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1471. Papyrus 1771

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1771
Title:
Letter of a Companion of the Pagarch Menas (P.Lond. V 1683, TM 19701)
Scope & Content:
The sender of the letter, who was with the pagarch Menas, summons the recipient, who appears to have submitted a petition, so that his case may be decided.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-567
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet with top, right, and bottom margins extant, but broken off on the left-hand side; the writing on the recto is against the fibres. Remains of the address, written along the fibres, is visible on the back. Mounted in one glass case.

1472. Papyrus 1772

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1772
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. V 1666, TM 19686)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging the payment of 12 carats and 3/4 made by Apollos, son of Dioscorus, on account of village taxes for the village of Phthla and for certain monks, issued by the pagarchs through their assistant Matoi. Dated to 514-515, 529-530, 544-545, or 559-560.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, imperfect on the right and with surface damage throughout; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 5 lines running across the fibres, damaged at the end; upper, left and lower margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1473. Papyrus 1773

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1773
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. V 1790, TM 35254)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a private letter; the names of the correspondents are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:
Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 17 lines running across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends. The upper margin survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1474. Papyrus 1774

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1774
Title:
Military Pay Record (?) (ChLA III 212, TM 69874)
Scope & Content:
This badly preserved document seems to be a military pay record, as suggested by the abbreviation for drachma (see col. I 2, 4, 6; col. II 2, 7). The salaries are arranged under the personal names of soldiers. However, no figure can be detected.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus roll, written on the recto along the fibres. The verso is blank. Portions of two columns survive, separated by an intercolumn of c. 15 mm. The first column consists of 6 lines, the second of 7 lines.

The light-brown papyrus preserves only the top (15 mm) margin; it is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1475. Papyrus 1775

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1775
Title:
Scope & Content:
(a) FRAGMENT of a register. Late 2nd cent. On the verso a 3rd cent. account, in two HANDS 5¼ in. x 4¼ in. (b) FRAGMENT of a register.. 2nd cent. On the verso, written in rough uncials, a portion of a narrative, perhaps a report of legal proceedings. 3rd cent. 4 in. x 3¼ in.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
1 item

1476. Papyrus 1776

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1776
Title:
Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. V 1702, TM 19720)
Scope & Content:
Flavius Colluthus acknowledges that he has received the rent from Apollos (father of Dioscorus), through his son Menas, on account of a plot of land he is renting. With subscription of Colluthus written by Aurelius Apollos, son of Joseph, who acted on his behalf. Dated to 527-528 or 542-543.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
527-528 or 542-543
Extent:
Papyrus slip, torn at the bottom, with insect holes and abrasion throughout and darker portions; written on one side, the back being blank. There are 7 lines running across the fibres; margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1477. Papyrus 1778

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1778
Title:
Account and History of Alexander (P.Lond.Lit. 115, TM 63117, LDAB 4321, MP3 2200)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Fragment of an account, unpublished. Verso: Fragment of a prose literary work on Alexander the Great, mentioning his general Craterus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:

Fragment from a medium-brown papyrus, complete at the bottom and right (front); written on both sides. The front contains portions of 4 lines from the foot of a column, written along the fibres. The back bears 7 imperfect lines from the foot of a column written across the fibres; the lower margin is extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1478. Papyrus 1779

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1779
Title:
Letter to the Village Headman (protokometes) Apollos from an Official of Menas, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. V 1684, TM 19702)
Scope & Content:
A letter from one of the officials of Menas, the chief administrator of a city (pagarch), addressed to the village headman (protokometes) Apollos. Reference is made to a certain Demosthenes, described as most glorious (endoxotatos).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 August 566-567
Extent:
Broad sheet of papyrus, folded from the bottom upwards and possibly from each side towards the middle. Incomplete at the bottom-right side, where two small fragments, which do not directly join the major one, are still preserved. Written across the fibres, with a docket on the verso written along the fibers occupying. Mounted in glass.

1479. Papyrus 1780

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1780
Title:
Sale on Credit (P.Lond. V 1775, TM 36943)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary acknowledgment addressed to Aurelius Stephanus, of Hermopolis, for the loan of 8 solidi minus 48 carats on account of a purchase; the person making the statement (apparently a woman) undertakes to pay 2 solidi less 12 carats out of the sum.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, darkened at the top and bottom, with a vertical break, small insect holes in places and surface damage. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; portions of 12 lines remain, lacking beginnings and ends. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1480. Papyrus 1781

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1781
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1688, TM 19705)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary lease of land under water in Aphrodito for the period of one year; the names of the parties are mutilated, but the lessor may be Apollos, father of the notary and poet Dioscorus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 December 523
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left, abraded throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 10 lines, lacking the beginnings; upper and right margins survive, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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