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711. Papyrus 747

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 747
Title:
Draft of a Proclamation to Ephebi (P.Oxy. I 42, P.Lond. III 747 descr., Chrest.Wilck. 154, Sel.Pap. II 238, TM 20703)
Scope & Content:
Draft of a proclamation from Dioscorides, logistes (curator) of the Oxyrhynchite nome, with some corrections, concerning a contest of ephebi (youths) taking place the following day: the youths should do their outmost in the performances. Some blank space is followed by the date in a different ha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 January 323
Extent:

An incomplete papyrus sheet written on both sides along the fibres, with only a couple of words on the back, lacking much of its left-hand side. Number 42 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. Housed in one glass case. Presumably a draft.

712. Papyrus 748

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 748
Title:
Military Accounts (P.Oxy. I 43 ro., TM 20704), and List of Guards and Watchmen (P.Oxy. I 43 vo., TM 20705)
Scope & Content:
Recto (20704): Military accounts recording the supplies, chiefly of fodder, provided to various troops, with copies of receipts; the total and date are given at the end. Dated 16-24 February 295. Verso (20705): List of guards and watchmen distributed across various streets and public buildings...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
295
Extent:

Two portions of a medium-brown papyrus roll, with writing on both sides; housed in two glass frames, named Papyrus 748(1) and Papyrus 748(2).

713. Papyrus 748(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 748(1)
Title:
Part 1 of Military Accounts and List of Guards and Watchmen
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 20704): Portion of military accounts recording the supplies, chiefly of fodder, provided to various troops, with copies of receipts; the total and date are given at the end. Dated 16-24 February 295. Verso (TM 20705): Portion of a list of guards and watchmen distributed across variou...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
295
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, broken off to the left (front), slightly damaged in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are three columns written along the fibres; of the first column only the line ends survive; upper and lower margins are extant. On the back, there is a short column written across the fibres, with most of the back left blank. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

714. Papyrus 748(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 748(2)
Title:
Part 2 of Military Accounts and List of Guards and Watchmen
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 20704): Portion of military accounts recording the supplies, chiefly of fodder, provided to various troops, with copies of receipts; the total and date are given at the end. Dated 16-24 February 295. Verso (TM 20705): Portion of a list of guards and watchmen distributed across variou...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
295
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, imperfect at the bottom and top; written on both sides. On the front, there are three columns written along the fibres; right and lower margins are extant, the upper margin is damaged. On the back, there are four columns written across the fibres, the first of which is imperfect. The left margin is ample. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

715. Papyrus 749

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 749
Title:
Letter from a Strategus about Tax Farming (P.Oxy. I 44, P.Lond. III 749 descr., Chrest.Wilck. 275, Sel.Pap. II 420, TM 20706)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Papiscus, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to Asclepiades, royal scribe (basilikos grammateus) of the same nome, informing him on the state of affairs with regards to tax farming. Because of the difficulty to find persons willing to undertake the farming of certain taxes, Papiscus...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
66-70
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, somewhat damaged at the top and broken off at the bottom. A word was deleted in the text. Number 44 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

716. Papyrus 750

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 750
Title:
Notification of Cession of Catoecic Land (P.Oxy. I 47, P.Lond. III 750 descr., TM 20709)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Achilleus, agent of Pyrrhus, superintendent of the katalochismoi (distribution of catoecic land) in Egypt, addressed to the agoranomoi (public notaries), who are being notified that a certain Didymus alias Amoitas had ceded to the priest Teos some land near the village of Senokomis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
83-88
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, broken off at the bottom but well preserved as to the rest. Number 47 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

717. Papyrus 751

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 751
Title:
Report on a Persea Tree (P.Oxy. I 53, P.Lond. III 751 descr., TM 20715)
Scope & Content:
Column 1: A fragmentary report addressed to Valerius Ammonianus alias Gerontius, logistes (curator) of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from some builders. Column 2: A report, numbered at the top as 105, addressed to Valerius Ammonianus alias Gerontius, logistes (curator) of the Oxyrhynchite nome, by Aur...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 February 316
Extent:

Two sheets glued together forming a ‘pasted roll’ (tomos synkollesimos), written on one side along the fibres and preserving two columns of writing, the first very fragmentary; damaged on both sides. Number 53 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in one glass case. Further sheets forming the same 'pasted roll' are P.Oxy. LXIV 4441 and presumably P.Oxy. VI 896.

718. Papyrus 752

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 752
Title:
Circular on the Appointment of Treasury Officials (P.Oxy. I 58, P.Lond. III 752 descr., Chrest.Wilck. 378, Sel.Pap. II 226, TM 20720)
Scope & Content:
A letter addressed to the strategi of the Heptanomia and Arsinoite nome from a high official known as Africanus (possibly Arbaeus Africanus, governor of Palestine, or Nervaeus or Servaeus). The sender is complaining about the expenses caused by the multiplication of officials related to estates ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 September 288
Extent:

A papyrus sheet written on one side, with a few wormholes; overall well preserved, although somewhat damaged at the bottom. Number 58 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

719. Papyrus 753

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 753
Title:
Appointment of a Delegate (P.Oxy. I 59, P.Lond. III 753 descr., TM 20721)
Scope & Content:
Notification from the senate of Oxyrhyncus through its representant, addressed to the strategus Aurelius Apollonius through his delegate, informing that a certain Theodorus, who had been selected for attending the prefect’s court in Alexandria in place of another man, had claimed exemption as a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 February 292
Extent:

Papyrus sheet bearing writing on both sides, the text on the front running along the fibres and that on the back across the fibres; damaged by gaps and wormholes. Housed in one glass case. Number 59 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.

720. Papyrus 754(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 754(A)
Title:
Documents Concerning a Dispute over Property
Scope & Content:
Petition addressed to Aurelius Aetius, former magistrate in Oxyrhynchus, with regards to a dispute between Aurelius Ptolemaeus, son of Horion, and two other men from the village of Lile. The dispute concerns some property inherited by Ptolemaeus from his grandmother and occupied by the defendant...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 March 338
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, imperfect, written on one side along the fibres; the front bears one column of writing, while the back is blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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