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2391. Papyrus 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 19
Title:
Official Letter concerning the Twin Sisters in the Serapeum at Memphis (P.Lond. I 19, UPZ I 38, TM 3429)
Scope & Content:
Official letter of the epimeletes Mennides to the hypodioiketes Sarapion concerning his inquiry on the allowances in oil due to the twin sisters of the Serapeum, Tages (Taues) and Taous, for the years 18 and 19, in the reign of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II. Mennides has investigated the matter and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 February 161 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 18 lines running along the fibres, complete; margins are extant; on the back, there is one line written across the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening for the text on the back.

2392. Papyrus 20

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 20
Title:
Petition on the Allowance due to the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 20, UPZ I 22, TM 3413)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from Ptolemaeus and the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Taues concerning the allowance still due to them. The twins had petitioned the king, and Sarapion is asked to deal with the matter according the king's decision. There follow two official docket...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with some damage along the left edge and the vertical folds. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 31 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2393. Papyrus 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 21
Title:
Petition for the Twins of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 21, UPZ I 24, TM 3415, 58502)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from Ptolemaeus son of Glaucias, ‘recluse’ (katochos) in the Serapeum, on behalf of Taous and Tages, twin sisters in the Serapeum. Ptolemaeus recalls the king’s decisions as regards the oil allowances still due to the twins, and asks Sarapion to order Mennid...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with minor damage along a vertical fold. The writing runs on one side and the back is blank. On the front, there are 30 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. Traces of erased lines are visible in the left margin. A sheet-join runs vertically along the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2394. Papyrus 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 22
Title:
Petition from the Twins of the Serapeum (UPZ I 17, TM 3408), and Accounts (UPZ I 86, TM 3477)
Scope & Content:
Recto (UPZ I 17, TM 3408): First petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Tages concerning the oil allowance still due to them. Dated shortly after 8 March 163 BC. Verso (UPZ I 86, TM 3477): Accounts of money received, one written the other way up i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
163-161 BC
Extent:

Long and narrow medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some holes; written on both sides. On the front, there is a column of 29 lines; margins are extant, the lower being ample. A sheet-join is visible along the right edge. The back bears two lines at the top and two short columns at the bottom, written the other way up in relation to the lines at the top. The text on the back runs across the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with two openings for the texts on the back.

2395. Papyrus 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 24
Title:
Petitions (UPZ I 2, TM 3393; UPZ I 52, TM 3443)
Scope & Content:
Recto (UPZ I 2, TM 3393): Petition to the strategus of Memphis, Dionysius, by Harmais, a recluse in the Serapeum, against Nephoris. Nephoris’s daughter Tathemis, who had been living in the temple with Harmais, had deposited a considerable sum of money with Harmais for safekeeping. Nephoris claim...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
163-161 BC
Extent:

Long and narrow medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, damaged along the folds; written on both sides. On the front, there is one column of 31 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant, the right being minimal. The back bears two columns written along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2396. Papyrus 25

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 25
Title:
Account (P.Lond. I 25, UPZ I 87, TM 3478)
Scope & Content:
Accounts recording three money payments made on 4 Mecheir (4 March) of year 21, in the reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor and Cleopatra II, on the front, and money payments made in year 20 and year 21 on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 and 18 March 160 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with writing on both sides. On the front, there are four lines written along the fibres; margins are extant, and there is ample blank space at the bottom. On the back, there are six lines written across the fibres, with ample margin at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2397. Papyrus 26

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 26
Title:
Record concerning the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 28, UPZ I 22, TM 3419)
Scope & Content:
Record of petitions concerning the twin sisters of the Serapeum, Taous and Taues (Tages), and the allowances of oil due to them; with traces of an earlier text, washed out.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 11 lines running along the fibres, with traces of an earlier text, erased; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2398. Papyrus 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 27
Title:
Receipt for Allowances due to the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 27, UPZ I 30, TM 3421)
Scope & Content:
Bank receipt for two payments made on account of the allowances of sesame oil of years 18 and 19, in the reign of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II, to the twin sisters of the Serapeum, Taous and Tages. Papyrus 31 (UPZ I 29), lines 6-12, is a duplicate of this text.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 December 162 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 7 lines running across the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2399. Papyrus 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 28
Title:
Letter from the Archive of the Katochoi of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 28, UPZ I 73, TM 3464)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Apollonius to Sarapion, with instructions on the grain allowance and informing him that he has given 200 drachmas to Ptolemaeus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century BC
Extent:
Long and narrow light-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some surface damage, lacking the top layer of fibres in the centre and being imperfect along the right edge. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 9 lines running along the fibres and occupying about one third of the sheet; all margins are extant, the lower being ample (about 160 mm). The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2400. Papyrus 29

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 29
Title:
Account (P.Lond. I 29, UPZ I 88, TM 3479)
Scope & Content:
Money account on both sides of the papyrus, from the archive of Ptolemaeus son of Glaucias, 'recluse' (katochos) of the Serapeum in Memphis; with traces of erased lines.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 March 160 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on both sides. On one side, there are 6 lines running along the fibres, with ample blank space between lines 6 and 7, and traces of erased lines at the bottom; all margins are extant. On the other side, there are 8 lines running across the fibres, with ample blank space between lines 4 and 5. The last two lines are written upside down. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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