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2601. Papyrus 359

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 359
Title:
Official Document (P.Lond. II 359, TM 28031)
Scope & Content:
Report on a case concerning the collection of temple revenues, including: the request that a check should be made and the surplus of revenues should be confiscated; the ruling of Justus ordering the confiscation and a fine of 200 drachmas for the prosecutor; confirmation of payment by the prosec...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 2nd century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at the bottom and lacking the right margin and part of the left margin; with few small insect holes and minor surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. Parts of 15 lines from the top of a column survive. The upper margin is extant; a sheet-join runs across the fibres in the middle, at c. 100 mm from the left-hand edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2602. Papyrus 360

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 360
Title:
Receipt for Partial Repayment of a Loan (P.Lond. II 360, TM 11739)
Scope & Content:
End of a receipt acknowledging that Stotoetis’ sisters have paid part of the 840 drachmas that their mother Segathis owed him. Stotoetis, in return, renounces part of the claims on a slave-woman, Taorsenouphis, whom his mother had purchased and mortgaged as security.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Lower part of a papyrus sheet, lacking the beginning and damaged at the top. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back bearing no text. The foot of a column is preserved, with the first lines preserved being mutilated. The surface is abraded in places. Left, bottom and right margins are preserved, with the right being minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 78-92 mm. A sheet-join running across the fibres along the height of the sheet is visible at the right. A few wormholes damaged the preserved portion without affecting the text. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2603. Papyrus 361

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 361
Title:
Petition to Withdraw a Lease (P.Lond. II 361 ro., TM 25626), and Legal Document (P.Lond. II 361 vo. descr., TM 11740)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 25626): Late first-century petition addressed to the strategus of the meris of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome from a resident of the meris of Polemon, who requests that a contract for a lease of an oliveyard be cancelled. The lease had been undertaken by his late parent, and the pet...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
75-115
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and sides, and with minor damage throughout; written on both sides. The front bears 17 lines (with a supralinear addition) running parallel with the fibres and lacking beginnings and few letters at the end. The lower margin measures 80 mm. On the back there are 27 lines, lacking beginnings and ends and running against the fibres. Part of the upper and the lower margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2604. Papyrus 363

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 363
Title:
Fragment of a Petition (P.Lond. II 363, TM 25628)
Scope & Content:
Petition addressed to the strategus of the meris of Themistos and the meris of Polemon from Tesenouphis and Harpagathes, priests of the temple in Pelousion, who complain about the theft of one white female camel out of four. With subscriptions of the petitioners and dating clause at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c.175
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left, and damaged by insect holes throughout and abrasion in the left portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; parts of 13 lines survive, all lacking the beginnings; the right margin is nearly intact, the upper measures 30 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2605. Papyrus 367

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 367
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 367a, TM 28032), and Fragment of a Letter (P.Lond. II 367b descr., TM 28033)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (P.Lond. II 367a, TM 28032): Receipt issued by the scribe of the grain-tax collectors of the village of Apias, acknowledging the payment of 1 5/4 artabas of wheat for the first year of an unnamed emperor, made by Parammon. Right papyrus (P.Lond. II 367b descr., TM 28033): Fragment ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Left papyrus (A): complete, but damaged by insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of one column of 8 lines; margins are extant.

Right papyrus (B): Fragmentary, broken off at the bottom and to the left, with surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of which parts of 21 lines survive, all lacking the beginnings; upper and right margins are extant, the right being minimal.

2606. Papyrus 368

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 368
Title:
Declaration of Camels (P.Lond. II 368, TM 11741)
Scope & Content:
A declaration addressed to the strategus Flavius Apollonius and the royal scribe (basilikos grammateus) of the division of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome from Stotoetis, son of Stotoetis, of Soknopaiou Nesos, registering for the current year the same two camels he had declared in the previous...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
January-February 179
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and with surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text is complete, though abraded in places; there is one column; the upper margin is lost, the other margins are extant, with the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2607. Papyrus 369

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 369
Title:
List of Names (P.Lond. II 369, TM 28034)
Scope & Content:
A list of names, arranged in numbered pairs, for a total of 12 pairs; number 13 is provided as well but there is no corresponding name.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet lacking part of the right margin, but well preserved as to the rest. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text, arranged in one column, is complete. All margins are extant, with the right being mutilated and the blank space at the bottom measuring 90 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2608. Papyrus 370

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 370
Title:
List of Debts (P.Lond. II 370, TM 28035)
Scope & Content:
A list of debts of a certain Posis in various places, the location of which is uncertain. The amounts of money enumerated range from 8 to 24 drachmas; wheat is mentioned too. An ox and a donkey were also given by the debtor.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, although slightly damaged along the vertical folds and at the bottom. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text, which occupies less than half of the sheet, is complete and consists of 14 lines, one of which was added after line 3. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 125 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2609. Papyrus 371

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 371
Title:
Receipt for Payment of an Instalment (P.Lond. II 371, TM 25631)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for the payment of an instalment on a property located in a quarter of Arsinoe provided with a tower and including a dyer’s workshop.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, square-shaped, lacking the lower right edge; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of 6 lines, the first of which is separated by blank space. All margins are extant, with no margin left to the right and minimal margin at the top. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2610. Papyrus 372

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 372
Title:
Calculation Methods (P.Tebt. II Appendix I, P.Lond. II 372 descr., TM 28495)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a roll with instructions on how to calculate various taxes such as the naubion-tax on catoeci, with surcharges, and taxes in kind (frr. A-B) and on how to calculate geometrical areas (frr. E-F). Fragments C-D and G-H are unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Eight fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres, with portions of various columns. The back is blank. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left fragment (A): With surface damage, especially at the bottom; 1 column, with portions of 23 lines.

Second fragment from left (B): With surface damage; 1 column, with portions of 17 lines; margins at the top and left.

Third fragment from left (C): Portions of 2 columns; of column 1, the ends of 14 lines survive, of column 2 the beginnings of 15 lines; paragraphus between lines 11 and 12; with intercolumn and upper margin.

Fourth fragment from left (D): Few letters from 6 lines of a column, with upper margin.

Fifth fragment from left (E): Beginnings of 8 lines from the top of a column, wth margins at the top and left.

Fragment on the right (F): Portions of two columns, with no intercolumn; of column 1, the ends of 13 lines remain, which are the continuation of the column preserved in fragment E; of column 2, the beginnings of 16 lines survive.

Lower fragment on the left (G): Portions of 12 lines of a column, abraded in places.

Lower right fragment (H): Beginnings of 7 lines from the bottom of a column, with blank between lines 3 and 4; margins at the bottom and left.

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