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2581. Papyrus 338

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 338
Title:
Notification of Death (P.Lond. II 338, TM 11718)
Scope & Content:
Notification addressed to Pasion, village scribe (komogrammateus) of Soknopaiou Nesos, from the priest Tesenouphis, who reports the death of his relative Harpagathes, another priest of minor age. With Pasion’s docket and date at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 November 170
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, darker in the lower half, complete, with minor damage along the vertical folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of one column of 26 lines. All margins are extant, with the right being minimal and the blank space at the bottom measuring c. 80 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2582. Papyrus 339

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 339
Title:
Sale of Donkeys (P.Lond. II 339, TM 19986)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a white female donkey and her foal for 160 drachmas, the sellers being Eirenaeus and Phasis and the buyer Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus. With date at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 September 179
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with small insect holes and little abrasion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text is complete and occupies the upper half of the sheet; there are 17 lines, the last 3 of which are separated by some blank space from the rest of the text. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures c. 100 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2583. Papyrus 340

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 340
Title:
Receipt for Poll Tax (P.Lond. II 340, TM 11719)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, has paid 20 drachmas and surcharges to the tax collector Diogenes, also called Euporion, on account of the poll-tax of the previous year.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 September 179
Extent:

Small papyrus sheet, complete, with slight surface damage in the middle along the vertical fold. The text is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2584. Papyrus 341

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 341
Title:
Receipt for Repayment of Part of a Loan (P.Lond. II 341, TM 11720)
Scope & Content:
On behalf of his son Sotas, Theogiton acknowledges receipt of 104 drachmas of those that another Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, owes him.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 March 183
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, although lacking part of the lower margin; the surface is damaged in places, with small holes, abrasion, lack and misplacement of few horizontal fibres. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; it consists of 15 lines, all complete. All margins are extant, with the right being irregular and minimal and the blank space at the bottom measuring 80-90 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2585. Papyrus 342

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 342
Title:
Petition to a Beneficiarius (P.Lond. II 342, TM 11721)
Scope & Content:
Petition addressed to the beneficiarius (a military officer) stationed in the district from Pabous, of Soknopaiou Nesos, who complains about acts of violence and threats perpetrated against him by Sempronius, a village elder, and his people. The men came over to his house on that very day, tryin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 June 185 or 217
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few small holes along the folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text is complete and has 21 lines, the last of which is separated from the others by some blank space. All margins are extant, with the right being irregular and minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures c. 50 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2586. Papyrus 343

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 343
Title:
Receipt for the Repayment of Part of a Loan (P.Lond. II 343, TM 19987)
Scope & Content:
Heron, son of Heron, a former municipal official (exegetes), acknowledges receipt of 200 drachmas from those that Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, owes him.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 May 188
Extent:

Complete papyrus sheet, damaged by a few holes throughout, written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The text, which occupies only half of the sheet, consists of 14 lines arranged in one column, all complete. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 107 mm. The surface is abraded in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2587. Papyrus 345

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 345
Title:
Declaration of Priests (P.Lond. II 345, Chrest.Wilck. 102, TM 11724)
Scope & Content:
A return of pastophori (priests) and inventory of the temple in Nabla addressed to the royal scribe of the division of Herakleides, Harpocration alias Hierax, from Palemis and Euremon, two pastophori.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
February-August 194
Extent:

Slip of papyrus, slightly damaged at the bottom and along the folding lines. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 7 lines, complete. The surface is damaged in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2588. Papyrus 346

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 346
Title:
Receipts for Payments of Grain (P.Lond. II 346 a-c, TM 11725-11727)
Scope & Content:
Three receipts issued by Sarapion and the other directors of the granary (sitologi) of Neilopolis for the payments of three artabas of wheat made by two inhabitants of Soknopaiou Nesos. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. II 346a, TM 11725): Receipt issued for Anchopis, son of Pabous, dated to 30 May 19...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
May-June 194
Extent:

Three papyrus sheets written on one side and with the back blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Complete, damaged by small holes; bearing 6 complete lines, written along the fibres. Margins are extant, with no margin having been left to the right.

Papyrus in the centre (B): Light-brown, square-shaped; almost complete, only lacking the bottom left corner; bearing 8 complete lines, written along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (C): Complete, light-brown along the left edge; bearing 5 complete lines, written across the fibres. Margins are extant, the upper and right being minimal.

2589. Papyrus 347

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 347
Title:
Receipt for Payment of Taxes (P.Lond. II 347, TM 19988)
Scope & Content:
A receipt for the payments of various taxes, among which the poll-tax, made by the priests Tesenouphis, son of Pacysis, Stotoetis, son of Onnophris, and the other priests in Soknopaiou Nesos. In the date, the name of Geta was erased.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 January 201
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are two columns of 8 lines, complete, the first being broader. Two words were erased. All margins are extant, with the right being minimal. The left margin is wide and measures 40 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2590. Papyrus 348

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 348
Title:
Receipt for Repayment of a Debt (P.Lond. II 348(1), Chrest.Mitt. 197, TM 11728), and Other Documents (P.Lond. II 348(2) descr., TM 11729, and P.Lond. II 348 verso)
Scope & Content:
Recto Column 1 (TM 11728): Heron, son of Dioscorus, councillor in Ptolemais Euergetis, acknowledges the repayment of 1800 drachmas from Lucius Septimius Aurelius Ptolemaeus alias Ammonius, with 100 drachmas being the interest. Dated to 202-203. Column 2 (TM 11729): A fragmentary document dated...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
202-206
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus roll, made of two sheets, broken off to the sides, lacking part of the bottom and damaged by insect holes and abrasion throughout. Writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears two columns; the first has 19 lines, all lacking the beginning; the second lacks its right portion and breaks off at the bottom. Upper and lower margins survive. On the back, which was rotated 180 degrees, there are the feet of four columns, of which the first lacks the beginnings of the lines and the last column the ends of the lines. The lower margin is extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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