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1521. Papyrus 1823

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1823
Title:
Fragments of a Comedy (Menander's Hydria?) (P.Hib. I 5ro., TM 61587) and Fragments of a Glossary (P.Hib. I 5 vo., TM 61252)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a roll extracted from mummy cartonnage, further portions of which are now in the Institut für Papyrologie in Heidelberg, inventoried as P. G 406), and at the John Rylands Library, Manchester, inventoried as Gr. 16a. Recto (TM 61587, LDAB 2736): Fragments of a comedy, preserving a d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll recovered from mummy cartonnage, with insect holes and plaster residue in places. Further fragments of the same roll are now held in the Institut für Papyrologie in Heidelberg, inventoried as P. G 406), and at the John Rylands Library, Manchester, inventoried as Gr. 16a. The largest fragment is written on both sides, and bears portions of 3 columns on the front, and remains of 2 columns on the back; the other smaller fragments are written on the front only; fragments B and C preserve portions of 2 columns, while fragments D-F contain parts of a few lines. Fragment E has a dark strain on the back. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

1522. Papyrus 1824

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1824
Title:
Fragments of a New Comedy (P.Hib. I 6, P.Lond.Lit. 89, TM 65728, LDAB 6982, MP3 1666)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a new comedy extracted from mummy cartonnage.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Nineteen fragments of a papyrus roll extracted from mummy cartonnage, housed in two glass frames, named Papyrus 1824(1) and Papyrus 1824(2).

1523. Papyrus 1825

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1825
Title:
Speech of an Athenian General (P.Hib. I 15, P.Lond.Lit. 136, TM 65729, LDAB 6983, MP3 2496)
Scope & Content:
Direct speech of an Athenian general, urging the Athenians to take action and mentioning the deeds at Marathon and Salamis. Attributed to Theopompus or rhetorical exercise. From mummy cartonnage; with decoration on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Two portions of a papyrus roll with seven detached scraps named A-G in one frame, from mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres, and with mummy decoration on the back. On the front, portions of 6 columns remain, written along the fibres, covered with plaster residue; the column width is 60 mm; the lower margin survives. The detached fragments preserve few letters. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1524. Papyrus 1826

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1826
Title:
Homer, Iliad III, IV, V (P.Hib. I 20, P.Lond.Lit. 10, TM 61206, LDAB 2346)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a papyrus roll extracted from mummy cartonnage and containing parts of Homer’s Iliad III, IV and V. Papyrus 689(B) is another fragment of the same roll, and contains Iliad IV 109-113. The text displays absence of plus-verses and omits three lines (Iliad III 389, IV 89, V 527). A: E...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Twelve fragments (labelled A-K, M-N) of varying size from a papyrus roll, an additional fragment of which is Papyrus 689(B). The fragments were extracted from mummy cartonnage and occasionally display plaster residue; they are written on one side along the fibres, and their back is blank. They are all broken on all sides, and most of them preserve a few letters from a few lines. Each column would have had an average of 40 lines. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1525. Papyrus 1827

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1827
Title:
Homer, Iliad VIII (P.Hib. I 21, P.Lond.Lit. 16, TM 61237, LDAB 2377, MP3 819)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a papyrus roll extracted from mummy cartonnage and containing parts of Homer’s Iliad VIII, with several plus-verses. Additional fragments of the same roll are Papyrus 689A and P.Heid. inv. 1261 (preserving Iliad VIII 190-202). A: Iliad VIII 17-22; B: Iliad VIII 24-8; C: Iliad VII...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Fourteen fragments (labelled A-O) of varying size from a papyrus roll, additional portions of which are Papyrus 689A and a fragment in Heidelberg, inventoried as 1261. The fragments were extracted from mummy cartonnage and display plaster residue; they are written on one side along the fibres, and their back is blank. They are all broken on all sides, and most of them preserve a few letters from a few lines, with fragment D bearing portions of two columns. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1526. Papyrus 1828

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1828
Title:
Judicial Summonses (P.Hib. I 30, Chrest.Mitt. 20, TM 8183)
Scope & Content:
Copies of summonses presented in civil cases by the plaintiff(s), presumably part of the same document, concerning the recovery of debts. (A): Fragment of the summons served to Nicanor concerning a debt of 330 drachmas. (D): Summons served to Perdiccas concerning a debt of 1050 drachmas; the p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
282-274
Extent:

Four fragments of varying size, numbered A-D in the frame, presumably from the same papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank, and mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

A: With remains of 5 lines from the top of a column;

B: With remains of 5 lines and an interlinear addition;

C: With few traces of 2 lines;

D: Lower right portion of a column, broken off at the top and left, with 14 lines; the lower margin is preserved, and no margin was left to the right.

1527. Papyrus 1829

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1829
Title:
Letter from the Archive of the Policeman Ptolemaeus (P.Hib. I 51, TM 8202)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Demophon to Ptolemaeus, enclosing the letter that Apollodotus had sent to him concerning the collection of dues and the purchase of Syrian cloths at the price indicated. On the back there is the address and traces of the mummy decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 April 245 BC
Extent:

Papyrus slip reused as mummy cartonnage, complete but with holes and surface damage in places; written on both sides. On the front there are 7 lines against the fibres; the margins survive. The modern annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Hib. I. The back bears one line, written along the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front, and covered with plaster residue. Remains of the mummy decoration are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1528. Papyrus 1830

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1830
Title:
Letter about the Payment of Cloth-Workers (P.Hib. I 67, Chrest.Wilck. 306, TM 8217)
Scope & Content:
Asclepiades, banker of the district, instructs Cleitarchus, banker of the toparchy, to pay the weavers at Ankyropolis. With Asclepiades’ subscription at the end
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 January 228 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, dark-brown in the upper and lower portions, and with plaster residue and surface damage in places; lacking the upper left corner and the lower right corner. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. One column of 35 lines remains, with line 33 being fully lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1529. Papyrus 1831

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1831
Title:
Export of Wine (P.Hib. I 80, Chrest.Wilck. 290, TM 8229)
Scope & Content:
Two notices by Epichares to Chaeremon concerning the export of wine. In the second notice (lines 6-12) Epichares reports that Horus, son of Teos, is exporting two jars of wine from a village in the Herakleopolite nome to Hiera Nesus, and that the tax of one twenty-fourth has not been paid yet. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 August 251 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with plaster and red paint residue, and darker surface at the top (front); mutilated especially to the right; written on both sides. On the front there are 14 lines running across the fibres, the last two of which are in Demotic; there is a blank between lines 5 and 6. Lower, left and upper margins survive. The back bears one line parallel to the fibres, written the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1530. Papyrus 1832

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1832
Title:
Demotic Text and Official Correspondence (P.Hib. I 82, TM 8231)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Demotic text, unpublished. Verso: Collection of letters addressed to Asclepiades, perhaps the financial official (oikonomos), from various men. The text is covered with plaster. Column 1, lines 1-11: Letter from a sender whose name is lost, asking Asclepiades to see that a letter is del...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 January 238 BC
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll reused as mummy cartonnage; the preserved portion is damaged by holes; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The text on the front is Demotic; the two columns on the back are in Greek, but are covered with plaster. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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