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2661. Papyrus 446

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 446
Title:
List of Names (SB XXII 15490, TM 35267)
Scope & Content:
A list of names, with no heading to describe its object. The first four persons are mentioned without patronymic.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, with writing on one side along the fibres; the lower part of the sheet, measuring 140 mm, is blank. Vertical folds are visible. The upper margin measures 10 mm, the left between 15 and 20 mm. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2662. Papyrus 447

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 447
Title:
Draft of a Petition (P.Abinn. 1, P.Lond. II 447 ro. descr., TM 10014) and Hermias’ Account of Grain and Barley (P.Abinn. 78, SB VIII 9696, P.Lond. II 447 vo. descr., TM 32687)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Abinn. 1, P.Lond. II 447 ro. descr., TM 10014): Draft of a petition addressed to the emperors Constantius and Constans from Abinnaeus, who summarises his career, and focuses on the time when he conducted the refugees of the Blemyes to Constantinople, as well as on his appointment as pre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
340-342
Extent:

Papyrus roll, pale brown, broken off at the top, written on both sides. The recto bears one column of 15 lines, the verso two columns of 22 lines, complete. On the front the preserved margins are the right (40 mm), lower (45 mm) and left (40 mm). The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2663. Papyrus 448

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 448
Title:
Sale of a Storehouse and Apartment (P.Bodl. I 45, SB I 5113, TM 22584), and Declaration of Inheritance (TM 23737)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 22584): Greek contract for the sale of a storehouse and an apartment above it, inherited from the vendors’ parents, at a price of four and two thirds solidi of gold, of which the sellers acknowledge receipt. The buyers are Paamios, Jacob, Thecla; the names of the vendors are lost; date...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
610-627
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, another fragment of which is Oxford, Bodleian Library, inventoried as MS. Gr. class. c. 25 (P); broken off at the top and damaged throughout, especially along the central vertical fold; written on both sides. On the front, there are 30 lines in Greek written across the fibres; the Bodleian fragment preserves further 14 lines from the top. On the back, there are 37 lines in Coptic written along the fibres; the Bodleian fragment preserves 9 further lines from the beginning of the text. The papyrus was rolled up from bottom to top; housed in a glass frame.

2664. Papyrus 450

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 450
Title:
Receipt for Money Payment (P.Lond. II 450, TM 38877)
Scope & Content:
Ioannes acknowledges receipt of a sum of money from another Ioannes. Dated in the third indiction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:

Small, square papyrus sheet, fully preserved; writing is on both sides, across the fibres on the recto and along them on the verso. Margins are minimal and the text is complete. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

2665. Papyrus 451

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 451
Title:
Tax Receipt (SB XVIII 13880, P.Lond. II 451, TM 14767)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for the payment of the tax on catoecic land (arithmetikon katoikon), paid to Ptolemaeus and the other tax collectors of the village of Herakleia.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
195-196
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The sheet is somewhat damaged at the edges; in the left and upper margins traces of other writing remain. After some blank space, two lines are preserved at the foot of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2666. Papyrus 452

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 452
Title:
Census Declarations (P.Lond. II 452 ro., TM 11748), and Letter (P.Lond. II 452 vo. descr., TM 31219)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. II 452 ro, TM 11748): Two fragmentary extracts from census declarations, presumably being the official statement of priestly status. Dated around April 217. (P.Lond. II 452 vo descr., TM 31219): A private letter, referring to some aruras of land; the village of Boubastos is ment...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the left (front), mutilated at the bottom and with surface damage throughout. There are white residues on both sides. Writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back.

The front bears portions of ten lines, lacking the beginning, with further lines in the missing portion. The upper margin is preserved, no margin was left to the right and the lower margin survives to 35 mm.

The back, rotated 180 degrees, preserves part of the foot of a column, with portions of 11 lines lacking the beginnings. The lower margin is extant, and no margin was left to the right.

The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

2667. Papyrus 453

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 453
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. II 453, TM 33209)
Scope & Content:
A letter of Markiane to her son Sabinos on private affairs. With postscript in the left margin and address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Light-brown papyus sheet, fully preserved, although somewhat defaced in places, especially at the top and bottom. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line; on the front, one line was written perpendicularly to the main text from top to bottom of the left margin. All margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

2668. Papyrus 454

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 454
Title:
Order to Supply (P.Abinn. 39, P.Lond. II 454a, TM 32677), and Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. II 454b, TM 33210)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (a) (P.Abinn. 39, P.Lond. II 454a, TM 32677): Order from Ammonius and Abrinicus to Zakaon, baker of white bread, to supply some articles to the praepositus at Dionysias. The papyrus belongs to the archive of Abinnaeus. On the back there are four lines of an account. Lower fragme...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together, housed in a glass case.

Upper fragment (a): Upper portion of a sheet of papyrus, broken off at the bottom, written on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, four lines survive; upper, right and left margins are extant, with the right being minimal. On the verso are four lines in a different hand; the surface is damaged.

Lower fragment (b): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left; writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; the ends of seven lines survive. Upper and right margins are extant. The surface is somewhat abraded in places and there are a few wormholes.

2669. Papyrus 455 and 1849

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 455 and 1849
Title:
Lections for Lent (P.Lond.Lit. 234, TM 65202, LDAB 6444)
Scope & Content:
Leaf of a papyrus codex containing a directory for the readings of Saturday and Sunday services from Quinquagesima Sunday until Palm Sunday. The readings include a Psalm, a Pauline epistle, and a Gospel (usually Matthew); incipits of the readings are provided.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Light-brown leaf from a papyrus codex, with a darker stain at the top on the front, partly mutilated at the sides and broken off at the top. It originally consisted of four fragments, two inventoried as Papyrus 455 and two as Papyrus 1849.

It bears writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears portions of 24 lines, the back parts of 21 lines. The ink has turned brown. The papyrus is housed in a glass case named Papyrus 455+1849.

2670. Papyrus 456

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 456
Title:
Fragment of an Agreement (P.Lond. II 456, TM 37012)
Scope & Content:
End of a compromissum involving the payment of a sum of money, with subscriptions of the parties, of the witnesses and of the notary Menas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of the 7th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and right. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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