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2681. Papyrus 473

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 473
Title:
Sale of a Donkey (P.Lond. II 473, TM 11754)
Scope & Content:
Sarapion, aged 45, has purchased a white-coloured female donkey at the market-place in Arsinoe. The document is signed by Melas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 March 193
Extent:

Square-shaped papyrus sheet of small size, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text, complete, occupies half of the sheet and consists of seven lines, the ink of some of which is dripped. All margins are extant, with no margin at the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2682. Papyrus 474

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 474
Title:
Report on Payments for Crown-Tax (P.Lond. II 474, TM 11755)
Scope & Content:
A report addressed to Demetrius, strategus of the division of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome, from Apynchis, a collector for the crown-tax in Soknopaiou Nesos, listing the sums received for the month of Mecheir of the current year. The entries consist of the individuals who had made the payme...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 March 199
Extent:

Nearly complete papyrus sheet, lacking part of the right half and slightly damaged along the left edge; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text consists of 30 lines, lacking the endings. Left, upper and lower margins are extant, with the left being irregular; at the right, no margin seems to have been left. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2683. Papyrus 475

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 475
Title:
Receipt for Payment of Grain (P.Lond. II 475, TM 28054)
Scope & Content:
Receipt addressed to the sitologoi of Bakchias by Chalesis for the payment of three artabas of wheat. Horus wrote on account of Chalesis, who was illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet of small size, complete, with slight damage along the right edge. The text is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. All margins are extant and are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2684. Papyrus 476(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 476(A-B)
Title:
Census Declaration (SB XX 14309, P.Lond. II 476a, TM 14860), and Contract (P.Lond. II 476b descr., TM 19996)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (A): Recto (SB XX 14309, P.Lond. II 476a, TM 14860): Census declaration, with the name of the declarant being lost. Dated to 89 or 105. Verso: Few lines from the end of a document. Unpublished. Lower fragment (B) (P.Lond. II 476b descr., TM 19996): Fragment of a document, presu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 2nd century-early 3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments of papyrus sheets that do not belong together; housed in the same glass case.

Upper fragment (A): broken off at the top, bottom and left (front), with some abrasion and few insect holes; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears portions of 9 lines lacking the beginning, with traces of another line at the top. The back bears parts of 4 lines, the last of which is indented and separated by blank space from the other lines.

Lower fragment (B): Broken off at the bottom and at the sides; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The top of a column is preserved, with parts of 13 lines; one line was erased. The upper margin survives to 15 mm; the other margins are lost.

2685. Papyrus 477

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 477
Title:
Receipt for Crown-Tax (P.Lond. II 477, TM 11756)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Aurelius Menas, collector of the crown-tax at Bakchias, acknowledging that Horus, son of Heron, has paid twelve drachmas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
220-221
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, well preserved, although lacking the upper left edge and with slight damage along the folding lines. The text, which occupies less than half of the sheet, is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 57 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2686. Papyrus 478

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 478
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 478, TM 28055)
Scope & Content:
A receipt issued by Iulius Longinus and the other tax farmers acknowledging that the priest Stotoetis has paid 100 drachmas on account of the trade tax (cheironaxion) and another tax in Soknopaiou Nesos.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes throughout, especially along the first vertical fold from the left; strips of horizontal fibres are missing in the upper part of the sheet. The text runs along the fibres and occupies a third of the sheet. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 155 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2687. Papyrus 479

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 479
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. II 479, TM 31220)
Scope & Content:
A private letter from Tithioeis to Irenion mentioning the delivery of some camels for the prefect. Greetings to Ammonas and the recipient’s children conclude the letter.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century?
Extent:
Complete papyrus sheet, torn in places and written on one side along the fibres. The lower margin measures 65 mm. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2688. Papyrus 480

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 480
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. II 480, TM 33211)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Sabine to Clematis, whom she calls her brother, on some urgent money matter: Sabine has sent a third person to Clematis, who is asked to give one solidus as it is greatly needed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, nearly perfect, but damaged at the top and along the left edge. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete and all margins are extant and minimal, with the exception of the blank space at the bottom, which measures approximately 100 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2689. Papyrus 481

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 481
Title:
Latin-Greek Glossary (P.Lond.Lit. 187, TM 64454, LDAB 5678, MP3 3005)
Scope & Content:
A Latin-Greek glossary, merging three conversational phrases and some words, and roughly lemmatised by topic. The Latin-Greek glossary was used by Greek speakers in early stage of Latin learning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Fragment from an opisthograph sheet; the verso is written upside down compared to the recto. The text is disposed into two narrow columns, the first with Latin and the second with Greek. The Greek script is used for the Latin words too. Traces of ink on the right side of the recto suggest the existence of another column. The papyrus is mounted in glass.

2690. Papyrus 482

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 482
Title:
Receipt for Hay for Cavalrymen (ChLA III 203, TM 78865)
Scope & Content:
A letter to acknowledge receipt of hay written by Serenus, perhaps the same cavalryman mentioned in line 25, and concerning cavalrymen of the squadron (turma) of Donacianus, of the ala veterana Gallica. The full list of the cavalrymen of the squadron, recorded by their nomina only, follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
May 130
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, written on the recto along the fibres, the verso being blank. The top (4 mm), the right (3 mm), the left (4 mm), and the bottom (27 mm) margins are preserved. One column of 38 lines is fully preserved. The ink is brown. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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