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181. Papyrus 208

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 208
Title:
Miscellenaeous Documents (P.Lond. II 208a ro., TM 11551, P.Lond. II 208a vo. descr., TM 28027; P.Lond. II 208b descr., TM 28028; P.Lond. II 208d descr., TM 19969), and Philosophical Text (P.Lond.Lit. 161, P.Lond. II 208c, TM 63199, LDAB 4323)
Scope & Content:
Top left papyrus (A), (P.Lond. II 208a ro. and P.Lond. II 208a vo. descr.) Recto (TM 11551): Notification of death addressed to Herminus, royal scribe (basilikos grammateus) of the division of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome from Heron, who reports the death of his brother of the same mother ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Four papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass case.

Top left papyrus (A): dark brown sheet, complete, with surface damage throughout; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears 28 lines; all margins are extant. The back bears 24 lines, abraded; all margins are extant.

Top right papyrus (B): Fragment of a sheet, broken off at the bottom and left; with few small insect holes. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The top of a column is preserved; portions of 12 lines survive. The upper margin is extant, no margin was apparently left to the right.

Bottom left papyrus (C): Fragment, broken off at the sides and at the top, damaged by insect holes; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The feet of two columns is preserved, with portions of 5 and 6 lines respectively. The lower margin measures 55 mm and the intercolumn 18 mm.

Bottom right papyrus (D): Fragment of a sheet, damaged at the bottom, left and top right edge; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 17 lines, some of which mutilated, preceded by line ends of another column.

182. Papyrus 209

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 209
Title:
Sale of Part of a House (SB I 5114, TM 23154)
Scope & Content:
Sale of one third of a house in Apollonopolis by Pistois, head of the monastery of Abba Cyrus, to Zacharias and some other person whose name is lost. The house had been bequeathed to the monastery by Tachymia, daughter of Sansnotus. At the end are nine autograph subscriptions of Pistois and witn...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
630-641
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus roll containing one column written on one side, lacking the beginning and the right-hand ends of the lines. Mounted in one glass frame.

183. Papyrus 210

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 210
Title:
Sale of a House (SB I 5112, TM 23153)
Scope & Content:
Sale by Ioannes and Martha, his mother, to Aurelius Victor and his wife Heraëis, of the half belonging to them of a house in Apollonopolis; with autograph subscriptions of the vendors and witnesses. Dated to the 8th Tybi in the 6th indiction, in the reign of the emperors Flavius Heraclius and Fl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 January 618
Extent:

Fragments from a papyrus roll forming one column, written on one side across the breadth of the papyrus, lacking the beginning.

184. Papyrus 211

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 211
Title:
Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. II 211, TM 19970)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a document, quite defaced, with the subscription at the end containing the date. Only the last five lines have been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 September 259
Extent:

Bottom part of a papyrus sheet, mutilated to the left, with surface damage and holes in the preserved portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of 14 lines remain. The lower margin is extant but minimal; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

185. Papyrus 212

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 212
Title:
Fragments of a Document (P.Lond. II 212 ro., TM 19971), and Homily (P.Lond.Lit. 228, TM 64088, LDAB 5306)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 19971): Portions of a document, quite defaced, of which dates remain. Dated in 237. At the end, additional text was written in the reverse direction. Verso (TM 64088, LDAB 5306): Presumably a homily on the treatment of slaves, quoting in column 4 Genesis 14:17. With cursive writing in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments of dark-brown papyrus of varying size, rubbed in places and with insect holes; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears remains of lines mutilated on all sides; at the bottom, few lines were written in the reverse direction. The back bears remains of four columns, mutilated throughout; 32 lines remain of column 1, 7 of column 2, 14 of column 3, and 11 of column 4; additional writing is found at the end of the fourth column and in the upper right margin of column 1. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

186. Papyrus 213

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 213
Title:
Account (P.Lond. II 213 ro. descr., TM 31214), and Official Letter (P.Lond. II 213 vo., Chrest.Wilck. 267, TM 31213)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 31214): Third-century account. Unpublished. Verso (TM 31213): Official letter of the late third century, with sender and recipient being lost; the sender requests a detailed report on the collection of taxes. The recipient and the sureties will be liable for any loss.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, with surface damage in places; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears portions of two columns, mutilated at the top and bottom and to one side: column 1 lacks the line beginnings, column 2 the line ends. The back preserves the foot of a column, of which 15 lines survive. Lower and side margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

187. Papyrus 214

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 214
Title:
Official Letter (P.Lond. II 214, Chrest.Wilck. 177, TM 19972)
Scope & Content:
A letter to the strategus Aurelius Besarion from the administrator Aurelius Aretion, of Memphis, who reports on the cutting and stealing of two large acacia trees from an imperial plantation by a certain Patalas, ship-builder.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
272-275
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, mutilated throughout, with a detached scrap that bears traces of ink. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Parts of the upper, lower and left margins survive; no margin was left at the right. A sheet-join running across the fibres is visible at c.3 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

188. Papyrus 216

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 216
Title:
Lease of a Store-House (P.Lond. II 216, Chrest.Wilck. 192, TM 11652)
Scope & Content:
Application for a one-year lease of a store comprising, among the other things, a tower, a courtyard, and five store-rooms, at a rent of 45 artabas of wheat. The lessee is Herieus, son of Herieus, of Soknopaiou Nesos, aged 50, and the lessors are two men, both named Stotoetis, who are leasing la...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 May 94
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few holes located in the lower half; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 33 lines, complete; all margins are extant, with no margin having been left to the right. A sheet-join runs across the fibres along the height of the sheet at c. 20 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

189. Papyrus 217

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 217
Title:
Acknowledgment of Grain Received (P.Lond. II 217, TM 11653)
Scope & Content:
A receipt issued by Sarapammon and the other grain collectors (sitologi) of the village of Herakleia, acknowledging that they have received 8 artabas of wheat on account of the klerouchoi (holders of allotments of land) of the village.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 June 213
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with small holes located in the middle and slight surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; the text is complete and consists of 17 lines. All margins are extant, with the right being minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 55-60 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

190. Papyrus 218

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 218
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Lond. II 218, TM 213)
Scope & Content:
Record of a loan of 13 1/3 artabas of wheat drawn up in Pathyris, in the office of the public notary (agoranomus) Ammonius. The lessor is Nechutes, son of Peteharsemtheus, and the lessee is Phatres, son of Chesthotes. The loan is to be repaid seven months later; penalty applies should the lessee...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 October 111 BC
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, almost complete, lacking the left edge and the upper right corner (front side); slight damage is located along the horizontal folds. Red-brown stains are visible especially at the bottom.

The papyrus bears writing on both sides, across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. The back was rotated 180 degrees and has a two-line docket. The front contains one broad column of 14 lines, with the last indented. The upper margin is extant, the right is preserved from line 8 and is minimal, and the blank space at the bottom measures 100 mm.

The papyrus displays modern repairs of the early XX century; it is mounted in a glass case.

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