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1631. Papyrus 1994(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1994(A-B)
Title:
Letters to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1934, TM 2374; P.Lond. VII 2064, Pap.Lugd.Bat. XX 46, TM 1877)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. VII 1934, TM 2374): Letter of Apollonius (finance minister, dioiketes) to Zenon, enclosing the copy of the letter received from Dionysius, financial official (oikonomos), concerning three talents paid on account of Apollonius’s allowance; the address is on the back. Da...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
258-252 BC
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on the sides, complete at the top and bottom; with writing on both sides; on the front, there are the central portions of 11 lines written across the fibres; upper and lower margins survive; folding lines are still visible. On the back, there is one word written along the fibres at the bottom, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

Lower papyrus (B): Right-hand portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, the left hand portion of which is now in Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale, inventoried as P. gr. 354 and published as P.Strasb. IV 228; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are the ends of 4 lines running across the fibres, with upper, lower and right margins.

1632. Papyrus 2000

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2000
Title:
Declaration of Birth (SB XVI 12742, TM 16282)
Scope & Content:
Declaration addressed to the nomarch from Ophelas, son of Nemesion and Tereus, and his wife Hermione, and from his brother Castor, registering the birth of their son, Philantinoos alias Isidorus, twenty-five days old. The declarants refer to the benefits granted by Hadrian for children of Antinoo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 September 157
Extent:
Fragmentary papyrus sheet with two detached fragments, medium-dark brown; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of 21 lines remain; the upper margin survives. The detached fragment at the bottom bears a few letters from 5 lines and the lower margin. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1633. Papyrus 2003

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2003
Title:
Receipt for dues on land (TM 981667)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for payments in kind made to the credit of Heron son of Orseus for dues on land, issued by the grain collectors (sitologoi) of the village of Magais or Magdola in the Arsinoite nome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 July 155
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, lacking the last quarter on the right side with the loss of a few letters, damaged along the vertical fold on the left. Written along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard and is housed in a glass frame.

1634. Papyrus 2010

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2010
Title:
Inventory of Minor’s Personal Estate (P.Fam.Tebt. 49 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 49, TM 20971)
Scope & Content:
Philosarapis, appointed as guardian (epitropos) of Iulius alias Herodes, takes inventory of the minor’s personal estate before some witnesses. Among the belongings are items of clothing, a chest, a glass ball, cushions, cooking utensils. With subscription of Philosarapis and of the witnesses.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
205 (?)
Extent:
Two larger fragments and five detached scraps from a light-brown papyrus, with holes throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The upper fragment contains the top two columns of 11 and 10 lines respectively; the fragment on the right, which is the largest, bears parts of two columns of 10 and 15 lines, broken off at the top and bottom. The scraps preserve a few letters from few lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1635. Papyrus 2013

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2013
Title:
Appointment of a Representative (P.Fam.Tebt. 41 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 41, TM 20968)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary appointment of a representative, who is to perform his own and Lysimachus alias Didymus’s duties as a 'night-strategus' (nyktostrategos) in Antinoopolis; with date and subscriptions at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 March 176
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, incomplete, broken off at the top and left, with insect holes in the centre of the preserved portion and surface damaged throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front there are portions of 19 lines, all lacking the beginnings; part of the lower margin survives; no margin was left to the right. A sheet-join runs vertically in the middle of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1636. Papyrus 2015

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2015
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Fam.Tebt. 35 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 35, TM 20964)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) to Heracleia, daughter of Hermes, acknowledging money payments made on account of the naubion-tax (paid for the maintenance of dykes and canals in the land owned by the tax-payer) on catoeci for two years; written after 23 Augu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 154
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, square-shaped, with a few darker patches; incomplete at the bottom; displaying abrasion in places and damage along the vertical folds; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 9 lines written in the upper half of the sheet. Margins survive, the lower measuring c.60 mm; no blank space was left on the right. Vertical folds are still visible; a sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1637. Papyrus 2017

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2017
Title:
Settlement of a Dispute (SB VI 8988, TM 17841)
Scope & Content:
Settlement through Aquilian stipulation of a dispute over possession of a parcel of a house-property in Apollonopolis between Ioannes, deacon from Apollonopolis, and Philemon and his wife Thekla, resolved in favour of the latter. The share had been previously mortgaged by a certain Thekla, Ioann...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
16 July 647
Extent:
Papyrus roll, complete and well preserved, written on one side; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1638. Papyrus 2018

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2018
Title:
Sale of Part of a House (SB VI 8987, TM 17840)
Scope & Content:
Deed of sale drawn up in Oxyrhynchus, in which Philemon and Thekla purchased part of a house in Apollonopolis from Elisabeth and Iustina, heirs and successors of a certain Thekla, who had mortgaged part of the house as security for a loan. With autograph subscriptions of the witnesses; tachygraph...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
644-645
Extent:
Two fragments of the same document from a papyrus roll, the first containing lines 1-31, the second lines 32-52; written on one side and well preserved, although lacking a few letters on the left-hand side. Mounted on cardboard and housed in two glass frames.

1639. Papyrus 2019

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2019
Title:
Marriage Contract (SB VI 8986, TM 17839)
Scope & Content:
Marriage contract between a certain Heraclides from Apollonopolis and the daughter of Philemon and Thecla from Apollonopolis. Dated to the 31st year of Heraclius and Heraclius Neos Constantinus, Mecheir, 14th indiction. The papyrus belongs to the archive of Philemon and Thecla.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 Jan-24 Feb 641
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus roll written on one side, lacking the left-hand side; the preserved portion is in good condition. Mounted on cardboard in one glass frame.

1640. Papyrus 2020

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2020
Title:
Testamentum Vetus (Theodotion), Daniel (P.Lond.Lit. 211, TM 62329, LDAB 3493)
Scope & Content:
Parchment fragment containing Theodotion’s version of Daniel I:17-18. A few variants occur.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of the 4th century
Extent:

Fragment of a parchment roll or codex, reused for the binding of Or. 7594. Writing is on one side only. 8 lines from a column survive; they are almost complete, lacking 1-3 letters to the left and occasionally 1-2 letters to the right. The fragment is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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