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1931. Papyrus 2505

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2505
Title:
Sale of a Female Donkey (P.Diog. 28, TM 10700)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Dius, son of Somphtheus, of Neilopolis, has sold a female donkey of black colour for 600 drachmas to Aurelius Aion, of Philadelpheia, and acknowledges receipt of payment.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 February 223
Extent:

Mid-dark brown papyrus sheet, complete, with holes throughout and some abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front there is one column of 16 lines. Margins are extant, with the blank at the bottom measuring 90 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1932. Papyrus 2506

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2506
Title:
Copy of the Opening of a Will (ChLA XLVII 1403, P.Diog. 10, TM 10689)
Scope & Content:
Opening of the will of Lucius Ignatius Rufinus from Antinoupolis. The text was originally written on tablets from where it was copied here. The testator appoints his brother, Lucius Ignatius Nemesianus as heir to the major part of the estate and leaves to his wife Lucretia Octavia half-interest ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
3 June 211
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus sheet, written on the recto along the fibres. The verso is blank. The text is arranged in one column, almost perfectly preserved. The fragment is complete on all margins: left (30 mm), top (c. 10 mm), right (c. 15 mm) and bottom (c. 10 m). Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1933. Papyrus 2507

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2507
Title:
Birth Certificate (P.Turner 30, P.Diog. 3, TM 15714)
Scope & Content:
Abstract from an official birth register recording the birth of Herennas by his father Marcus Lucretius Diogenes, whom he had from his divorced wife Ammonarion. There follow the names of three guarantors, the dating clause, the name of the president (prytanis) of the council, and the official su...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 October 209
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet, complete except for a detached strip on the right; with surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 15 lines; all margins survive, the right being imperfect. Seven vertical folds are visible. The back is blank. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1934. Papyrus 2508

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2508
Title:
Application for Lease of Land (P.Diog. 29, TM 10701)
Scope & Content:
Offer to lease 8 ½ aruras of grain land located near Philadelphia for three years, the lessor being Aurelia Copria, a minor, through her great-uncle Aurelius Sarapion, and the lessee Aurelius Longinus, son of Herminus. Written by the notary Dioscorus as Longinus is illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 October 225
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, darker in places, with abrasion and other surface damage in places. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 31 lines, complete; all margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1935. Papyrus 2509

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2509
Title:
Excerpt from Register recording Civic Status (P.Diog. 6, TM 10715)
Scope & Content:
Extract from a register recording privileged civic status. Flavia Primigenia, freedwoman of Flavia Rufilla, acting with her guardian, confirms Roman citizenship for her son Quintus Iulius Gaianus, aged seven, and appends various documentation. The back bears the endorsement. Papyrus 2502(A) + Pa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
143-161
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, damaged on the left, otherwise well preserved; written on bothsides. On the front, there are 32 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant, with no blank space left to the right. Vertial folds are still visible. The back bears the beginning of one line written along the fibres at the top of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1936. Papyrus 2510

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2510
Title:
Excerpt from Register recording Civic Status (P.Diog. 7, TM 10716)
Scope & Content:
Portions of an extract in red ink from a register recording privileged civic status. Flavia Primigenia, freedwoman of Flavia Rufilla, acting with her guardian, confirms Roman citizenship for her son Quintus Iulius Gaianus, and encloses various documents. Papyrus 2502(A-B) preserves the beginning....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
143-161
Extent:
Fragments of the same papyrus as Papyrus 2502(A); written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. The largest portion preserves parts of 20 lines and the lower margin; the smallest fragment bears few letters of 13 lines. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1937. Papyrus 2511

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2511
Title:
Account (P.Diog. 52, TM 26626)
Scope & Content:
Account, perhaps from the archive of Diogenes, with sums stated in drachmas. Among the entries are the price for three fleeces, and the payment for a rural guard (agrophylax). The sums are multiple of four drachmas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
132-248
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet in poor condition, with holes and heavy abrasion; broken off at the bottom; the back lacks part of the vertical fibres. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. On the front there are traces of one column. The papyrus is housed in one glass frame.

1938. Papyrus 2512

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2512
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Diog. 25, TM 10697)
Scope & Content:
Heraclides, son of Nemesion, acknowledges receipt of a six-month loan of 100 silver drachmas. Penalty applies should he fail to repay the debt in time. With Heraclides’ subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 December 132
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off to the right and damaged at the top and along the vertical folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 23 lines, lacking the ends. The left margin is irregular, of the right margin only a small portion survives, and the blank at the bottom measures 70 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1939. Papyrus 2513

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2513
Title:
Petition about Mortgaged Land (P.Diog. 17, TM 26616)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the strategus, enclosing the copy of the subscription of the prefect in reply to a petition sent to him about a dispute over a mortgaged plot of land. The land had been inherited by the petitioner from his grandmother. The petioner asks that his opponent be summoned by the strategus....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
132-248
Extent:

Mid-dark brown papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, with holes in the preserved portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 35 lines, lacking the beginnings; upper and lower margins survive, with the blank at the bottom measuring 70-75 mm. No margin was left to the right. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1940. Papyrus 2514

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2514
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Diog. 40, TM 10709)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for two payments of four and eight drachmas respectively on account of the tax on settlers’ land (arithmetikon katoikon), made by Isas, son of Ion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 November 216
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 13 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant and ample, with exception of the right, which is minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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