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1331. Papyrus 1619

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1619
Title:
Account (P.Lond. V 1762, TM 36937)
Scope & Content:
List recording money sums for the ninth indiction, mentioning individuals, monasteries and churches. Many entries have been crossed out. On the back, there are traces of other writing.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Medium-dto-dark-brown papyrus sheet, complete; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 20 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant. On the back, there are effaced traces of writing running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1332. Papyrus 1620

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1620
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1693, TM 19711)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a lease of land at a rent of two artabas of wheat and two of barley per arura; the lessee is Aurelius Victor, son of Hermauos, and the name of the lessor is lost. With subscription of Victor at the end written by Flavius Theotecnus and endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
523-524 (?)
Extent:
Lower portion of a light-medium brown papyrus sheet, slightly damage on the left (front), otherwise well preserved; written on both sides. On the front there are 19 lines from the foot of a column, running long the fibres; side and lower margins are lost. On the back, there are traces of one one line written along the fibres at the top of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1333. Papyrus 1621

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1621
Title:
Account (P.Lond. V 1808, TM 38865)
Scope & Content:
Statement issued by Apollos to the river-worker (potamites) Stephanus and others concerning payments in money (gold and bronze) and kind; with total at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:

Papyrus slip, broken off on the sides; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 7 lines, lacking two or three letters at the beginning and the end; the upper margin is preserved; folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1334. Papyrus 1622

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1622
Title:
Sale of Wine for Future Delivery (P.Lond. V 1764, TM 36938)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a contract for the advanced sale of wine by a number of persons in partnership; the names of the parties are lost. Written by the notary Papnuthius; with notarial subscription in Latin characters at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 6th century-early 7th century
Extent:
Medium-dark brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, complete on the other sides; bearing writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are 12 lines from the foot of a column written along the fibres; lower, right and left margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1335. Papyrus 1623

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1623
Title:
Receipt of a Smith (P.Lond. V 1778, TM 35253)
Scope & Content:
Pityrous, a smith, acknowledges receipt of supplies of wood and iron.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus, light-brown, complete, with slight damage along the left edge; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; there are 15 complete lines, with blank space between lines 10 and 11 and one interlinear addition. Margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1336. Papyrus 1624

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1624
Title:
Sale of Wool (P.Lond. V 1777, TM 19764)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Ariston, son of Panbekios, from Taampeti, acknowledges that he has received from Aphyngios, presbyter from Oxyrhynchus, the agreed price for wool. Papyrus 1748(C) is another fragment of the same papyrus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 September 434
Extent:

Upper right corner of a papyrus sheet, mid-dark brown, with insect holes in the preserved portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 9 lines from the top of a column; the last 3 lines are badly mutilated; upper and right margin survives, the right being minimal. The upper left corner is preserved by Papyrus 1748(C) The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1337. Papyrus 1625

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1625
Title:
Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1798, TM 19769)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary order from the dossier of Flavia Cyria, landowner in Oxyrhynchus, to supply wheat to the donkey drivers of the cursus velox (fast branch of the postal service).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 September 470
Extent:

Papyrus piece lacking the right-hand half; darker along the right edge; with some holes in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 5 lines; upper, lower and left margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1338. Papyrus 1626(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1626(A-B)
Title:
Fragments of Contracts (P.Bingen 129, TM 19768; SB XXVIII 16969, TM 35263)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Bingen 129, P.Lond. V 1797, TM 19768): Fragment of a contract, addressed to a lawyer (scholasticus) from a singularis, an officer on the staff of the governor of the province of Arcadia. Possibly dated 10 July 501. Lower papyrus (B) (SB XXVIII 16969, P.Lond. V 1876 descr., ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
498-514
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom and left, complete at the top and right; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears the ends of 12 lines. The upper margin is extant, no margin was left to the right.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, darker at the top, broken off at the top, bottom and right, complete on the left; written on both sides. On the front, there are the beginnings of 10 lines written along the fibres, with traces of another line at the bottom. The left margin is extant. On the back, there is a portion of one line written along the fibres.

1339. Papyrus 1627

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1627
Title:
Agreement on the Cultivation of Land (P.Lond. V 1796, TM 36952)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a one-year agreement concerning land to be ploughed and irrigated with the animals of the contractor; he shall receive wages for the work in addition to a sum of money for renting some of his animals. With subscriptions of the contractor Phoebammon son of Pebes, written by someone else...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, complete on the other sides; riddled with insect holes and other surface damage; bearing writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are 23 lines from the foot of a column written along the fibres; lower, right and left margins are minimal. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1340. Papyrus 1629(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1629(A-B)
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. V 1789, TM 36950), and Lease (P.Lond. V 1880 descr., TM 19783, under publication)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1789, TM 36950): Sixth-century letter on private matters, presumably addressed to the sender’s mother. The address is on the back. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1880 descr., TM 19783): Fragment of a lease of land, dating from some time after 602. Under publication.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Upper left portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on both sides. The front bears the beginnings of 5 lines written across the fibres; on the back, there is the beginning of 1 line, written along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

Lower papyrus (B): Upper right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 9 lines; upper and right margins are extant. The back is blank.

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