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1911. Papyrus 2501

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2501
Title:
Birth Certificate (P.Turner 29, P.Diog. 2, TM 15713)
Scope & Content:
Abstract from a birth register recording the birth of Marcus Lucretius Diogenes by his father Marcus Lucretius Minor. The list of guarantors follows; there is no official subscription. An ornamental border consisting of large crosses runs along the top and left.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
after 197
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, only slightly torn along the right edge; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 12 lines, complete, in red ink; margins are extant, the lower being ample. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1912. Papyrus 2502(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2502(A-B)
Title:
Excerpt from Register recording Civic Status (P.Diog. 7, TM 10716), and Tax Document (P.Diog. 43, TM 26622)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Diog. 7, TM 10716): Beginning of an extract in red ink from a register recording privileged civic status. Flavia Primigenia, freedwoman of Flavia Rufilla, acting with her guardian, confirms Roman citizenship for her son Quintus Iulius Gaianus, and encloses various documents ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
132-248
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Fragment of the same papyrus as Papyrus 2510; complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; with writing on one side and the back blank. On the front, there are portions of 9 lines written along the fibres from the top of a column. The upper margin is extant.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-to-dark-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top and bottom; written on one side across the fibres. The back is blank. On the front, there are portions of 21 lines. Upper and lower margins survive.

1913. Papyrus 2503

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2503
Title:
Fragmentary Documents (P.Diog. 22, TM 26617, P.Diog. 50, TM 30184)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Diog. 22, TM 26617): Fragment of a petition, badly abraded in places. Verso (P.Diog. 50, TM 30184): Fragment of a letter from Philoxenus, mentioning Arab bowmen (arabotoxotai).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
132-248
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet, broken off to the left (front) and with surface damage throughout, especially along the vertical folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are the ends of 24 lines written along the fibres, badly abraded in places; upper, right and lower margins survive. The back was reused and bears 16 lines written across the fibres and abraded in places; margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1914. Papyrus 2504

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2504
Title:
Will of Marcus Lucretius Minor (P.Diog. 9, TM 10717)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary copy in Greek of the Latin will of Marcus Lucretius Minor, father of Marcus Lucretius Diogenes; provisions for the children and wife are made. Papyrus 2529 preserves another portion of this document.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
186-210 (?)
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the left-hand part of which is Papyrus 2529; broken off to the right, left and bottom; the writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are portions of 25 lines written along the fibres, with further traces of ink at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1915. Papyrus 2505

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2505
Title:
Sale of a Female Donkey (P.Diog. 28, TM 10700)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Dius, son of Somphtheus, of Neilopolis, has sold a female donkey of black colour for 600 drachmas to Aurelius Aion, of Philadelpheia, and acknowledges receipt of payment.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 February 223
Extent:

Mid-dark brown papyrus sheet, complete, with holes throughout and some abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front there is one column of 16 lines. Margins are extant, with the blank at the bottom measuring 90 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1916. Papyrus 2506

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2506
Title:
Copy of the Opening of a Will (ChLA XLVII 1403, P.Diog. 10, TM 10689)
Scope & Content:
Opening of the will of Lucius Ignatius Rufinus from Antinoupolis. The text was originally written on tablets from where it was copied here. The testator appoints his brother, Lucius Ignatius Nemesianus as heir to the major part of the estate and leaves to his wife Lucretia Octavia half-interest ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
3 June 211
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus sheet, written on the recto along the fibres. The verso is blank. The text is arranged in one column, almost perfectly preserved. The fragment is complete on all margins: left (30 mm), top (c. 10 mm), right (c. 15 mm) and bottom (c. 10 m). Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1917. Papyrus 2507

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2507
Title:
Birth Certificate (P.Turner 30, P.Diog. 3, TM 15714)
Scope & Content:
Abstract from an official birth register recording the birth of Herennas by his father Marcus Lucretius Diogenes, whom he had from his divorced wife Ammonarion. There follow the names of three guarantors, the dating clause, the name of the president (prytanis) of the council, and the official su...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 October 209
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet, complete except for a detached strip on the right; with surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 15 lines; all margins survive, the right being imperfect. Seven vertical folds are visible. The back is blank. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1918. Papyrus 2508

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2508
Title:
Application for Lease of Land (P.Diog. 29, TM 10701)
Scope & Content:
Offer to lease 8 ½ aruras of grain land located near Philadelphia for three years, the lessor being Aurelia Copria, a minor, through her great-uncle Aurelius Sarapion, and the lessee Aurelius Longinus, son of Herminus. Written by the notary Dioscorus as Longinus is illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 October 225
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, darker in places, with abrasion and other surface damage in places. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 31 lines, complete; all margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1919. Papyrus 2509

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2509
Title:
Excerpt from Register recording Civic Status (P.Diog. 6, TM 10715)
Scope & Content:
Extract from a register recording privileged civic status. Flavia Primigenia, freedwoman of Flavia Rufilla, acting with her guardian, confirms Roman citizenship for her son Quintus Iulius Gaianus, aged seven, and appends various documentation. The back bears the endorsement. Papyrus 2502(A) + Pa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
143-161
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, damaged on the left, otherwise well preserved; written on bothsides. On the front, there are 32 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant, with no blank space left to the right. Vertial folds are still visible. The back bears the beginning of one line written along the fibres at the top of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1920. Papyrus 2510

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2510
Title:
Excerpt from Register recording Civic Status (P.Diog. 7, TM 10716)
Scope & Content:
Portions of an extract in red ink from a register recording privileged civic status. Flavia Primigenia, freedwoman of Flavia Rufilla, acting with her guardian, confirms Roman citizenship for her son Quintus Iulius Gaianus, and encloses various documents. Papyrus 2502(A-B) preserves the beginning....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
143-161
Extent:
Fragments of the same papyrus as Papyrus 2502(A); written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. The largest portion preserves parts of 20 lines and the lower margin; the smallest fragment bears few letters of 13 lines. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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