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1281. Papyrus 1533

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1533
Title:
Pindar, Partheneia (P.Oxy. IV 659, TM 62560), and Anthology of Epigrams (P.Oxy. IV 662, TM 61303)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. IV 659, P.Lond.Lit. 44, TM 62560, LDAB 3742): Pindar’s Partheneia 1-2 (frr. 94a-b Snell-Maehler), and further unplaced fragments. Assigned to the middle or end of the 1st century BC. Verso (P.Oxy. IV 662, P.Lond.Lit. 61, TM 61303, LDAB 2445): Portions of an anthology of epigrams, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
75 BC- 14
Extent:
Portions of a miniature roll with detached scraps; worm-eaten in places; written on both sides. The front bears parts of at least five columns running along the fibres; each column had 28-9 lines; letter height is of 3-6 mm; the lower margin measures up to 18 mm, and the intercolumn measures 17-18 mm. On the back, there remain parts of three columns written across the fibres upside down in relation to the text on the front; of the first column, only the ends of the line survive. Each column had 20 lines on average. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1282. Papyrus 1534-1535-1536

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1534-1535-1536
Title:
Homer, Iliad II (P.Oxy. IV 686, P.Lond.Lit. 4, TM 61174, LDAB 2313, MP3 630), Iliad III (P.Oxy. IV 687, P.Lond.Lit. 9, TM 61145, LDAB 2284, MP3 691), Iliad XI (P.Oxy. IV 688, P.Lond.Lit. 20, TM 61146, LDAB 2285, MP3 0874)
Scope & Content:
The fragments, which do not belong together, contain parts of Homer's Iliad II, III and XI. Left Fragment (Papyrus 1534, P.Oxy. IV 686, P.Lond.Lit. 4, TM 61174, LDAB 2313, MP3 630): Iliad II 50-58 and traces of line above. Middle fragment (Papyrus 1535, P.Oxy. IV 687, P.Lond.Lit. 9, TM 61145, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 1st century BC- early 1st century
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments of similar size that do not belong together, inventoried as Papyrus 1534, Papyrus 1535 and Papyrus 1536; written on one side along the fibres, none of them having complete lines. The lower margin survives to 2 cm in Papyrus 1534, which preserves the bottom of a column; the upper margin survives to 15 mm in Papyrus 1536, which contains the top of a column; Papyrus 1535 contains the ends of lines of one column and the beginnings of lines of the following column. Numbers in red refer to the publication in P.Oxy. Mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

1283. Papyrus 1537

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1537
Title:
Claim of Ownership (P.Oxy. IV 713, Chrest.Mitt. 314, TM 20413)
Scope & Content:
Leonides, son of Diodorus and Saraeus, of Oxyrhynchus, asks the keepers of the public archives to register his claim to the share of land belonging to his mother. Through their marriage contract, Leonides’ parents had ensured that their property remained irrevocable possession of their children....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 March 97
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet, of long and narrow format, damaged by holes throughout and with some surface damage, especially at the bottom. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, tha back being blank. There is one column of 45 lines, very few of which are damaged. Margins are extant, with no margin having been left to the right. The blank at the bottom measures 110 mm. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. IV. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1284. Papyrus 1538

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1538
Title:
Selection of a Slave Boy (P.Oxy. IV 714, TM 20414)
Scope & Content:
An application addressed to the strategus Philonicus, the royal scribe Hermodorus, to two keepers of the public archives, both called Dionysius, and to Apollonius, former exegetes and scribe, from Apollonius, who states that his house-born slave boy has reached the age of 13. Because his fiscal ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 February 122
Extent:

Two fragments of a long and narrow papyrus slip, broken off at the top, lacking portions of the right half and with some lines lost between the two fragments; small holes and surface damage affect both fragments. The upper fragment preserves 7 lines, with traces of one line at the top and one line at the bottom; in the lower fragment 27 lines remain, some of which are mutilated. The left margin is extant, no margin was left at the right and the blank at the bottom measures 145 mm. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet at c. 10 mm from the right edge. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. IV. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1285. Papyrus 1539

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1539
Title:
Delegation of the Duties of a Guardian (P.Oxy. IV 727, TM 20427)
Scope & Content:
Two brothers, Gaius Marcius Apion alias Diogenes and Gaius Marcius Apollinarius alias Iulianus, write to the archidikastes stating that they authorize Ophelas, agent of their properties in the Oxyrhynchite nome, to act as a guardian of their brother’s children and to conduct their business durin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 January 154
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, mutilated at the top in the upper margin and with holes throughout, especially along the folding lines; otherwise well preserved. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 32 lines; left margin is extant, no margin was left to the right, the upper margin is lost and the blank at the bottom measures 120 mm. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. IV. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1286. Papyrus 1540

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1540
Title:
Lease of a Vineyard (P.Oxy. IV 729, TM 20429)
Scope & Content:
Four-year sub-lease of a vineyard, comprising vines, a rose garden and a reed plantation, from Sarapion to Ammonius and Ptollas. Provisions are made as to the expenses to be covered, the work at the dykes, the supply of pigeon dung for manuring, the guarding, costs for irrigation, with a loan of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 October 138
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at the top and bottom, with detached fragments at the bottom; with holes and surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one wide column of which 46 lines survive. Of the first three and last lines only few traces remain. Lines lack the beginnings, with an average of 35-40 letters lost. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1287. Papyrus 1541

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1541
Title:
Private Letter (P.Oxy. IV 742, TM 20440)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Faustus from Antas, with instructions concerning reeds: the recipient should inform Antas about the number of bundles he has received, keep them safe and deliver some of them to a friend. The docket is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 May 2 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, dark brown by patches, written on both sides along the fibres, the back having a one-line docket. The sheet is damaged by holes throughout, especially in the left portion of the recto. Vertical folds and a sheet-join running across the fibres at 1-7 mm from the right edge of the recto are visible. Left, upper and lower margins are extant, and no margin was left to the right. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. IV; a modern annotation was added on the back too. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1288. Papyrus 1543

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1543
Title:
Scope & Content:
See Oxyrhynchus Papyri, vol. iv., no. 818.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 1st century BC-0154
Extent:
1 item

1289. Papyrus 1544

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1544
Title:
Scope & Content:
See Oxyrhynchus Papyri, vol. iv., no. 832.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 1st century BC-0154
Extent:
1 item

1290. Papyrus 1545

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1545
Title:
Homer, Iliad XXII (P.Lond.Lit. 26, P.Lond. V 1811 descr., TM 60675, LDAB 1800, MP3 996)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus fragment containing Homer’s Iliad XXII 449-74.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, with surface damage in places; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there is one column of 26 lines running along the fibres, imperfect at the beginning. Upper and lower margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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