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1531. Papyrus 1833(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1833(A-B)
Title:
Sale of Wheat (P.Hib. I 84(a), Chrest.Mitt. 131, TM 2817), and Date (P.Hib. I 84(b), TM 8293)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Hib. I 84a, TM 2817): Contract for the sale of 30 artabas of wheat from Epimenes, Athenian, to Timocles, Chalcidian. Epimenes has received the payment, and shall deliver the corn out of the new crops. The back bears the names of the witnesses and of the parties. Lower papyr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
285-284 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments extracted from the same mummy cartonnage, housed in one glass frame. The modern annotations in red on the back refer to the publication in P.Hib. I.

Upper fragment (A): Sheet, broken off at the bottom, damaged by holes in the preserved portion and with plaster residue; written on both sides. The text on the front runs along the fibres; there are 28 lines; on the back there are remains of 2 lines against the fibres.

Lower fragment (B): Upper left portion of a sheet, with the beginning of one line, written along the fibres.

1532. Papyrus 1834

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1834
Title:
Loan of Seed-Corn (P.Hib. I 85, Chrest.Wilck. 103, TM 2818)
Scope & Content:
The priest Pasis acknowledges that he has received from Paris, agent of the nomarch Harimouthes, wheat, barley and olyra (emmer wheat), for a total value of 90 artabas of wheat, as seed for the royal holding he is renting. He undertakes to return the seed he has received and deliver the rent at ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 September-21 October 261 BC
Extent:

Long and narrow dark-brown papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and surface damage, and torn at the top; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column 28 lines, the last two being in Demotic. Side margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1533. Papyrus 1835

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1835
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Hib. I 90, CPJ I 127e, TM 2820)
Scope & Content:
Diodorus has leased part of his land located in the Oxyrhynchite nome to Eucrates for the period of one year at a rent of four artabas of olyra (emmer wheat) in addition to part of the produce. The lease was drawn up at Tholthis, in the Oxyrhynchite nome, at the presence of witnesses. Remains of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 February-8 March 222 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, of lighter colour to the left, reused as mummy cartonnage; damaged by holes throughout. Writing is along the fibres on the front, with portions of 24 lines. The upper margin is not preserved, the lower is damaged and the side margins are minimal. The back bears remains of the mummy decoration.

1534. Papyrus 1836

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1836
Title:
Contract for Sureties (P.Hib. I 91, TM 2821)
Scope & Content:
Mnason and Hegemon undertake to be the sureties for the defendant Timocles, son of Simos, and to deliver him at Herakleopolis before the strategus for the trial. A certain Apollonius demands 300 drachmas with an interest of 100 drachmas from Timocles, which the sureties will have to pay along wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 May 264 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue. The sheet breaks off at the bottom and is damaged by holes throughout. The front bears 22 lines written along the fibres; on the back there are traces of effaced writing and of the mummy decoration, along with a modern annotation. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1535. Papyrus 1837

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1837
Title:
Receipt for Various Taxes (P.Hib. I 104, TM 7824)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Eupolis, village-scribe (komogrammateus), in duplicate copy (line 6-end) acknowledging the money payments made by Diodorus on account of four taxes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 August 225 BC
Extent:

Mid-dark brown papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom and with surface damage throughout; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Portions of 10 lines survive, with a trace of another line at the bottom. A sheet-join runs along the right height of the sheet in the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1536. Papyrus 1838

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1838
Title:
Receipt for Beer-Tax (P.Hib. I 106, TM 4416)
Scope & Content:
Receipt in the form of a double document acknowledging the money paid by Harendotes for Taembes into the collecting office of the Koites toparchy at Phebicis, on account of the beer tax. With Dorion’s subscription and Demotic subscription at the end. Traces of the mummy decoration are visible on...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 January 245 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, mutilated at the top and bottom, and with surface damage in the preserved portion. The back is covered with plaster, and shows the remains of the mummy decoration. The front bears 10 lines written across the fibres, the last of which is in Demotic. The modern annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Hib. I. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1537. Papyrus 1839

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1839
Title:
Fragments of a Contract (P.Hib. I 145, TM 2829)
Scope & Content:
Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage containing a contract, with traces of the painted decoration on the back. The largest fragment contains the date with the list of eponymous priests; the other fragments are unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
July-August 245 BC
Extent:

Seven fragments from a medium-brown papyrus, recovered from mummy cartonnage; the writing runs on one side along the fibres; portions of a few lines remain. The back bears remains of the painted decoration. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Hib. I. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

1538. Papyrus 1840

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1840
Title:
Loan of Seed-Corn (P.Hib. I 150 descr., TM 2830)
Scope & Content:
The priest Pasis acknowledges that he has received from Paris, agent of the nomarch Harimouthes, wheat, barley and olyra (emmer wheat), for a total value of 90 artabas of wheat, as seed for the royal holding he is renting. He undertakes to return the seed he has received and deliver the rent at ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 September-21 October 261 BC
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom, with plaster residue and surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 21 lines, some of which badly damaged. Upper and side margins are minimal. The modern annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Hib. I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1539. Papyrus 1841

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1841
Title:
Fragment of a Contract (P.Hib. I 171, TM 2831)
Scope & Content:
Fragment extracted from mummy cartonnage containing the beginning of a contract, with the date including the list of eponymous priests.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
October-November 243 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus fragment recovered from mummy cartonnage; the writing runs on one side across the fibres; portions of 7 lines from the top of a column remain. The back is blank. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Hib. I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1540. Papyrus 1842

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1842
Title:
Census Register, Property List (P.Oxy.Census, P.Oxy. VI 984, TM 20395, 25568) and Pindar’s Paeans (P.Oxy. V 841, P.Lond.Lit. 45, TM 62532, LDAB 3713, MP3 1361)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. Census, P.Oxy. VI 984a-c, TM 20395): Census list enumerating 63 households, usually providing details such as name, patronymic, paternal grandfather’name, mother’s name etc; the basis of the entry (‘from his declaration’); gymnasial status, if applicable; place of residence and det...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 1st century-Early 2nd century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, originally forming distinct documents which were then pasted together to provide space for a copy of Pindar’s Paeans on the back. The papyrus was also trimmed off at its lower edge and cut into sections then pasted together; strengthening strips were added on the recto. The fragments are now in 9 frames, named Papyrus 1842 (1)- Papyrus 1842 (8), with frame 6 consisting of two separate glass cases named Papyrus 1842(6 Sheet 1) and Papyrus 1842 (6 Sheet 2). Some fragments remain unplaced.

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