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1. Egerton Papyrus 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Papyrus 15
Title:
Summons (TM 942812)
Scope & Content:
Order from the night-strategi (nyktostrategoi) to some officials (comarchs and demosioi) of the village of Adaiou, in the Oxyrhynchite nome. to 'come up' with a man sent by them. The names of three men follow, whose appearance is apparently demanded.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with some surface damage, especially along the folds; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 5 complete lines; all margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1
Title:
Acta Pauli et Antonini (P.Lond.Lit. 118, P.Lond. I 1, CPJ II 158a, TM 58927, LDAB 22)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an opistograph roll, further portions of which are preserved in P.Paris 68, containing the Acta Pauli et Antonini, one of the Acta Alexandrinorum (corpus of sub-literary papyri concerned with the hearings of prominent Greek Alexandrians before the Roman emperors, often ending in the t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
120-199
Extent:
Fragment of a medium-brown roll, another portion of which is preserved in a papyrus now at the Louvre in Paris, inventoried as 2375bis and published as P.Paris 68; opistograph, with writing continuing on the back. On the front, there are portions of fifteen lines from the top of a column, written along the fibres; the upper margin survives. On the back, there remain parts of seventeen lines, running across the fibres. The papyrus in Paris preserves six additional columns, three on either side. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3
Title:
Antigraphum Greyanum (P.Lond. I 3, UPZ II 175a, Chrest.Mitt. 129, TM 3576)
Scope & Content:
Copy of the deed of sale by Onnophris, son of Horus and Senpoeris, to his brother Horus (father of Osoroeris), both choachytai (mortuary priests responsible for libations and food-offerings to the dead), of a share of religious services, including mummies and the rights to look after them. The li...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 January 145 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus, complete and well preserved, with some surface damage along the vertical folds on the left-hand side; the writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are two columns of 30 and 14 lines respectively; margins are extant; a sheet-join runs down the centre. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 15(1-8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 15(1-8)
Title:
Documents from the Archive of the Royal Bank of Thebes (TM 3608; 3620; 3621; 3622, 3623)
Scope & Content:
Fragments 1-3 (UPZ II 218, TM 3620): Documents concerning the sale of a state-owned hill, purchased at an auction by Aelurus. The documentation includes instructions to the director of the bank, Heraclides. Dated 131-130 BC. Further portions are now in Berlin, Staatliche Museen, inventoried as P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
131-130 BC
Extent:

Eight fragments, not all of which belong together, mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Fragments 1-3: Three fragments from the same sheet, further portions of which are now in Berlin, Staatliche Museen, inventoried as P. 1372; written on one side along the fibres.

Fragments 4-5: Two fragments from the same sheet, further portions of which are now in Berlin, Staatliche Museen, inventoried as P. 1375; written on one side along the fibres.

Fragment 6: Fragment of the same sheet as some fragments now in Berlin, Staatliche Museen, inventoried as P. 1376; written on one side along the fibres.

Fragment 7: Fragment of the same sheet as some fragments now in Berlin, Staatliche Museen, inventoried as P. 1377; written on one side along the fibres.

Fragment 8: Fragment of the same sheet as a papyrus now in Berlin, Staatliche Museen, inventoried as P. 1379; written on one side along the fibres; complete on the right and left.

5. Papyrus 15(9-16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 15(9-16)
Title:
Miscellaneous Ptolemaic Documents (TM 3602, 3619, 4984, 5883, 5884, 5885, 5886, 5887)
Scope & Content:
Fragments 9-10 (UPZ II 217, TM 3619): Part of an oath in duplicate form (one version being sealed) from a man who vouches for Ptolemaeus, appointed as secretary; the security pledges his house with courtyard and a plot of land. Dated 22 November 131 BC. Further portions are now in Berlin, Staatl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
131-130 BC
Extent:

Eight fragments, not all of which belong together, mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Fragments 9-10: Two fragments from the same sheet, further portions of which are now in Berlin, Staatliche Museen, inventoried as P. 1383; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank.

Fragment 11: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. A few letters from 2 lines survive. The back is blank.

Fragment 12: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The ends of 3 lines survive. The back is blank.

Fragment 13: Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, written on both sides; the front bears 2 complete lines from the top of a column; the upper margin is extant. The back contains 4 lines running across the fibres.

Fragment 14: Papyrus fragment from the same sheet as a papyrus now in Berlin, Staatliche Museen, inventoried as P. 1388; written on both sides along the fibres on the front and across them on the back.

Fragment 15: Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, apparently complete on the left, written on one side along the fibres; the front bears the beginnings of 4 lines, the upper margin is ample; the back is blank.

Fragment 16: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. Parts of 5 lines survive. The back is blank.

6. Papyrus 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 17
Title:
Documents relating to the Allowances of the Twins of the Serapeum (UPZ I 23, 26-27, TM 3414, 3417, 3418)
Scope & Content:
Column 1, lines 1-26 (UPZ I 23, TM 3414): Report of the scribe (grammateus) Apollonius to the epimeletes Mennides that the oil allowances are still due to the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Taues (Tages), also referring to the preceding documentation and investigations. Dated 14 December...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus, complete but imperfect at the bottom; written on one side. On the front, there is a column of 26 lines, followed by some blank space and ten further lines; the second column consists of 26 lines, followed by ample lower margin. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

7. Papyrus 18

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 18
Title:
Accounts on the Grain Allowance of the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 18, UPZ I 54-55, TM 3445-6)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 3445): Account recording the amounts of olyra (a type of wheat) received as allowance by the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Tages during the 18th, 19th, and part of the current 20th year (reign of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II). With closing greetings. Verso (TM 3446): Account o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
161 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 35 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. On the back, there are 7 lines running along the fibres and traces of 2 other lines written along the fibres the other way up. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

8. Papyrus 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 19
Title:
Official Letter concerning the Twin Sisters in the Serapeum at Memphis (P.Lond. I 19, UPZ I 38, TM 3429)
Scope & Content:
Official letter of the epimeletes Mennides to the hypodioiketes Sarapion concerning his inquiry on the allowances in oil due to the twin sisters of the Serapeum, Tages (Taues) and Taous, for the years 18 and 19, in the reign of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II. Mennides has investigated the matter and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 February 161 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 18 lines running along the fibres, complete; margins are extant; on the back, there is one line written across the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening for the text on the back.

9. Papyrus 20

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 20
Title:
Petition on the Allowance due to the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 20, UPZ I 22, TM 3413)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from Ptolemaeus and the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Taues concerning the allowance still due to them. The twins had petitioned the king, and Sarapion is asked to deal with the matter according the king's decision. There follow two official docket...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with some damage along the left edge and the vertical folds. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 31 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

10. Papyrus 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 21
Title:
Petition for the Twins of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 21, UPZ I 24, TM 3415, 58502)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from Ptolemaeus son of Glaucias, ‘recluse’ (katochos) in the Serapeum, on behalf of Taous and Tages, twin sisters in the Serapeum. Ptolemaeus recalls the king’s decisions as regards the oil allowances still due to the twins, and asks Sarapion to order Mennid...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with minor damage along a vertical fold. The writing runs on one side and the back is blank. On the front, there are 30 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. Traces of erased lines are visible in the left margin. A sheet-join runs vertically along the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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