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3261. Papyrus 1248

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1248
Title:
Nomination of Water-Guards (P.Lond. III 1248, TM 22861)
Scope & Content:
Return addressed to Flavius Olympiodorus alias Asyncritius and Achilleus, superintendents of the dykes, from the village heads (komarchai) Aurelius Pebes and Aurelius Painis, listing individuals nominated for the the water-control (hydrophylakia); written by Aurelius Besarion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24-28 August 345
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, pale-brown, with insect holes, abrasion and other surface damage, especially in the left–hand portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 29 lines, with their beginnings being damaged; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3262. Papyrus 1249

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1249
Title:
Nomination of Candidates for Public Service (P.Lond. III 1249, TM 22862)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Apollon, a village official (gnoster) of the village of Pois, submits a list of farmers eligible for the collection of taxes to Flavius Olympiodorus alias Asyncritius, praepositus of the first pagus of the Hermopolite nome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 May 346
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete but with holes and surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. A small detached fragment is visible at the bottom of the frame. On the front, there are 24 lines, some fragmentary, especially at the bottom. Margins are extant, with no margin on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3263. Papyrus 1251

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1251
Title:
List for the Annona (SB XVIII 13147, P.Lond. III 1251 descr., TM 32978)
Scope & Content:
Schedule of meat, wine, barley and chaff to be collected for the military annona from Hermopolite villages of the fifteenth administrative unit (pagus) for the fourteenth indiction of an unknown year. The list is arranged by villages, and the entries include goods and quantities.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet of good quality, broken off to the right and with some breaks; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front there are two columns: the first is complete and has 16 lines, the second has the beginnings of 21 lines, with the last one only having a small trace. At least one column is lost. Upper, left and lower margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3264. Papyrus 1252

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1252
Title:
Private Letter (SB XVIII 13589, P.Lond. III 1252 descr., TM 32983)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Herminus to his son Theodorus on private affairs. On the back there is another short letter.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, with light-brown patches; complete but with small insect holes; written on both sides along the fibres. The front bears one column of 20 lines, with the last 4 lines indented; all margins are extant. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at 15-20 mm from the right edge. On the back, there are 5 lines written in the upper part of the sheet. The ink is faded. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3265. Papyrus 1253

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1253
Title:
Order to Pay (SB XX 14454, P.Lond. III 1253 descr., TM 34046)
Scope & Content:
Order of Eulogius to Cornelius to hand over four artabas of wheat to Paesis. Dated the 15th of Mesore. With signature of Eulogius at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, complete, written on one side across the fibres; the front bears 2 lines, complete; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3266. Papyrus 1254

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1254
Title:
Account (P.Lond. III 1254, TM 33792)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary account, with names of various classes of troops and amounts of payments stated in minae and pounds (litrai).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off on the sides, darkened and abraded in places and with few insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 3 columns; of the first, only the ends of the lines remain; the second is complete and the third is damaged on the right. Upper and lower margins survive. Sheet-joins run vertically at 25 mm from the left and 80 mm from the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3267. Papyrus 1258

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1258
Title:
List of Arrears (SB XVIII 13148, P.Lond. III 1258 descr., TM 32979)
Scope & Content:
List of arrears in grain owed by various individuals of an unnamed village, presumably located in the Hermopolite nome, with the total of arrears amounting to 380 artabas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet of fair quality, complete, with some holes and surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front there are two columns: the first has 30 lines, and the second 22 lines. Margins are extant and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3268. Papyrus 1259

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1259
Title:
Accounts (P.Lond. III 1259 ro., TM 22864; SB XVI 12827, P.Lond. III 1259 vo. descr., TM 16304)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. III 1259 ro., TM 22864): Account of daily expenses over various months, recording the prices of various items, such as pickled fish, pigs, birds, oil, meat, wood. Dated about 330. Verso (SB XVI 12827, TM 16304): Account headed 'first pagus, schedule of chlamydes (military garment...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
330-343
Extent:
Papyrus roll, broken off on the right and fragmentary at the top (front); with surface damage throughout; written on both sides. The front bears the feet of five columns written along the fibres; the first sheet of the roll displays vertical fibres. Lower and left margins survive; sheet-joins are visible. On the back, the top of five columns written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front; left and upper margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3269. Papyrus 1260

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1260
Title:
Official Letter (P.Panop.Beatty App. 1, P.Lond. III 1260 descr., TM 19253)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the procurator (epitropos) of the Lower Thebaid to the strategus of the Hermopolite nome, with the urgent order to build and equip ten ships with a capacity of 500 artabas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
304 or 305
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus, broken off on the left, lacking the lower right corner and damaged by holes throughout. The writing runs along the fibres on the front, and the back is blank. Portions of 21 lines remain, all lacking the beginnings. Upper, lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3270. Papyrus 1263

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1263
Title:
List of Nomination to Liturgies and Account (SB XX 14584, TM 14889, 133493)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 14889): Fragment of a list of candidates eligible for a number of public offices in Arsinoe, recording their names and amount of property. Verso (TM 133493): Money account, dated 253, unpublished. Another fragment from the same papyrus is now in Vienna, Nationalbibliothek, inventori...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, of lighter colour in places, with a few insect-holes in places; written on both sides; the front bears parts of 2 columns written along the fibres; the back was reused and preserves two columns written across the fibres. Another fragment is now in Vienna, Nationalbibliothek, inventoried as G 32016. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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