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3171. Papyrus 1074

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1074
Title:
Summons (SB XX 14967, P.Lond. III 1074 descr., TM 38524)
Scope & Content:
Summons addressed to the eirenarchs (peace-keeping officials) of the village of Senilais demanding the appearance of a certain Papostolos, as he has been accused.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, complete but with insect holes; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are three lines, complete, with a trace of ink at the top; margins are minimal. Horizontal folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3172. Papyrus 1075

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1075
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. III 1075, TM 39590)
Scope & Content:
A letter where the sender (a pagarch?) complains about the disrespectful behaviour of Joseph, one of his estate labourers, who had accused him of extortion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, complete, with holes and abrasion in places; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 28 lines running across the fibres; margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3173. Papyrus 1077

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1077
Title:
Metrological Tables (SB XXII 15706, P.Lond. III 1077 descr., TM 65191, LDAB 6433, MP3 2326.01)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a codex with metrological tables. Recto, column 1: Tables with measures of capacity; Recto, column 2, and verso, column 1: Accounts of metrological nature; Verso, column 2: Tables with measures of length.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Sheet (double-page) from a papyrus codex, damaged by holes, effaced, and very fragmentary, especially at the bottom; it preserves two columns on each side, written along and across the fibres respectively, with each page of the codex bearing one column. The codex is of the ‘nearly square’-type, each page measuring 292 x 225 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3174. Papyrus 1078

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1078
Title:
Private Letter (SB XX 14449, P.Lond. III 1078 descr., TM 39683)
Scope & Content:
Private letter requesting permission for a visit, mentioning letters from Babylon and the dispatch of a pair of beast’s loads. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, paler by patches, complete but with holes throughout; written on both sides. The front bears 10 lines written along the fibres, complete; margins survive. On the back there is one damaged line written along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3175. Papyrus 1080

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1080
Title:
Donation (SB XX 14104, P.Lond. III 1080 descr., TM 38424)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a donation of a plot of land located near the village of Thynis made by a man whose name is lost to a Christian lay confraternity (philoponeion).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Two fragments of varying size from a light-brown papyrus, broken off at the top, bottom and lacking most of its left-hand side. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The left fragment preserves the beginnings of 4 lines and the left margin, which measures c. 20 mm; the right fragment contains the ends of 25 lines and the right margin; a sheet-join runs along the width of the papyrus at c. 70 mm from the top. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3176. Papyrus 1081

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1081
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. III 1081, TM 22789)
Scope & Content:
Petition from an agricultural worker to a bishop, asking for help against the claims of the Arab governor, who had asked him to deliver three horses and two mules.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 7th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, lacking the lower right corner and damaged by small insect holes throughout; written on both sides. On the back, there are two lines written in the upper part of the sheet along the fibres; the front bears 14 lines running against the fibres, with lines 8-13 lacking the ends. Margins are minimal; the right is preserved up to line 7; the left is torn at the bottom. A sheet-join runs along the width in the middle of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3177. Papyrus 1083

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1083
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 1083, TM 38294)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging a money payment made by Petrus, of Hermopolis, on account of public taxes for the tenth indiction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, medium-brown, with darker patches; complete but damaged along the left edge, with minor abrasion and few small holes at the top; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 4 lines running against the fibres, complete; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3178. Papyrus 1087

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1087
Title:
List of Expenses (SB XX 14702, P.Lond. III 1087 descr., TM 38517)
Scope & Content:
List of expenses, with traces of a preceding column. On the back there are remains of an account (unpublished).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, with minor abrasion and few small insect holes in places; written on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 17 lines from one column lacking the top and the foot, with only few traces of line 17; traces of a preceding column are visible in the left margin, opposite lines 3-4. On the back, there are remains of few lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3179. Papyrus 1091

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1091
Title:
List of Grain (SB XX 14700, P.Lond. III 1091 descr., TM 38516)
Scope & Content:
List of artabas of grain paid by various individuals from various Hermopolite localities.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Square-shaped papyrus sheet, somewhat torn at the top and bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 13 lines, complete; margins are extant: the right measures 85 mm and the lower 40 mm; the others are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3180. Papyrus 1095

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1095
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1095(a-b), TM 39603-39604)
Scope & Content:
Two tax receipts for payments made in two villages of the Hermopolite nome. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 1095(a), TM 39603): Tax receipt for a payment of seventeen carats in the village of Sinape. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 1095(b), TM 39604): Tax receipt for a payment of seven carats m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century-8th century
Extent:

Two small papyrus sheets, bearing writing on one side, with the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): With minor surface damage; written across the fibres; 3 lines occupying the top of the sheet, with ample margin at the bottom; trace of ink in the lower right corner.

Lower papyrus (B): With minor surface damage, especially at the bottom; written across the fibres; 2 lines occupying the top of the sheet, with ample margin at the bottom.

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