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1641. Papyrus 2037

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2037
Title:
Hymn in Honour of Patriarch Severus (P.Lond.Lit. 237, TM 65199, LDAB 6441), Evening Hymn (P.Lond.Lit. 244, TM 65200, LDAB 6442), Homer, Iliad IX (P.Lond.Lit. 18, TM 60830, LDAB 1958, MP3 836) Pseudo-Eusebius, Sermo 17 (P.Lond.Lit. 245, TM 62677, LDAB 3865, MP3 2638), Anaphora of St. Mark and Prayer of Thanksgiving (P.Lond.Lit. 232, TM 65198, LDAB 6440)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Lond.Lit. 237, TM 65199, LDAB 6441): Metrical hymn in honour of Patriarch Severus of Antioch (5-6th c.). The preserved part mentions the singers of the hymn as praising Severus. 8th century. B (P.Lond.Lit. 244, TM 65200, LDAB 6442): Fragment of an evening hymn known since the 4th century a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-8th century
Extent:

The frame contains five fragments: two come from a papyrus sheet, one from a papyrus codex, one from parchment codex and another from a parchment sheet or rotulus.

A: Fragment of a papyrus sheet, writing on one side only across the fibres, mounted in glass. Complete on the left and right margin, incomplete on the top and the bottom.

b: Fragment of a papyrus sheet. Incomplete on all sides. Two fragmentary lines written along the fibres.

c: Fragment of a papyrus codex. Written in black ink along the fibres on the front and across them on the back.

d: Fragment of a parchment codex written on both sides with a brownish ink.

E-F: Two joined fragments of a parchment sheet or rotulus, complete only at the bottom. Written on both sides in black ink.

1642. Papyrus 2038

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2038
Title:
Fragment of an Official Document (SB IV 7380, TM 36233)
Scope & Content:
A fragment of a document issued by Flavius(?) Aineias, praeses of the Lower Thebaid.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 316
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, broken on all sides. Writing runs on the front along the fibres, the back having one trace. A few letters of 5 lines are preserved on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1643. Papyrus 2039

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2039
Title:
Scope & Content:
SHEET of papyrus, very much stained and defaced, taken from Or. MS. 7027 and containing a Copic text only occasionally legible and, on the right half of the verso, a portion of a in Greek, probably of the 7th cent. 11 in. x 71/2 in. ferred from the Department of Orientals Printed Books and MSS. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
1 item

1644. Papyrus 2040

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2040
Title:
Julius Africanus’ Cesti (P.Oxy. III 412, P.Lond.Lit. 174, TM 61406, LDAB 2550, MP3 53), and Will of Hermogenes (P.Oxy. VI 907, TM 20370)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. III 412, P.Lond.Lit. 174, TM 61406, LDAB 2550, MP3 53): Two columns numbered as 35 and 36 at the top, containing the ending of Book 18 of Sextus Julius Africanus’ Cesti, quoting passages of the Odyssey and Iliad and discussing the authenticity of some verses containing a spell. Wit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
225-276
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, which was re-used for the text on the verso. Writing runs along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. Vertical folds are visible.

The recto preserves two columns of different length, the first, mutilated to the left, with 43 lines, the second, complete, with 28 lines. The columns were numbered on top as 35 and 36. The intercolumn measures 20-27 mm, the lower margin 43 mm, the upper 24 mm, and the right 25 mm.

The back has one column written upside down in relation to the text on the front, with long lines mutilated to the right. The upper, left and lower margins measure 20, 20, 60 mm respectively. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. VI.

The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1645. Papyrus 2041

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2041
Title:
Acts of Peter (P. Oxy. 6 849; P. Lond. Lit. 221; van Haelst 603; CANT 190.II; TM 64453)
Scope & Content:
Acts of Peter (chapter 25-26 of the long Latin recension in the original Greek)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 4th century
Extent:
1 leaf of a parchment codex, written on both sides.

1646. Papyrus 2042

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2042
Title:
Copy of a Birth Declaration (P.Oxy. VI 894, Chrest.Wilck. 213, CPL 158; ChLA III + XLVIII 214, TM 20356)
Scope & Content:
The document is a copy of a birth declaration of a legitimate Roman child, whose name is almost completely lost (line 6: ]num). As the piece was found in Oxyrhynchus and the declaration (professio) took place at the prefect’s office in Alexandria, we can surmise that this is the copy given to th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
195-196
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus sheet, complete on the right and broken off on all other sides. Written on both sides: on the front, there are lines written along the fibres in one column, on the back, there are traces of Latin writing, perhaps figures. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1647. Papyrus 2043

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2043
Title:
Petition to a Defensor (P.Oxy. VI 902, TM 20368)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Flavius Isaac, public advocate (ekdikos, defensor) of Cynopolis, from Aurelius Macarius, irrigator and cultivator on the estate of Phoebammon, complaining about the way he has been treated by Phoebammon’s brother Theodorus, who administered the estate after Phoebammon’s death. Not on...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 November 464
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes, especially in the left half; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one wide column of 19 lines, with blank space between lines 18 and 19. Margins are extant, the right being irregular and the upper lacking part of the horizontal fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1648. Papyrus 2044

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2044
Title:
Petition to a Provincial Governor (P.Oxy. VI 904, TM 35311)
Scope & Content:
Petition to an unnamed provincial governor from someone having the status designation Flavius, who had replaced a certain Philoxenus in the post of riparius, but had not received the promised support in order to carry out his duties. The man is now asking to be released from this office and Phil...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half 5th century
Extent:

Long fragment from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres, almost fully preserved with the exception of a gap affecting part of the left hand side of the last three lines. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1649. Papyrus 2045

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2045
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Oxy. VI 913, TM 20377)
Scope & Content:
Lease of 9 aruras of land located in Phthochis, the lessor being the daughter of a certain Daniel, and the lessees Aurelius Harmiysis and Aurelia Taor. The rent is half of the produce, the land is to be sown with whatever crops the lessees may choose, and the taxes are to be paid by the lessor. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
16 October 443
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus sheet, lacking the upper left portion, and damaged by insect holes and abrasion. The front bears 26 lines, some of which lack the beginning. Upper, right and lower margins are extant; the left margin survives opposite lines 13-26. There are modern annotations on the back. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1650. Papyrus 2046

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2046
Title:
Acknowledgment of Debt (P.Oxy. VI 914, TM 20378)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Apphous, of Oxyrhynchus, acknowledges a debt of 2 solidi that he owes to Aurelius Serenus, on account of various dyes he bought from him. Apphous’s property has been mortgaged. With consular date at the beginning and docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 January 486
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left (front) and with breaks along the folds and few holes. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket. The front bears 19 lines, all lacking the beginnings, with a loss of 3-6 letters, with the exception of line 2, which is complete and indented. Of line 19 only the top of few letters remain. The number in red on the back refers to the publication in P.Oxy. VI. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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