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3011. Papyrus 858

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 858
Title:
Fragments of Contracts (P.Lond. III 858(a-b), TM 22696, 25970)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (TM 22696): Beginning of an application for a two-year lease of land, dated to 153-154. Lower papyrus (B) (TM 25970): Fragment of a late first-century contract of sale, with fragmentary reference to the current year (‘4th’ survives); some of the standard clauses remain. Unpubl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
75-154
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mountedon cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, riddled with insect-holes; broken off at the bottom and left; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 8 lines from the top of a column, lacking the beginnings. Part of the upper margin survives, the right margin is minimal. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right and broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 8 lines, with traces of another line at the top and a scant trace of a further line at the bottom. The right margin is extant. Vertical folds are visible. The back is blank.

3012. Papyrus 860

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 860
Title:
Tax Documents (P.Turner 31-32, P.Lond. III 860a descr., TM 13658-13659; SB XVIII 13869, P.Lond. III 860b descr., TM 27715)
Scope & Content:
Three tax documents on two papyrus sheets. Left papyrus (A) Recto (P.Turner 31, TM 13658): Report of the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) of Soknopaiou Nesos addressed to the strategus of the division of Herakleides with a list of tax-payers and money payments concerning the mon...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets mounted in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Lacking the left portion (front), presumably cut off to host the text of the verso; and mutilated at the bottom; writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears the ends of 20 lines, with the last 4 lines written after a blank of 65 mm; upper and right margins survive. The back bears 31 complete lines, the last of which is abraded. Side margins are minimal, upper margin is extant and the lower margin is damaged.

Right papyrus (B): Broken off at the top, with small holes and minor surface damage in places; a strip of vertical fibres is missing on the back. Writing runs on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 8 lines from the bottom of a column; side margins survive; the blank space at the bottom measures 95 mm. There are ink stains in places.

3013. Papyrus 863

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 863
Title:
Leases of Land (P.Sarap. 28, P.Sarap. 22(a), TM 17045, 17039)
Scope & Content:
Two fragmentary leases from the archive of Eutychides, son of Sarapion. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Sarap. 28, TM 17045): Fragment of a one-year lease of three plots of land, for a total of twenty-seven and half aruras; the lessor is Phibion, son of Ptolemaeus, and the lessee is Anubion, son of Sarapi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
102-125
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Upper left corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 11 lines from the top of a column, and traces of another line at the bottom. Left and upper margins survive. The back is blank. A fragment now in Heidelberg, Institut für Papyrologie, inventoried as P. G 200 a, preserves the right-hand portion of the papyrus.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom, lacking the upper right corner, and displaying some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 16 lines, and a scant trace of a further line at the bottom. Parts of the upper, right and left margins survive. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. The back is blank.

3014. Papyrus 866

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 866
Title:
Tax Document (SB XX 14445, P.Lond. III 866(a) descr., TM 38455), and Order to Release Prisoners (P.Sijp. 24 (c), SB XX 14446, P.Lond. III 866(b) descr., TM 39682)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (SB XX 14445, P.Lond. III 866(a) descr., TM 38455): End of a tax document, with four signatures; sixth or seventh century. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Sijp. 24 (c), SB XX 14446, P.Lond. III 866(b) descr., TM 39682): Order to release three detained persons; with traces of the address...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Two papyri housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Lower right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, mid-brown, with paler patches in places and with creases; written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. The ends of 6 lines survive; of the first, only traces remain. The lower margin is extant (60 mm), the right is minimal.

Lower Papyrus (B): Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete but with insect holes; written on both sides. On the front, there are 7 lines across the fibres; margins are extant. On the back there are traces of 2 effaced lines running along the fibres.

3015. Papyrus 867

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 867
Title:
Contract (SB XVI 12864, P.Lond. III 867 descr., TM 16309)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract between a woman whose name is lost and Flavius Daniel, a soldier from the unit of the Mauri. The nature of the contract remains unclear owing to mutilation, but the sale of a plot of land is concerned. With subscriptions at the end, including those of two witnesses and of the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 March 506
Extent:
Two non-contiguous fragments from the right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, bearing writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The upper fragment preserves the ends of 7 lines, and the lower of 14 lines. Upper, right and lower margins survive. Vertical folds are still visible. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3016. Papyrus 869

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 869
Title:
Rent for Part of a House (SB XVIII 13620, P.Lond. III 869 descr., TM 18383)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the lease of two-thirds of a house located in Hermopolis, with courtyard and well, for an indefinite period at a rent of 8,000 talents. With subscription of one of the parties, of two witnesses and of the notary through his assistant.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 September 473
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, lacking part of the left portion and with surface damage in places; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 19 lines running along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. Upper, lower and right margins survive. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is housed in glass frame.

3017. Papyrus 870

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 870
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Lond. III 870 ro., TM 33772), and Account (P.Lond. III 870 vo. descr., TM 33773)
Scope & Content:
A man from Panopolis, whose name is damaged, acknowledges receipt of a loan of a sum of money on the security of part of a half share of a house, whose boundaries are described. On the back there are remains of an account for the month of Payni (unpublished).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off to the right, imperfect at the top and bottom, and with some surface damage; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 18 lines lacking the ends; the left margin is extant and measures 20-35 mm, and portions of the upper and lower margins survive. On the back, there are portions of various lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front; there are reddish marks throughout. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3018. Papyrus 871

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 871
Title:
Lease of a Dining Room (P.Lond. III 871, TM 41307)
Scope & Content:
Menas, son of Zenobius, leases from the count (comes) Flavius Sergius, son of the late Petrus, a dining room in a house in Arsinoe for an undetermined period; the endorsement is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 April 603
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, lacking the lower right corner, and displaying insect holes in places; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 23 lines written along the fibres; side margins are minimal. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres in the upper part of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3019. Papyrus 873

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 873
Title:
Christian Hymn (P.Lond.Lit. 235, TM 64882, LDAB 6121)
Scope & Content:
Hymn to Jesus and the Virgin Mary; with passages from hymns 4 and 5.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus sheet, imperfect at the top and bottom, especially on the left, and displaying surface damage throughout; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 35 lines written along the fibres. No margins were left on the left and right. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3020. Papyrus 874

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 874
Title:
Acknowledgment of Debt (P.Lond. III 874, TM 22700)
Scope & Content:
Acknowledgment of a debt of three solidi by two brothers to a steward (pronoetes) of the Hermopolite episcopal church. The debt concerns a certain Herodes, possibly a tenant or labourer on the church's estate. The subscription of the notary Phoebammon is at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 December 554
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus, complete at the top, right and foot; abraded in places; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears 25 lines, all lacking the beginnings except for the last 6 lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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