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731. Papyrus 750

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 750
Title:
Notification of Cession of Catoecic Land (P.Oxy. I 47, P.Lond. III 750 descr., TM 20709)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Achilleus, agent of Pyrrhus, superintendent of the katalochismoi (distribution of catoecic land) in Egypt, addressed to the agoranomoi (public notaries), who are being notified that a certain Didymus alias Amoitas had ceded to the priest Teos some land near the village of Senokomis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
83-88
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, broken off at the bottom but well preserved as to the rest. Number 47 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

732. Papyrus 751

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 751
Title:
Report on a Persea Tree (P.Oxy. I 53, P.Lond. III 751 descr., TM 20715)
Scope & Content:
Column 1: A fragmentary report addressed to Valerius Ammonianus alias Gerontius, logistes (curator) of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from some builders. Column 2: A report, numbered at the top as 105, addressed to Valerius Ammonianus alias Gerontius, logistes (curator) of the Oxyrhynchite nome, by Aur...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 February 316
Extent:

Two sheets glued together forming a ‘pasted roll’ (tomos synkollesimos), written on one side along the fibres and preserving two columns of writing, the first very fragmentary; damaged on both sides. Number 53 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in one glass case. Further sheets forming the same 'pasted roll' are P.Oxy. LXIV 4441 and presumably P.Oxy. VI 896.

733. Papyrus 752

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 752
Title:
Circular on the Appointment of Treasury Officials (P.Oxy. I 58, P.Lond. III 752 descr., Chrest.Wilck. 378, Sel.Pap. II 226, TM 20720)
Scope & Content:
A letter addressed to the strategi of the Heptanomia and Arsinoite nome from a high official known as Africanus (possibly Arbaeus Africanus, governor of Palestine, or Nervaeus or Servaeus). The sender is complaining about the expenses caused by the multiplication of officials related to estates ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 September 288
Extent:

A papyrus sheet written on one side, with a few wormholes; overall well preserved, although somewhat damaged at the bottom. Number 58 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

734. Papyrus 753

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 753
Title:
Appointment of a Delegate (P.Oxy. I 59, P.Lond. III 753 descr., TM 20721)
Scope & Content:
Notification from the senate of Oxyrhyncus through its representant, addressed to the strategus Aurelius Apollonius through his delegate, informing that a certain Theodorus, who had been selected for attending the prefect’s court in Alexandria in place of another man, had claimed exemption as a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 February 292
Extent:

Papyrus sheet bearing writing on both sides, the text on the front running along the fibres and that on the back across the fibres; damaged by gaps and wormholes. Housed in one glass case. Number 59 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.

735. Papyrus 754(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 754(A)
Title:
Documents Concerning a Dispute over Property
Scope & Content:
Petition addressed to Aurelius Aetius, former magistrate in Oxyrhynchus, with regards to a dispute between Aurelius Ptolemaeus, son of Horion, and two other men from the village of Lile. The dispute concerns some property inherited by Ptolemaeus from his grandmother and occupied by the defendant...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 March 338
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, imperfect, written on one side along the fibres; the front bears one column of writing, while the back is blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

736. Papyrus 754(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 754(A-B)
Title:
Documents Concerning a Dispute over Property with Copy (P.Oxy. I 67, P.Lond. III 754 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 56, Jur.Pap. 87, FIRA III 173, TM 20727)
Scope & Content:
Petition addressed to Aurelius Aetius, former magistrate in Oxyrhynchus, with regards to a dispute between Aurelius Ptolemaeus, son of Horion, and two other men from the village of Lile. The dispute concerns some property inherited by Ptolemaeus from his grandmother and occupied by the defendant...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 March 338
Extent:

Fragments of two incomplete papyrus sheets, written on one side, one being the copy of the other; mounted on cardboard and housed in two glass cases named Papyrus 754(A) and 754(B). Both sheets display gaps throughout. The numbers in red refer to the publication in P.Oxy I.

737. Papyrus 754(B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 754(B)
Title:
Copy of the Documents Concerning a Dispute over Property
Scope & Content:
Copy of a petition addressed to Aurelius Aetius, former magistrate in Oxyrhynchus, with regards to a dispute between Aurelius Ptolemaeus, son of Horion, and two other men from the village of Lile. The dispute concerns some property inherited by Ptolemaeus from his grandmother and occupied by the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 March 338
Extent:
Two fragments of a papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres; the front bears one column of writing, while the back is blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

738. Papyrus 755

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 755
Title:
Petitions to the Prefect (P.Oxy. I 71, TM 12591, 12592, 704823), and Inventory of Columns (P.Bagnall 43, TM 33771)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. I 71) Column 1 (TM 12591): Petition to the prefect Clodius Culcianus from Aurelius Demetrius, son of Nilus, former high-priest in Arsinoe, asking for the prefect’s help in order to recover the money he had lent to Aurelius Sotas, who had refused to pay back the loan. Dated 28 Febr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
303-350
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll with detached fragment, broken off to the right (front), shredded at the bottom and worm-eaten throughout; written on both sides. The front bears two columns written along the fibres and portions of a third column; on the back, there are 3 columns written across the fibres and portions of another column; one line is written in the right margin parallel to the fibres and perpendicularly to the columns. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

739. Papyrus 756

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 756
Title:
Notification of Death (P.Oxy. I 79 ro., P.Lond. III 756 ro. descr., TM 20739), and Ethopoea of Alexander (P.Oxy. I 79 vo., P.Lond.Lit. 162, P.Lond. III 756 vo. descr., TM 64094, LDAB 5312, MP3 2588)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. I 79 ro., P.Lond. III 756 ro. descr., TM 20739): Notification of death, numbered at the top, addressed to Iulius, village scribe (komogrammateus) of Sephtha, from Cephalas, who declares the death of his son Panechotes and asks that he may be added to the register of the dead. The o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 2nd century-early 3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with abrasion and few holes; it bears writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front, and across them on the back. The text on the front is incomplete, lacking the end; upper and left margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The text on the back seems complete and all margins are extant. A line was washed out at the end. Modern annotations are visible on the front, with the number in red referring to the publication in P.Oxy. I. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

740. Papyrus 757-758

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 757-758
Title:
Declaration on Oath by a Tax Collector (P.Oxy. I 81, P.Lond. III 758 descr., TM 20741), Money Account (P.Lond. III 758v. descr., TM 31961) and Declaration on Oath by a Strategus (P.Oxy. I 82, P.Lond. III 758 descr., TM 31341)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment: Recto (P.Oxy. I 81, P.Lond. III 757 descr., TM 20741): Declaration on oath addressed to Aurelius Dius alias Pertinax, strategus in Oxyrhynchus, from Aurelius Apion, son of Dionysius, before entering upon his duties as a tax collector (praktor argyrikon). Dated in the 2nd year of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments from different documents, the upper one bearing writing on both sides and broken off at the bottom; the ink on the recto is somewhat rubbed off.

The lower fragment lacks both the upper and the lower portions and bears writing on one side only, the text being written along the fibres.

The fragments are housed together in one glass case. Numbers 81 and 82 in red refer to the publication in P.Oxy I.

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