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3021. Papyrus 875

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 875
Title:
Receipt for Barley (SB XXII 15491, TM 35716) and Letter (P.Lond. III 875b descr., TM 38235)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (SB XXII 15491, TM 35716): Fifth-century receipt for one hundred and fifty artabas of barley to feed pigs, received by two persons from the landowner through an agent. The text has been cancelled. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 875b descr., TM 38235): Fragment of a letter, wit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Papyrus slip, complete but riddled with insect holes; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 4 lines, crossed out. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Papyrus sheet lacking the upper left corner and riddled with holes; written on both sides. The front bears 8 lines running across the fibres, most of which lack the beginnings. Margins are minimal. The back contains the beginnings of 2 lines running along the fibres.

3022. Papyrus 877

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 877
Title:
Acknowledgment of Money Payments (SB XXII 15495, P.Lond. III 877 descr., TM 38236)
Scope & Content:
The soldier Daniel made money payments for the eleventh indiction on account of the komokatoikoi (a village corporation with the same tax status) of the village Sinarchebis in the Hermopolite nome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet with darker patches, complete on all sides, with some surface damage and few holes in places; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 6 lines running across the fibres, complete. The upper margin measures 10 mm, the lower 60 mm, the right more than 30 mm and the left about 15 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3023. Papyrus 878

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 878
Title:
Petition (SB VI 9217, TM 14214), and Edict of Constantine (SB VI 9218, TM 17873, LDAB 1061)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. III 909(a), TM 11810): Petition from the city of Arsinoe to the emperors, apparently on tax matters. Verso (SB VI 9218, TM 17873, LDAB 1061): Edict of the emperor Constantine to the inhabitants of Palestine in favour of the Christian religion, quoted by Eusebius, Life of Constan...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
319-320
Extent:
Portion of a papyrus sheet, with two detached scraps, bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 16 lines written along the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; on the back, there are parts of 22 lines written across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3024. Papyrus 879

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 879
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 879, TM 84)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up by the notary Heliodorus recording the sale of one quarter of arura of land located near Pathryis at a price of 4,000 bronze drachmas. The seller is Patous, son of Phagonis, and the buyers Panebchounis, son of Totoes, and his wife Kobahetesis alias Maithotis; with summary of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 November 123 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll of fine quality, complete and well preserved, with a few holes along the upper edge; written on both sides. On the front, there are three columns; the first has 5 lines written across the fibres on the first sheet of the roll, which displays vertical fibres; the other two columns are wide and have 10 lines. Margins are extant and sheet-joins are visible. On the back, there is a short line written along the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame with an opening for the text on the verso.

3025. Papyrus 880

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 880
Title:
Division of Property (P.Lond. III 880, TM 85)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in the office of the notary Heliodorus whereby Totoes, son of Pelaeus, divides the lands belonging to him and located in the plain of Pathyris between his children.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 March 113 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll with darker patches, damaged especially at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are two columns of 15 and 16 lines respectively. The upper margin is extant, the other margins partly survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3026. Papyrus 881

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 881
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 881, Chrest.Mitt. 153, TM 86)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in the office of the notary Sosus by his agent Hermias recording the sale of one and a quarter arura of land in the plain of Pathyris by Pmois, son of Thotortaeus, to Kobahetesis and her four sons at the price of three bronze talents; with summary of the deed (scriptura interior) in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 March 108 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus roll of fine quality, complete and well preserved. On the front, there are 3 columns; the first column has 8 lines written across the fibres, as the first sheet of the roll displays vertical fibres; the second column is wide and has 16 complete lines; the third column has 7 lines in Greek, followed by some blank space and 7 lines in Demotic. Margins are extant; sheet-joins are visible. On the back, there are dark spots and traces of ink. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3027. Papyrus 882

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 882
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 882, Chrest.Mitt. 154, TM 87)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up by Pisarchus, agent of the notary of Diospolis Parva, recording the sale of two plots of land amounting to three and a half aruras for one bronze talent. The seller is Thamounis, daughter of Patous, and the buyer Peteharsemtheus, son of Nechoutes; with summary of the deed (scriptura...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
March-April 101 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus roll, complete and well preserved, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 3 columns of 6, 14 and 7 lines respectively. Margins are extant; sheet-joins are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3028. Papyrus 883

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 883
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 883, TM 88)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in the office of the notary Hermias in Pathyris, recording the sale of a plot of land. The seller is Peteharsemtheus, son of Almaphis, and the buyer Peteharsemtheus, son of Panebchounis; with summary of the deed (scriptura interior) in column 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 January 88 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus roll of fine quality, complete and well preserved, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 2 columns of 16 and 12 lines respectively. Margins are extant; two sheet-joins are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3029. Papyrus 884

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 884
Title:
Rhetorical Exercise - Suasoria (P.Lond.Lit. 139, P.Lond. III 884 descr., TM 63526, LDAB 4735, MP3 2510)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a suasoria (a rhetorical exercise) urging resistance to Alexander; with end-title.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Larger fragment and three detached scraps from a papyrus roll, damaged by insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The upper parts of two columns are preserved; the column width is 53 mm; the intercolumn measures 14-17 mm and the upper margin 27 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3030. Papyrus 885

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 885
Title:
Treatise on Literary Criticism or Attic Usage (P.Lond.Lit. 183, P.Lond. III 885 descr., TM 62518, LDAB 3699, MP3 2291)
Scope & Content:
Treatise on literary criticism or on Attic usage, perhaps by Phrynichus, arranged in rough alphabetical order and quoting Homer, Iliad III 229, and XVI 795, Odyssey XXII 5, Euripides, Bacchae 642, and Menander, Cecryphalus (fr. 242 K.-Th.).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century (?)
Extent:

Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The fragments preserve parts of at least 6 columns. Fragment 1 bears portions of 2 columns, the second being better preserved, with the lower margin; fragment 2 contains parts of 2 columns and the lower margin; fragment 3 and fragment 6 join and preserve 2 columns, the first being very fragmentary, with further letters on the right margin; fragment 4 only bears a few letters from 4 lines; fragment 5 preserves a portion of one column. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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