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521. Papyrus 558

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 558
Title:
Receipt of a Charioteer (P.Petr. II 25a, P.Lond. III 558 descr., TM 7495)
Scope & Content:
The driver Cephalon acknowledges that he has received from Charmus, agent of Asclepiades, the financial officer (oikonomos) of the Arsinoite nome, horses for his chariots, bread, oil and wine for himself and other drivers, and further bread and oil for the grooms, in addition to a lotion and cas...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 March 226 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet from mummy cartonage, lacking the upper right corner and with minor surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Side and lower margins are extant, the upper margin survives in the right half of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

522. Papyrus 559

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 559
Title:
Receipt of a Charioteer (P.Petr. II 25b, P.Lond. III 559 descr., TM 7496)
Scope & Content:
The driver Cephalon acknowledges that he has received from Charmus, agent of Asclepiades, the financial official (oikonomos) of the Arsinoite nome, bread, oil and wine for the drivers, bread and oil for the grooms, besides oil for lighting and further goods on account of a disabled horse and add...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 March 226 BC
Extent:

Fragments that do not belong together of two papyrus sheets from mummy cartonnage, written across the fibres and mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper papyrus: Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, rubbed and with other surface damage in places; written across the fibres on one side. 22 lines from the top of a column survive, with a trace of another line at the bottom; blank space separates lines 2 and 3; side and upper margins are extant.

Lower papyrus: Small fragment from a light-brown papyrus sheet, with portions of four lines, lacking the beginnings.

523. Papyrus 560

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 560
Title:
Receipts of a Charioteer (P.Petr. II 25c F 81, F 80, P.Lond. III 560a-b descr., TM 7497, 100174)
Scope & Content:
Receipts of the driver Cephalon acknowledging the goods he has received from Charmus, agent of Asclepiades, the financial official (oikonomos) of the Arsinoite nome. Upper papyrus (A) (TM 100174): Cephalon acknowledges receipt of hay and other necessaries from Charmus as per agreement. Lower p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
About 226 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets from mummy cartonnage that do not belong together, written on one side, with the back blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper sheet (A): Complete, with dark stains and surface damage; 3 lines along the fibres; margins extant.

Lower sheet (B): Broken off at the top and bottom and with some surface damage; 13 lines written across the fibres, with traces of another line at the top; blank space separates lines 10 and 11. Side margins are extant, with the right being minimal.

524. Papyrus 561

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 561
Title:
Receipts of a Donkey-Driver (P.Petr. II 25(d), P.Petr. III 61(d), P.Lond. III 561(a-b) descr., TM 7498, 100175)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (TM 7498): The donkey-driver Horus acknowledges receipt from Charmus of the necessaries for the animals; written by someone else. Lower papyrus (B) (TM 100175): Horus acknowledges receipt of oil and other necessaries from Charmus. Written by someone else as he is illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 226 BC
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper fragment (A): Broken off at the bottom, with some surface damage and plaster residue; 4 lines written along the fibres; upper and side margins minimal.

Lower fragment (B): Lower part of a sheet, with 7 lines from the foot of a column written across the fibres; lower and side margins are extant.

525. Papyrus 562

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 562
Title:
Receipt of a Charioteer (P.Petr. II 25e, P.Lond. III 562 descr., TM 7499)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary acknowledgment of receipt of bread, oil and wine for charioteers and grooms, and other goods such as oil for lighting and fodder for horses.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
about 226 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, reused for mummy cartonnage, with surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres, with 11 lines and traces of another line at the top. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

526. Papyrus 563

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 563
Title:
Receipt of a Donkey Driver (P.Petr. II 25f, P.Lond. III 563 descr., TM 7500)
Scope & Content:
The donkey driver Horus acknowledges receipt of some goods, which the papyrus does not preserve, from Charmus, representative of Asclepiades, the financial official (oikonomos) of the Arsinoite nome. Double document, with the inner text being a shorter version.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 March 226 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, reused for mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom, lacking the upper right corner and with surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres. The beginnings of 8 lines remain, with line 8 being mutilated. Blank space separates lines 2 and 3. Upper and left margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

527. Papyrus 564-565

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 564-565
Title:
Receipts from the Archive of Charmus (P.Petr. III 61g, P.Lond. III 564 descr., TM 7501; P.Petr. III 61h, P.Lond. III 565 descr., TM 7502)
Scope & Content:
Acknowledgments of goods received for drivers and for maintainence of horses and mules from the archive of Charmus. Papyrus 565 (P.Petr. II 25h, P.Petr. III 61h, P.Lond. III 565 descr., TM 7502): The Lybian Apollonius, son of Menelaus, acknowledges receipt of fodder for fifteen horses and ten m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
227 BC
Extent:

Four papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres, the back bearing no writing, and mounted in the same glass case.

Upper papyrus (Papyrus 565): Top of a sheet, with surface damage in the preserved portion; 9 lines remain, some of which fragmentary and rubbed; side and upper margins survive.

Second and third papyrus (Papyrus 564) from top: Two fragments, presumably from the same sheet. The first preserves the upper portion of the sheet, and lacks the upper right corner; with 6 lines; of the first 3 lines only the beginnings remain; upper and left margins survive, right margin minimal. Papyrus 564 lacks part of its right portion, and is damaged and rubbed throughout; it bears 20 lines.

Lower papyrus: Fragment of a sheet, with 6 lines, complete with the exception of line 1, which is fragmentary. Side margins are extant.

528. Papyrus 566

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 566
Title:
Hire of Animals (P.Petr. II 25i, P.Petr. III 62a, P.Lond. III 566 descr., TM 2901)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the hire of twenty-four animals, the parties involved being eleven donkey-drivers and the financial official (oikonomos) Asclepiades; with dating clause at the beginning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 November 225 BC
Extent:

Two joining fragments of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom and right, lacking the upper right corner of the preserved portion and with some surface damage; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The beginnings of 16 lines from the top of a column remain; left and upper margins survive. A trace of ink is visible in the left margin opposite line 14. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

529. Papyrus 567(A-F)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 567(A-F)
Title:
Receipts (P.Lond. III 567(a-f), P.Petr. III 61(i), TM 7503)
Scope & Content:
Second papyrus at the bottom (P.Petr. III 61(i), TM 7503): The donkey-driver Horus acknowledges that he has received from Charmus, agent of Apollonius, financial official of the Arsinoite nome, bread and money for other donkey-drivers. A-D, F: Five other similar receipts for payments of necessi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
227-226 BC
Extent:

Six fragments of varying size extracted from mummy cartonnage, mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, slightly damaged on the left; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 10 lines, the back is blank.

Second papyrus at the top (B): Light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, damaged along the right edge; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 9 lines, with traces of another line at the bottom; the back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (C): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right, with surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears the ends of 6 lines, the back is blank.

Lower left papyrus (D): Long and narrow papyrus sheet, with some surface damage and plaster residue; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 10 lines followed by some blank space and another 6 lines in another hand. The back is blank.

Second papyrus at the bottom (E): Light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on the left; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 15 lines, with blank space between lines 3 and 4. The back is blank.

Lower right papyrus (F): Light-brown papyrus sheet, with plaster residue; imperfect on the right and at the top. Written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 18 lines; the back is blank.

530. Papyrus 568

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 568
Title:
Scope & Content:
(a) REGISTER of amounts of money (in drachmas) received, presumably as taxes, on successive days (7th to 21st) of an unnamed month from various individuals in different villages of the Arsinoïte nome. Portions of eleven columns are preserved. 3rd cent. B.C. 12 ¼ in. X 3 ft. 9 in. Written in a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

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