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2471. Papyrus 199

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 199
Title:
List of Officials (P.Lond. II 199, TM 11649)
Scope & Content:
Recto: List of officials of Soknopaiou Nesos, with names and sums stated in drachmas (equalling 300, 600, and 800) representing their wealth assessment (poros). The officials listed are the elders (presbyteroi) of the village, the chief police officer (archephodus), the ‘peace-keepers’ (eirenoph...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
200
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, with insect holes regularly distributed along the folding lines, lacking the lower right and left edges. It is written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On either side one column is preserved. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

2472. Papyrus 201

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 201
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 201a, TM 19966), and Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. II 201b descr., TM 40141)
Scope & Content:
Left fragment (P.Lond. II 201a, TM 19966): Tax receipt acknowledging the payments made by Pacysis to a tax collector; with signature of Dioscorus at the end. Dated to 19 January 124. Right fragment: Line ends of a document of uncertain nature, of which little remains. It was formerly attached t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together, formerly attached to each other, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Left fragment (A): Light-brown sheet of papyrus, broken off at the right, with a darker stain at the top and surface damage throughout; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 8 lines, lacking the ends.

Right fragment (B): Broken off at the left and top, with surface damage throughout; written on one side across the fibres, and preserving parts of 7 lines lacking the beginnings, with traces of another line at the top. Right and lower margins are extant.

2473. Papyrus 202

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 202
Title:
List of Loans (P.Lond. II 202, TM 19967)
Scope & Content:
Part of an account recording loans in money with interests at three rates (viz. 1 drachma, 1 drachma and 3 obols, 1 drachma and 5 obols).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
98-117
Extent:

Papyrus fragment broken off at the bottom and left; dark-stained, with few wormholes. It preserves the ends of 16 lines of varying length, written along the fibres. The back is blank. The upper margin is preserved in the surviving portion; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2474. Papyrus 203

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 203
Title:
Account of Money Paid (P.Lond. II 203, TM 28022)
Scope & Content:
Record of the money paid by Gemella in various months on account of the tax on weavers; the payments are usually of four drachmas. Dated in the third year of an unnamed emperor.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost square, with surface damage along the horizontal folds; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The text is complete, and consists of 9 lines; all margins are extant, the right and upper being minimal; in the lower edge, a trace of a letter is visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2475. Papyrus 206

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 206
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. II 206a descr., TM 19968; P.Lond. II 206b, TM 28024; P.Lond. II 206c, TM 11650; P.Lond. II 206d, TM 28025)
Scope & Content:
Top left papyrus (A), (P.Lond. II 206a descr., TM 19968): Fragment of a document of uncertain nature, listing names and dated to 56-57. Unpublished. Top right papyrus (B), (P.Lond. II 206b, TM 28024): Recto: A second-century list with names of people and sums stated in drachmas and obols. Ve...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Four papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass case.

Top left papyrus (A): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off to the right, damaged by holes, especially along the horizontal folds; it bears writing on one side, the back being blank. There are 6 lines written across the fibres, lacking the endings. Upper, lower and left margins are extant.

Top right papyrus (B): Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off to the right (front) and with surface damage throughout. Writing runs across the fibres on both sides. The front bears one column and the left portion of another column, with upper, left and lower margins being extant; the back preserves 6 lines.

Bottom left papyrus (C): Small sheet, complete, with little surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text occupies the upper half of the sheet; there are 6 lines, complete. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 35 mm.

Bottom right papyrus (D): Small, light-brown papyrus, complete but damaged along the edges; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 7 lines, complete.

2476. Papyrus 208

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 208
Title:
Miscellenaeous Documents (P.Lond. II 208a ro., TM 11551, P.Lond. II 208a vo. descr., TM 28027; P.Lond. II 208b descr., TM 28028; P.Lond. II 208d descr., TM 19969), and Philosophical Text (P.Lond.Lit. 161, P.Lond. II 208c, TM 63199, LDAB 4323)
Scope & Content:
Top left papyrus (A), (P.Lond. II 208a ro. and P.Lond. II 208a vo. descr.) Recto (TM 11551): Notification of death addressed to Herminus, royal scribe (basilikos grammateus) of the division of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome from Heron, who reports the death of his brother of the same mother ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Four papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass case.

Top left papyrus (A): dark brown sheet, complete, with surface damage throughout; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears 28 lines; all margins are extant. The back bears 24 lines, abraded; all margins are extant.

Top right papyrus (B): Fragment of a sheet, broken off at the bottom and left; with few small insect holes. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The top of a column is preserved; portions of 12 lines survive. The upper margin is extant, no margin was apparently left to the right.

Bottom left papyrus (C): Fragment, broken off at the sides and at the top, damaged by insect holes; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The feet of two columns is preserved, with portions of 5 and 6 lines respectively. The lower margin measures 55 mm and the intercolumn 18 mm.

Bottom right papyrus (D): Fragment of a sheet, damaged at the bottom, left and top right edge; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 17 lines, some of which mutilated, preceded by line ends of another column.

2477. Papyrus 211

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 211
Title:
Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. II 211, TM 19970)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a document, quite defaced, with the subscription at the end containing the date. Only the last five lines have been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 September 259
Extent:

Bottom part of a papyrus sheet, mutilated to the left, with surface damage and holes in the preserved portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of 14 lines remain. The lower margin is extant but minimal; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2478. Papyrus 212

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 212
Title:
Fragments of a Document (P.Lond. II 212 ro., TM 19971), and Homily (P.Lond.Lit. 228, TM 64088, LDAB 5306)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 19971): Portions of a document, quite defaced, of which dates remain. Dated in 237. At the end, additional text was written in the reverse direction. Verso (TM 64088, LDAB 5306): Presumably a homily on the treatment of slaves, quoting in column 4 Genesis 14:17. With cursive writing in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments of dark-brown papyrus of varying size, rubbed in places and with insect holes; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears remains of lines mutilated on all sides; at the bottom, few lines were written in the reverse direction. The back bears remains of four columns, mutilated throughout; 32 lines remain of column 1, 7 of column 2, 14 of column 3, and 11 of column 4; additional writing is found at the end of the fourth column and in the upper right margin of column 1. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

2479. Papyrus 213

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 213
Title:
Account (P.Lond. II 213 ro. descr., TM 31214), and Official Letter (P.Lond. II 213 vo., Chrest.Wilck. 267, TM 31213)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 31214): Third-century account. Unpublished. Verso (TM 31213): Official letter of the late third century, with sender and recipient being lost; the sender requests a detailed report on the collection of taxes. The recipient and the sureties will be liable for any loss.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, with surface damage in places; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears portions of two columns, mutilated at the top and bottom and to one side: column 1 lacks the line beginnings, column 2 the line ends. The back preserves the foot of a column, of which 15 lines survive. Lower and side margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

2480. Papyrus 214

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 214
Title:
Official Letter (P.Lond. II 214, Chrest.Wilck. 177, TM 19972)
Scope & Content:
A letter to the strategus Aurelius Besarion from the administrator Aurelius Aretion, of Memphis, who reports on the cutting and stealing of two large acacia trees from an imperial plantation by a certain Patalas, ship-builder.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
272-275
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, mutilated throughout, with a detached scrap that bears traces of ink. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Parts of the upper, lower and left margins survive; no margin was left at the right. A sheet-join running across the fibres is visible at c.3 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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