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1441. Papyrus 1733

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1733
Title:
Poem for the Bride on the Way to the Marital Chamber (Epithalamium) (P.Lond.Lit. 99, P.Lond. V 1819 descr., TM 59716, LDAB 820, MP32 351)
Scope & Content:
Left side of a poem for the bride on the way to the marital chamber (epithalamium) for Mathaeus, written in hexametres by Dioscorus of Aphrodito. The poem addresses the groom, Mathaeus, and congratulates him on his choice of a high-born and beautiful bride. Classicising in style with references t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
565-573 (?)
Extent:
Papyrus roll complete only at the bottom and left side, written on the recto against the fibres and parallel to them on the back. 24 lines on the front, traces of 5 lines on the back. Folded from the bottom upwards. P.Cair.Masp. II 67180 and P.Cair.Masp II 67181 are fragments of the same papyrus completing it on the top and the right side. Mounted in glass frame.

1442. Papyrus 1734

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1734
Title:
Deed of Divorce (P.Lond. V 1712, TM 19729)
Scope & Content:
Deed of divorce by mutual agreement between Aurelius Mathias, son of Phoebammon and Helene, oarsman, and Aurelia Cyra, daughter of Ioannes and Tanoe, both from Antinoopolis. An evil demon is blamed for the separation. The ex-spouses acknowledge that they have received back their possessions in fu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 July 569
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus, incomplete at the bottom and left, and with a few holes in places; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 26 lines, some of which are very fragmentary. Almost no margin was left at the top and right, while the lower margin is ample. The left margin is poorly preserved. Vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1443. Papyrus 1735

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1735
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1697, TM 36922)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract for a one-year lease of a plot of land. The names of the parties are lost, but the lessor may be Apollos, the father of the notary and poet Dioscorus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 6th century
Extent:
Portion of a papyrus sheet in two fragments, dark-brown, broken off at the top, left and bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears portions of 14 lines wanting the beginnings; of the first preserved line only the feet of few letters survive. The right margin is extant; the other margins are lost. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1444. Papyrus 1736

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1736
Title:
Contract of Apprenticeship (P.Lond. V 1706, TM 36927)
Scope & Content:
A master acknowledges receipt of a money payment from a man for the training of his son Petrus; with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 March 567
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus sheet, lacking the left-hand half, with surface damage along the horizontal folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are 10 lines running across the fibres and lacking the beginnings; upper, right and lower margins survive. The ink has turned silver. The back bears one line written along the fibres in the upper half of the sheet, upside down in relation to the text on the front, and another line at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1445. Papyrus 1737(a-b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1737(a-b)
Title:
Marriage Contract (P.Lond. V 1710, TM 19727), Encomiastic Poems by Dioscorus (P.Aphrod.Lit. p. 430 no. IV 30, P.Lond.Lit. 101, TM 59717, LDAB 821, MP3 351.030) and Contract of Lease of Land (?) (P.Lond. V 1879 descr., TM 36984)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus 1737a: Recto (P.Lond. V 1710, TM 19727): The recto preserves the beginning of the first 17 lines of a marriage contract, dated to the reign of Justin II. Probably the opening formula on lines 4-6 contained a general reflection on the nature of marriage and these lines were possibly spac...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Two unrelated fragments of papyrus, dark brown in places; both coming from the archive of Dioscorus; housed in one glass frame.

Left-hand side fragment: Papyrus 1737a: The recto is the upper left-hand corner of a papyrus sheet; written across the fibres. Well-preserved on the left and upper sides; probably folded from the bottom upwards and possibly from the right side towards the middle. The verso is written along the fibres and upside-down in relation to the recto; only a few lines are preserved followed by blank space.

Right-hand side fragment: Papyrus 1737b: Fragment from the right side of a document, written along the fibres. Probably folded at right angles to the fibres, but it is not clear in which direction. The back is blank.

1446. Papyrus 1738

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1738
Title:
Letter to Dioscorus of Aphrodito (P.Lond. V 1682; TM 19700)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Dioscorus of Aphrodito from an unknown sender about a troublesome shepherd who has been troubling Dioscorus’s tenants at the village of Mounkrechis; the writer was accompanying Menas the pagarch. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-567
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, dark brown in places, written against the fibres. Possibly folded from the bottom upwards and then perhaps once from each side towards the middle. The address on the back is written along the fibres. The text is complete.

1447. Papyrus 1739

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1739
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1690, TM 19707)
Scope & Content:
One-year lease of land, the lessee being Aurelius Apollos, son of Dioscorus, village headman (protokometes), and the lessor the monastery of Zmin; with summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 August 527
Extent:
Two non-contiguous fragments of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, slightly abraded in places and damaged by insect holes; writing runs along the fibres on both sides. On the front, there are 11 lines, with traces of another line at the bottom; upper and side margins survive. On the back there is one line written in the upper part of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1448. Papyrus 1740

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1740
Title:
Acknowledgment of Debt (P.Lond. V 1844, TM 36960)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of an acknowledgment of debt amounting to 24 solidi and undertaken by twelve persons, whose signatures survive; among these is Dioscorus’ father, Aurelius Apollos; there follow the witnesses’ signatures and the notarial subscription. The body of the document is lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 6th century
Extent:

Dark brown papyrus roll, broken off at the top and left; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the ends of 21 lines; the lower margin is extant, no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1449. Papyrus 1741

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1741
Title:
Petition from the Archive of Dioscorus (P.Lond. V 1678, TM 19697)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a petition by the people of Antaiopolis to Callinicus and perhaps Dorotheus, counts and magistri, complaining about abuses perpetrated by soldiers of a former military unit of Antaiopolis. Additional fragments of the petition are Papyrus 01607 and P.Flor. III 295.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-568
Extent:
Upper portion of a dark-brown papyrus, additional fragments of which are Papyrus 01607 and a papyrus now in Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, inventoried as 295. The writing runs on one side and the back is blank. The front bears nine lines from the top of a column, written along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1450. Papyrus 1742

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1742
Title:
Leases of Land (P.Lond. V 1696, TM 36921; SB XXVI 16529, TM 19715)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. V 1696, TM 36921): Portion of a lease of land, the lessee being a certain Isaac. With his subscription and the notary’s at the bottom. The endorsement on the back is illegible. Verso (SB XXVI 16529, TM 19715): Glued onto the back is a papyrus strip from another document, further ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
500-526
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus sheet, incomplete, with writing on both sides. On the front, there is a column of 18 lines written along the fibres; the lower and right margins are extant, the left margin partly survives at the bottom. A strip of another dark brown papyrus was glued onto the back of the sheet and preserves the beginnings of 29 lines written along the fibres. Other fragments of this different document are Papyrus 0503 and a papyrus in Berlin, inventoried as 25080. Perpendicularly to this text, there are traces of one line belonging to the document on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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