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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1321. Papyrus 1605(a-c)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1605(a-c)
Title:
Encomium (?) (P.Lond.Lit. 141, P.Lond. V 1816a descr., TM 64087, LDAB 5305, MP3 2541), Epic Verses (P.Lond.Lit. 37, P.Lond. V 1816b descr., TM 63516, LDAB 4725, MP3 1813), Mythographus Homericus (P.Lond.Lit. 142, P.Oxy. LVI 3830, P.Lond. V 1816c descr.,TM 61608, LDAB 2757, MP3 1185.3) and Unpublished Document (P.Lond. V 1816a descr., TM 64087)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus 1605a (P.Lond.Lit. 141, P.Lond. V 1816a descr., TM 64087, LDAB 5305, MP3 2541): On the recto is an unpublished document of uncertain nature (maybe a contract?). The verso contains probably an encomium (see line 30). Assigned to the third century. Papyrus 1605b (P.Lond.Lit. 37, P.Lond. V...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd-3rd century
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments, mounted in a glass case:

Left fragment = Papyrus 1605a: Strip of papyrus written on both sides. On the upper part of the recto, along the fibres, are small portions of 8 lines of a document, followed by blank space. On the verso, across the fibres, are parts of 34 lines in a different hand. The text in lines 1-14 is damaged and mostly illegible.

Upper right fragment = Papyrus 1605b: Fragment probably of a papyrus roll with remains of 13 lines written on the verso across the fibres. Only the upper margin is preserved. There are three acute accents. The recto is blank, except for two characters, a tau or pi on the upper right edge of the papyrus and a L-shaped sign below on the left.

Lower right fragment = Papyrus 1605c: Small fragment of a papyrus roll broken on all sides and containing remains of 10 lines written on the recto along the fibres. The back is blank and no margins are preserved. Further fragments from the same roll are contained in an Oxyrhynchus papyrus published as P.Oxy. LVI 3830.

1322. Papyrus 1607

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1607
Title:
Petition to a Strategus (P.Lond. V 1651, TM 19675)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Aurelius Hermias, leading councillor of Hermopolis and strategus, from Aurelius Dios, son of Apollon, complaining that his wife Hermione had abandoned him taking valuable objects and documents with her. Dios asks that the woman be kept in custody until the civil governor (praeses) arr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 April 363
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete but severely damaged by insect holes throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 24 lines, some of which are mutilated. Margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1323. Papyrus 1608

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1608
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. V 1659, TM 33190)
Scope & Content:
Letter concerning items of clothing, such as mantles and tunics. The names of the correspondents are lost; with closing greetings in the left margin.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Fragmentray papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, with holes and surface damage in places; written on one side, with the back blank. The front bears 15 lines, the first of which is very mutilated, written along the fibres; an additional line was written across the fibres in the left margin. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1324. Papyrus 1609

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1609
Title:
Nominations to Liturgies (P.Lond. V 1822 descr., TM 19770), Lease (P.Lond. V 1832 descr., TM 19775), and Record of Proceedings (P.Lond. V 1650, TM 19674)
Scope & Content:
Upper left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1822 descr., TM 19770): Return by the local peace-keeping official (eirenarch) of the village Temenkyrkis Poimenon in the Hermopolite nome to the riparii (police officials) of the nome, nominating liturgical officials in charge of dikes and canals. The names of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 373-430
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Upper right portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, damaged by insect-holes; written on one side. The front bears the ends of 24 lines running across the fibres; 2 lines were added; right and upper margins survive. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Left-hand side of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, top and right, damaged by a few insect-holes; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 14 lines running along the fibres; the left margin is extant. The back contains one fragmentary line written along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (C): Small papyrus strip, complete on the sides, broken off at the top and bottom; written on both sides. On the front, there are 3 lines running along the fibres, and traces of another line at the top; on the back, there are 2 lines.

1325. Papyrus 1610

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1610
Title:
Nomination to Liturgical Offices (P.Lond. V 1649, TM 19673)
Scope & Content:
Return by the eirenarch (peace-keeping official) of a Hermopolite village to the riparii (police officials) of the nome, nominating liturgical officials in charge of dikes and canals. The names of the persons follow; with notarial subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
January-April 373
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete but with holes and surface damage throughout; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 24 lines, some of which are fragmentary. Margins are extant, the lower being generous. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1326. Papyrus 1611

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1611
Title:
Return of Landed Property (P.Lond. V 1647, TM 19671), and Official Letter (P.Lond. V 1824 descr., TM 19772)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. V 1647, TM 19671): Return addressed to the censitor Julius Alexander, from Aurelius Horus, son of Diskas, from the village of Hormos, in the Hermopolite nome, registering some landed property. With subscription of Horus (written by someone else) and oath in the same hand and Latin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
c. 298
Extent:

Lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, lacking the upper left corner (front) and damaged by holes; written on both sides. On the front, there are 16 lines written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant; no margin was left on the right. A sheet-join runs vertically along the left edge. The back bears portions of 14 lines, running along the fibres. Lower and right margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1327. Papyrus 1613

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1613
Title:
List of Persons and Accounts (P.Lond. V 1652, TM 33184)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary list or register containing names of persons; on the back there is an upublished short account of money.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, light-medium brown, broken off at the top, bottom and right (front); on the back some fibres are missing. The papyrus is written on both sides. The front bears the beginnings of 28 lines, written along the fibres; only the left margin survives. The back bears one short column, written against the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. In the lower right corner, portions of three additional lines are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1328. Papyrus 1614

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1614
Title:
Christian Letter (P.Lond. V 1658, TM 33189)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of letter from Antonius, presumably an ecclesiastic writing to someone younger, addressed as a ‘beloved son’; with address and remains of another letter on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 4th century
Extent:
Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, medium-brown, broken off at the bottom and with minor surface damage; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 8 lines from the top of a column written along the fibres; a sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. On the back, there are 4 lines running across the fibres and 1 line written along the fibres in the right margin. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1329. Papyrus 1616(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1616(A-B)
Title:
Contract of Sale in Advance (P.Lond. V 1656, TM 33187) and Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1833 descr., TM 33196)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1656, TM 33187): Aurelius Apion acknowledges receipt of the price of more than 1000 double-jars (of wine) from Flavius Vitalianus, which he will deliver in the future; the endorsement is on the back. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1833 descr., TM 33196): Fragment of a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and right, and lacking the upper left corner; written on both sides along the fibres. The front bears portions of 12 lines; the upper margin is generous. On the back, there is the beginning of one line.

Lower papyrus (B): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and top, complete on the sides; written on one side along the fibres. 9 lines survive on the front, the first and last are fragmentary. Side margins are minimal. The back is blank.

1330. Papyrus 1618

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1618
Title:
Tax Receipt (SB XX 15166, P.Lond. V 1883 descr., TM 38541)
Scope & Content:
Tax receipt for two payments of forty-five and a half and sixty-five and a half artabas of salt respectively, made by a certain Isidorus for the first and second indictions. The total is erroneously given as one hundred and ten and a half artabas. With subscription of the officials who issued the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, light-brown, complete but with abrasion and other surface damage; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 5 lines running against the fibres, abraded in places; margins are extant. A sheet-join runs horizontally along the upper edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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