower margins are extant. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 5 lines; margins are extant. The back is blank.

1399. Papyrus 1679(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1679(A-B)
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. V 1887 descr., TM 36988) and Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1802, TM 35259)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1887 descr., TM 36988): Sixth-century private letter of Aphous to Apa Hermodorus, with the request to send three artabas of barley for sowing; the address partly survives on the back. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1802, TM 35259): Fifth- or sixth-century order addres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:

Two papyrus slips that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes, with a big gap in the centre; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 5 lines written across the fibres, followed by a short column of 4 lines placed in the centre. On the back, there is the beginning of one line running along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes and abrasion; written on one side. The front bears 3 lines running across the fibres; a sheet-join runs horizontally along the lower edge. The back is blank.

1400. Papyrus 1681

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1681
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. V 1787, TM 36948) and Account (P.Lond. V 1906 descr., TM 36997)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. V 1787, TM 36948): Fragmentary letter relating to taxes; the names of the correspondents are lost. Verso (P.Lond. V 1906 descr., TM 36997): Account of wheat and barley, probably private.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and on the right (front); written on both sides. The front bears 27 lines running across the fibres; the back bears parts of 3 columns written across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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