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831. Papyrus 854

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 854
Title:
Letter on a Journey up the Nile (P.Sarap. 101, P.Lond. III 854, Chrest.Wilck. 117, TM 17126)
Scope & Content:
Nearchus describes to Heliodorus his sightseeing journey up the Nile: he arrived at Syene, then went to Libya and visited the oracle of Ammon; he also carved the names of the dear ones on the monuments. The address of the letter is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
90-133
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, lacking part of the top, with some holes and abrasion in places; written on both sides. The front bears 12 lines running along the fibres, some of which are damaged; traces of another line are visible at the bottom. Lower and left margins are extant, the upper is damaged; no margin was left to the right. The back bears one line written along the fibres in the upper half of the sheet and lacking the beginning. The papyrus is housed in glass frame.

832. Papyrus 855

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 855
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 855(a), TM 11803), and Private Letter (P.Sarap. 86, TM 17108)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 855(a), TM 11803): Extract from the records of the collectors of grain taxes of the village of Apias, acknowledging payments in wheat and lentils made by the shepherd Apkouis (Akouis), son of Polion. Written in red ink and dated around 216. Right papyrus (B) (P.Sar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
90-216
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Medium-brown sheet, complete, damaged by abrasion and some insect holes; bearing writing on one side along the fibres. The front bears 9 lines; margins are extant. The back is blank.

Right papyrus (B): Medium-brown fragment, complete at the top, imperfect on the right and broken off on the other sides; bearing writing on one side along the fibres. The ends of 16 lines survive, with the upper margin. The back is blank. Another fragment of the same papyrus, which preserves the first letters of this column and the preceding column, is now in Heidelberg, Institut für Papyrologie, inventoried as P. G 87.

833. Papyrus 856

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 856
Title:
Regulations of Customs and Sales (P.Lond. III 856 ro., Chrest.Wilck. 274, TM 25969), and Account (P.Lond. III 856 vo., TM 29243)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 25969): Regulations of customs and sales from the late first century, giving tariffs of excise duties on various items, such as livestock, pickled fish, and oil. The first section deals with rates of toll or sales-tax on calves or steer, based on age and provenience. Another section de...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Portion of a medium-to-dark-brown papyrus roll, broken off on the left, complete at the top, and partly mutilated at the bottom; written on both sides. On the front, there are three columns running along the fibres; of the first column, only the line ends survive. The upper margin is generous and bears further writing in different hands. The back bears several columns of varying length, written across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

834. Papyrus 858

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 858
Title:
Fragments of Contracts (P.Lond. III 858(a-b), TM 22696, 25970)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (TM 22696): Beginning of an application for a two-year lease of land, dated to 153-154. Lower papyrus (B) (TM 25970): Fragment of a late first-century contract of sale, with fragmentary reference to the current year (‘4th’ survives); some of the standard clauses remain. Unpubl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
75-154
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, riddled with insect-holes; broken off at the bottom and left; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 8 lines from the top of a column, lacking the beginnings. Part of the upper margin survives, the right margin is minimal. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right and broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 8 lines, with traces of another line at the top and a scant trace of a further line at the bottom. The right margin is extant. Vertical folds are visible. The back is blank.

835. Papyrus 860

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 860
Title:
Tax Documents (P.Turner 31-32, P.Lond. III 860a descr., TM 13658-13659; SB XVIII 13869, P.Lond. III 860b descr., TM 27715)
Scope & Content:
Three tax documents on two papyrus sheets. Left papyrus (A) Recto (P.Turner 31, TM 13658): Report of the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) of Soknopaiou Nesos addressed to the strategus of the division of Herakleides with a list of tax-payers and money payments concerning the mon...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets mounted in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Lacking the left portion (front), presumably cut off to host the text of the verso; and mutilated at the bottom; writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears the ends of 20 lines, with the last 4 lines written after a blank of 65 mm; upper and right margins survive. The back bears 31 complete lines, the last of which is abraded. Side margins are minimal, upper margin is extant and the lower margin is damaged.

Right papyrus (B): Broken off at the top, with small holes and minor surface damage in places; a strip of vertical fibres is missing on the back. Writing runs on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 8 lines from the bottom of a column; side margins survive; the blank space at the bottom measures 95 mm. There are ink stains in places.

836. Papyrus 863

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 863
Title:
Leases of Land (P.Sarap. 28, P.Sarap. 22(a), TM 17045, 17039)
Scope & Content:
Two fragmentary leases from the archive of Eutychides, son of Sarapion. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Sarap. 28, TM 17045): Fragment of a one-year lease of three plots of land, for a total of twenty-seven and half aruras; the lessor is Phibion, son of Ptolemaeus, and the lessee is Anubion, son of Sarapi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
102-125
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Upper left corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 11 lines from the top of a column, and traces of another line at the bottom. Left and upper margins survive. The back is blank. A fragment now in Heidelberg, Institut für Papyrologie, inventoried as P. G 200 a, preserves the right-hand portion of the papyrus.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom, lacking the upper right corner, and displaying some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 16 lines, and a scant trace of a further line at the bottom. Parts of the upper, right and left margins survive. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. The back is blank.

837. Papyrus 866

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 866
Title:
Tax Document (SB XX 14445, P.Lond. III 866(a) descr., TM 38455), and Order to Release Prisoners (P.Sijp. 24 (c), SB XX 14446, P.Lond. III 866(b) descr., TM 39682)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (SB XX 14445, P.Lond. III 866(a) descr., TM 38455): End of a tax document, with four signatures; sixth or seventh century. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Sijp. 24 (c), SB XX 14446, P.Lond. III 866(b) descr., TM 39682): Order to release three detained persons; with traces of the address...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Two papyri housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Lower right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, mid-brown, with paler patches in places and with creases; written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. The ends of 6 lines survive; of the first, only traces remain. The lower margin is extant (60 mm), the right is minimal.

Lower Papyrus (B): Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete but with insect holes; written on both sides. On the front, there are 7 lines across the fibres; margins are extant. On the back there are traces of 2 effaced lines running along the fibres.

838. Papyrus 867

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 867
Title:
Contract (SB XVI 12864, P.Lond. III 867 descr., TM 16309)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract between a woman whose name is lost and Flavius Daniel, a soldier from the unit of the Mauri. The nature of the contract remains unclear owing to mutilation, but the sale of a plot of land is concerned. With subscriptions at the end, including those of two witnesses and of the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 March 506
Extent:
Two non-contiguous fragments from the right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, bearing writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The upper fragment preserves the ends of 7 lines, and the lower of 14 lines. Upper, right and lower margins survive. Vertical folds are still visible. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

839. Papyrus 868

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 868
Title:
A Byzantine private letter (P.Lond. III. 868 descr.; TM 39584)
Scope & Content:
Letter on private affairs, to the brother of the writer, whose name is not given and abraded in the address on the back. The writer acknowledges a shipment of fish received with a previous letter and calls to further action, or at least to further correspondence, in relation to conflict with some...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Middle of the 7th century
Extent:
Light brown papyrus sheet, complete with some surface damage and abrasion. On the front, there are 14 lines written 'transversa charta", with a kollesis visible running horizontally c. 8 cm from top and a protocol join c. 0.5 cm from the bottom. On the back, there is one line with the abraded address. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

840. Papyrus 869

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 869
Title:
Rent for Part of a House (SB XVIII 13620, P.Lond. III 869 descr., TM 18383)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the lease of two-thirds of a house located in Hermopolis, with courtyard and well, for an indefinite period at a rent of 8,000 talents. With subscription of one of the parties, of two witnesses and of the notary through his assistant.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 September 473
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, lacking part of the left portion and with surface damage in places; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 19 lines running along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. Upper, lower and right margins survive. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is housed in glass frame.

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