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2791. Papyrus 584(a-b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 584(a-b)
Title:
Official Letter (P.Petrie Kleon 79, P.Petr. II 42a, P.Petr. III 43(1), P.Lond. III 584a descr., TM 7448), and Private Letter (P.Petr. II 42b, P.Petr. III 42i, P.Lond. III 584b descr., TM 7675)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Petrie Kleon 79, P.Petr. II 42a, P.Petr. III 43(1), P.Lond. III 584a descr., TM 7448): Fragmentary circular of Aristander to various officials, stating that Theodorus, vice-engineer, is in charge of dykes and sluices. Dated to 25 October 250 BC-24 October 249 BC. Lower papy...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-246 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets from mummy cartonnage, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Light brown, broken off at the bottom, lacking part of the right-hand portion and with holes in places. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; 9 lines survive; upper and left margins measure 40 and 15 mm respectively; the right margin survives from line 5 and measures 25 mm.

Lower papyrus (B): Mid-dark brown, with surface damage; 6 lines written on the front along the fibres, and traces of writing running across the fibres on the back. Lower and left margins are extant on the front.

2792. Papyrus 585

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 585
Title:
Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 10, P.Petr. II 42c, P.Petr. III 42h(6), P.Lond. III 585 descr., TM 7672)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of Philonides to his father Cleon. The subject is unclear owing to the loss of text, but several men are mentioned, among which is Xanthippus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The larger fragment contains portions of 24 lines, all lacking the beginnings and some mutilated at the end too; the smaller fragment bears few letters of 6 lines. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2793. Papyrus 586

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 586
Title:
Lease of Farm and Land (P.Petr. II 44, P.Lond. III 586 descr., TM 2902)
Scope & Content:
Seven-year lease of a farm and pumpkin ground from Dionysius, Demetrius and someone else to Metrodorus and Epicurus; the rent is 40 drachmas per arura. Penalties apply should either party not comply with the terms. With dating clause at the beginning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 April-6 May 241 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of a papyrus sheet which was reused for mummy cartonnage as soles, with surface damage throughout. Writing runs across the fibres on one side; the text breaks off at the bottom and to the right; between the left and the right fragments 4 letters are missing on average. Part of the left margin survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2794. Papyrus 587

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 587
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Petr. II 47, P.Petr. III 55b, Chrest.Mitt. 135, P.Lond. III 587 descr., TM 2903)
Scope & Content:
Copy of a contract for a loan of 330 drachmas, the lender being the cleruch (military settler) Hestiaeus and the borrower Donomazis, whereby the parties agree not to dispute over the loan. With dating clause at the beginning and list of the six witnesses, all cleruchs, at the end, followed by th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
210-209 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off at the top and right, with plaster residue and some surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The beginnings of 38 lines survive, with traces of another line at the top; the last 11 lines are indented; blank space separates lines 33 and 34. Lower and left margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2795. Papyrus 588

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 588
Title:
Receipts of Ship-Captains (P.Petr. II 48, P.Petr. III 116, P.Lond. III 588 descr., TM 7574)
Scope & Content:
Acknowledgments of ship-captains (naukleroi) for receipt of wheat. Lines 1-10: Receipt of the captain of the freighter of Polycrates, acknowledging that he has embarked at Ptolemais Hormou the wheat received from Dorion, collector of grain taxes at the granary in Boubastos, for shipment to Alex...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
187 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and surface damage; both written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The larger fragment contains portions of 24 lines, with traces of another line at the top; the lines lack the ends and are damaged at the beginnings in places; part of the lower margin survives. The small fragment contains the beginnings of 6 lines, with only few letters surviving. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2796. Papyrus 589

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 589
Title:
Posidippus of Pella, Epigrams (P.Petr. II 49(a), P.Lond.Lit. 60, TM 62662), and Literary Fragment (P.Lond.Lit. 65, TM 65745)
Scope & Content:
Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage. A (P.Petr. II 49(a), P.Lond.Lit. 60, TM 62662, LDAB 3848): Portion of an anthology of epigrams of Posidippus of Pella, preserving an epithalamium for Arsinoe (Posidippus 114 AB), of which 24 elegiac lines partly survive; the back bears the title, given...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments with detached scrap, recovered from mummy cartonnage, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Portion of a roll, with plaster residue in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 24 lines from the foot of a column, written along the fibres; on the back, there are 2 lines running along the fibres, and two other lines written the other way up.

B: Portion of a roll, with plaster residue in places; written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. The front bears the beginnings of 13 lines from the foot of a column; the detached scrap has a few letters from two lines.

2797. Papyrus 590

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 590
Title:
Euripides, Hypsipyle (P.Petr. II 49(c), P.Lond.Lit. 74, TM 59928, LDAB 1038, MP3 439)
Scope & Content:
Fragment from mummy cartonnage containing Euripides’ Hypsypyle 830-850.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, from mummy cartonnage, broken off on the sides and with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 21 lines, with parts of the upper and lower margins. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2798. Papyrus 591(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 591(A-B)
Title:
Literary Texts (P.Lond.Lit. 81, 159, TM 65746, 62834, 62835)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Lond.Lit. 81, TM 65746, LDAB 7000, MP3 1712.1): Iambic lines from an unknown tragedy, with stichometry (delta = 400). Right papyrus (B) Recto (P.Lond.Lit. 159(a), TM 62834, LDAB 4025, MP3 2593): Portion of a philosophical dialogue, apparently on the kinship of mankind, attr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together, extracted from mummy cartonnage, housed in a glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears parts of 2 columns. Of the first, the ends of 21 lines remain, of the second the beginnings of the same number; the back bears no writing and is partly covered with plaster.

Right papyrus (B): Fragment from a medium-brown papyrus roll, imperfect at the foot and with plaster residue in places; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 4 columns written along the fibres; the column width is about 65 mm. The upper margin survives. The back bears parts of 3 columns written across the fibres and broken off at the bottom.

2799. Papyrus 592

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 592
Title:
Fragments of a Prose Narrative (P.Petr. II 49(f), P.Lond.Lit. 190, TM 65747, LDAB 7001)
Scope & Content:
Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage, containing portions of a prose mythological text, narrating the adventures of Heracles in Arcadia.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, recovered from mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres. Some of the largest fragments preserve portions of two columns, while the smallest carry portions of a few lines. The back is blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2800. Papyrus 593

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 593
Title:
Private Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 7, SB VI 9440, SB III 7193, P.Lond. III 593 descr., TM 6220)
Scope & Content:
Philonides writes to his father Cleon, urging him that a letter be written by Telestes, presumably to the king, and reporting on some matters of palace life. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Upper portion of a papyrus sheet of light colour from mummy cartonnage, mutilated throughout and with detached scrap; with plaster residue, especially on the back. Writing runs across the fibres on the front and along them on the back; the back bears traces of one word. On the front there are portions of 11 lines from the top of a column written across the fibres; upper and left margins survive; minimal margin was left to the right. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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