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221. Papyrus 266

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 266
Title:
Accounts of Expenses (P. Lond. II 266, TM 25621)
Scope & Content:
Recto: columns 1-26: accounts with records of payments made for various purposes and arranged in sections, with several subdivisions, headed by names of persons; at the end of each section the amounts, calculated in talents and drachms, are summarised; columns 27-30: previously containing acc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:

Accounts from a papyrus roll, written on both sides: on the recto are 26 columns, besides four which were washed out to receive a Demotic text. The verso, unpublished, is the continuation of the recto, with further accounts arranged in 31 columns, of which the first 6 are so defaced as to be illegible.

The papyrus is currently mounted in a glass frame.

222. Papyrus 267

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 267
Title:
Register of Land (P.Lond. II 267, TM 11662) and Demotic Text (P.Lond. II 267 vo. descr., TM 105767)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 11662): Register of land for taxation arranged in twenty columns, not fully preserved, with traces of an additional one. For each entry geographical details in relation to the field described before are provided; then is given its extent and rate of taxation, followed by names of pers...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
114 (after 2 April)
Extent:

Two large fragments of a papyrus roll, written on both sides, in Greek on the recto and in Demotic on the verso; damaged by worm holes and lacking both beginning and end; housed in two glass frames.

223. Papyrus 268

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 268
Title:
Scope & Content:
Pap. CCLXVIII. TAX-REGISTER or accompt, consisting of names of individuals followed by sums of money. Imperfect at beginning and end, but portions of 12 unusually tall columns remain, most of them nearly complete, though somewhat damaged by worms. 1st or early 2nd cent. 15 1/2 in. x 3 ft. 71 i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st century-Early 2nd century
Extent:
1 item

224. Papyrus 269

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 269
Title:
Scope & Content:
Pap. CCLXIX. ACCOMPTS, imperfect and much mutilated, written in a thin, straggling cursive hand. 1st cent. 11 in. x 3 ft. 1 in. The verso is occupied by demotic writing in fair condition, and there is a little similar writing on the recto. Arsinoë, Egyptian Nome: Papyri relating to places in: 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:
1 item

225. Papyrus 270

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 270
Title:
Scope & Content:
Pap. CCLXX. FRAGMENT Of an accompt relating to corn, much mutilated, written in a small cursive hand. 1st or 2nd cent. 11 in. x 2 ft. 7 in. The verso is occupied by demotic writing. Arsinoë, Egyptian Nome: Papyri relating to places in: 1st-7th centt.: Gr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:
1 item

226. Papyrus 271

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 271
Title:
Homer, Odyssey III (P.Lond.Lit. 30, TM 60262, LDAB 1382, MP3 1039)
Scope & Content:
The fragments contain lines from Homer’s Odyssey III with scholia from Ammonius, Apion, Zenodotus, Herodorus or Erotianus. Papyrus 271(1) Left fragment, Column 1: Odyssey III 283-293, with scholia; Left fragment, Column 2: Odyssey III 319-327, with scholia; Right fragment: Odyssey III 387-40...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:
Fragments from a light-coloured papyrus roll of high quality, written on one side along the fibres; each column would have contained between 34 and 36 lines measuring 20.5 x 16.7 cm; the upper margin survives to 6 cm in Papyrus 271 (1), the lower margin survives to 7 cm in Papyrus 271(2). The roll would have been approximately 7 m long if it contained the first three books of the Odyssey, as the end-title suggests. Two hands are present. Mounted on cardboard in two glass cases. Further fragments from the same papyrus roll have been identified in the Vienna Collection and published as P.Sijp. 3.

227. Papyrus 272

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 272
Title:
Homer, Iliad I ( P.Lond.Lit. 2, TM 60676, LDAB 1801, MP3 580)
Scope & Content:
A fragment containing the middle portion of 22 lines of Homer’s Iliad I 129-150.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

A papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres and preserving 1 column of 22 lines, of which only the middle section survives. The upper margin survives to 12 mm, but the left, right and bottom sides are broken. The surface is abraded at places. Mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass case.

228. Papyrus 273

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 273
Title:
Dionysius, Epic Fragments (P.Lond.Lit. 40, TM 59691, LDAB 795, MP3 343), and Aratus, Phaenomena (P.Lond.Lit. 34, TM 59218, LDAB 313, MP3 115)
Scope & Content:
Fragments from two papyrus codices: Fragments 1-18 (P.Lond.Lit. 40, TM 59691): Portion of two epic poems by the poet Dionysius, Bassarica, on Dionysius’s conquest of India, and Gigantias on the battle of the giants against the Olympian gods. Assigned to the late fourth or early fifth century. T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century-early 5th century
Extent:

Nineteen fragments from two papyrus codices, housed in a glass frame.

Fragments 1-18: Fragments of varying sizes from a papyrus codex, most of which bear writing on both sides, along and across the fibres, with abrasion and surface damage in places. The largest fragment preserves a column of 59 lines, broken off at the bottom; margins are generous and measure up to 55 mm. The reconstructed dimensions of the page of the codex are c. 270 (height) x 135 (width) mm: the codex belongs to Group 8 of Turner, with the height being double the width.

Fragment B: Small fragment belonging to another papyrus codex, further portions of which are in Vienna (Vienna, Nationalbibliothek G 29776); the fragment bears writing on both sides: the side written across the fibres comes first. No complete line.

229. Papyrus 274

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 274
Title:
Story of Tefnut (P.Lond.Lit. 192, TM 63840, LDAB 5054, MP3 2618)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a papyrus roll preserving the 'Story of Tefnut', with the Greek translation of the Egyptian myth of the Sun's eye.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Seven fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll of fair quality, written on one side along the fibres. Four small unrelated fragments with few traces of writing in Greek and Demotic are glued onto the back of the largest fragment. The front bears portions of various columns, with 69-71 lines to the column; each line has a width of 65-75 mm; the column height is 277 mm; the intercolumn measures 10-15 mm. Upper and lower margins survive to 27 and 35 mm respectively. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

230. Papyrus 275

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 275
Title:
Panegyric on the Emperor (P.Lond.Lit. 163, TM 64092, LDAB 5310, MP3 2531)
Scope & Content:
Fragments from a papyrus codex, further portions of which are in Vienna, Nationalbibliothek, containing an anonymous panegyric for the emperor Julian or Constantine.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Two fragments from a papyrus codex, with writing on both sides. Parts of three leaves (that is, six pages) survive; portions of three columns per side remain; the column width is 88 mm. The smaller fragment bears portions of one column on each side; it displays some surface damage and small insect holes. The larger fragment contains parts of two columns per side, both very fragmentary. The upper margin measures 40 mm and the lower 65 mm; the intercolumn measures 35 mm. Further fragments of the same codex are in Vienna, Nationalbibliothek, inventoried as G 29292 + G 29504 + G 29834. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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