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401. Papyrus 450

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 450
Title:
Receipt for Money Payment (P.Lond. II 450, TM 38877)
Scope & Content:
Ioannes acknowledges receipt of a sum of money from another Ioannes. Dated in the third indiction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:

Small, square papyrus sheet, fully preserved; writing is on both sides, across the fibres on the recto and along them on the verso. Margins are minimal and the text is complete. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

402. Papyrus 451

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 451
Title:
Tax Receipt (SB XVIII 13880, P.Lond. II 451, TM 14767)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for the payment of the tax on catoecic land (arithmetikon katoikon), paid to Ptolemaeus and the other tax collectors of the village of Herakleia.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
195-196
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The sheet is somewhat damaged at the edges; in the left and upper margins traces of other writing remain. After some blank space, two lines are preserved at the foot of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

403. Papyrus 452

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 452
Title:
Census Declarations (P.Lond. II 452 ro., TM 11748), and Letter (P.Lond. II 452 vo. descr., TM 31219)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. II 452 ro, TM 11748): Two fragmentary extracts from census declarations, presumably being the official statement of priestly status. Dated around April 217. (P.Lond. II 452 vo descr., TM 31219): A private letter, referring to some aruras of land; the village of Boubastos is ment...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the left (front), mutilated at the bottom and with surface damage throughout. There are white residues on both sides. Writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back.

The front bears portions of ten lines, lacking the beginning, with further lines in the missing portion. The upper margin is preserved, no margin was left to the right and the lower margin survives to 35 mm.

The back, rotated 180 degrees, preserves part of the foot of a column, with portions of 11 lines lacking the beginnings. The lower margin is extant, and no margin was left to the right.

The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

404. Papyrus 453

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 453
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. II 453, TM 33209)
Scope & Content:
A letter of Markiane to her son Sabinos on private affairs. With postscript in the left margin and address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Light-brown papyus sheet, fully preserved, although somewhat defaced in places, especially at the top and bottom. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line; on the front, one line was written perpendicularly to the main text from top to bottom of the left margin. All margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

405. Papyrus 454

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 454
Title:
Order to Supply (P.Abinn. 39, P.Lond. II 454a, TM 32677), and Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. II 454b, TM 33210)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (a) (P.Abinn. 39, P.Lond. II 454a, TM 32677): Order from Ammonius and Abrinicus to Zakaon, baker of white bread, to supply some articles to the praepositus at Dionysias. The papyrus belongs to the archive of Abinnaeus. On the back there are four lines of an account. Lower fragme...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together, housed in a glass case.

Upper fragment (a): Upper portion of a sheet of papyrus, broken off at the bottom, written on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, four lines survive; upper, right and left margins are extant, with the right being minimal. On the verso are four lines in a different hand; the surface is damaged.

Lower fragment (b): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left; writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; the ends of seven lines survive. Upper and right margins are extant. The surface is somewhat abraded in places and there are a few wormholes.

406. Papyrus 455 and 1849

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 455 and 1849
Title:
Lections for Lent (P.Lond.Lit. 234, TM 65202, LDAB 6444)
Scope & Content:
Leaf of a papyrus codex containing a directory for the readings of Saturday and Sunday services from Quinquagesima Sunday until Palm Sunday. The readings include a Psalm, a Pauline epistle, and a Gospel (usually Matthew); incipits of the readings are provided.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Light-brown leaf from a papyrus codex, with a darker stain at the top on the front, partly mutilated at the sides and broken off at the top. It originally consisted of four fragments, two inventoried as Papyrus 455 and two as Papyrus 1849.

It bears writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears portions of 24 lines, the back parts of 21 lines. The ink has turned brown. The papyrus is housed in a glass case named Papyrus 455+1849.

407. Papyrus 456

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 456
Title:
Fragment of an Agreement (P.Lond. II 456, TM 37012)
Scope & Content:
End of a compromissum involving the payment of a sum of money, with subscriptions of the parties, of the witnesses and of the notary Menas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of the 7th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and right. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

408. Papyrus 457

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 457
Title:
Scope & Content:
Pap. CCCCLVII. FRAGMENTS of miscellaneous documents. 6th or 7th cent. 4 1/4 in. x 6 in. ; 8 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in. Arsinoë, Egyptian Nome: Papyri relating to places in: 1st-7th centt.: Gr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
1 item

409. Papyrus 458

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 458
Title:
Scope & Content:
Pap. CCCCLVIII. FRAGMENTS of miscellaneous documents. 6th or 7th cent. 1 3/4 in. x 3 1/4 in.; 4 1/4 in. x 5 3/4 in.; 4 3/4 in. x 6 3/4 in.; 4 1/2 in. x 3 in. Arsinoë, Egyptian Nome: Papyri relating to places in: 1st-7th centt.: Gr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
1 item

410. Papyrus 459

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 459
Title:
Paul’s Epistle to the Colossians (P.Lond.Lit. 217, P.Lond. II 459a, TM 61889, LDAB 3046, Gregory-Aland 0198), and Fragment of a Petition (?) (P.Lond. II 459b, TM 28052)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (A) (P.Lond.Lit. 217, P.Lond. II 459a, TM 61889, LDAB 3046): Fragment of a parchment codex containing Paul’s Epistle to the Colossians 3:15-16, 20-21. Assigned to the 6th century. Lower fragment (B) (P.Lond. II 459b, TM 28052): Beginning of a document, presumably a petition, from...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-6th century
Extent:

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

Upper fragment (A): Fragment from the bottom of a leaf of a parchment codex; portions of 7 lines from the foot of a column survive on each side. The lines on the front lack the ends, those on the back lack the beginninhs. The lower margin measures 50 mm.

Lower fragment (B): Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank; with abrasion in places; 5 lines, with traces of a sixth line at the bottom.

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