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3281. Papyrus 1284

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1284
Title:
Tax Receipts and Account (SB XXIV 16049-16050, P.Lond. III 1284(a-b) descr., TM 22869, 22871)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (SB XXIV 16049, P.Lond. III 1284(a) descr., TM 22869): Two receipts issued for the same man, Aurelius Eutus, son of Didymus, for payments made in 257 and 258 on account of a tax called oktadrachmia. With traces of a preceding column. Lines 1-7: Receipt for a payment of 8 drachm...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
253-260
Extent:

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

Left papyrus (A): Broken off on the right- and left-hand sides, damaged at the top, with small insect holes in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 18 lines, lacking the ends, with blank space of 15 mm between lines 7 and 8; traces of the preceding column are visible opposite lines 15-18. The upper margin survives to 10 mm, the lower measures 60 mm.

Right papyrus (B): Broken off on the sides, and complete at the top and bottom; written on both sides. The front bears the central portions of 7 lines written along the fibres; the upper margin measures 30 mm and the lower 50 mm. On the back, there are portions of 16 lines across the fibres, abraded in places, with a trace of another line at the bottom.

3282. Papyrus 1292

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1292
Title:
List of Taxes on Land (SB XVIII 13149, P.Lond. III 1292 descr., TM 32980)
Scope & Content:
Document listing the taxes due from two properties comprising various types of land (private, public, alluvial, island, vineyard and garden). The size of each category of land is supplied; the tax on the property is stated in artabas; the total of 66 artabas on both properties follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet of good quality, complete, with insect holes and surface damage, especially along the creases; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 17 lines. Margins are extant. The sheet was folded from right to left. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3283. Papyrus 1293

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1293
Title:
Account of Wheat (P.Lond. III 1293, TM 33795)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of an account recording the artabas of wheat and barley received from various Hermopolite villages; some amounts were deducted for a certain Demetrius; with two lines on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
346 (?)
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, damaged by small insect holes; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front there is the top of a column, with 11 lines and traces of another line at the bottom; upper and side margins survive. Vertical folds are visible. On the back there are 2 lines written in the upper right corner. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3284. Papyrus 1297

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1297
Title:
Official Report (SB XX 14586, P.Lond. III 1297 descr., TM 23757)
Scope & Content:
Report on payments made on account of the gold contribution for crowns (aurum coronarium) by the inhabitants of Paploou, in the Hermopolite nome, submitted by Aurelius Antoninus. With subscription of Antoninus at the end, in the same hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, with small insect holes and surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 11 lines; all margins are extant, with ample blank space left at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3285. Papyrus 1298

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1298
Title:
Sale of Part of a House (P.Lond. III 1298, TM 22877)
Scope & Content:
A certificate from the banker Aurelius Ammonius, confirming that Aurelius Theognostus has sold one-third of a house with courtyard and appurtenances located in Hermopolis to his sister Dioscorous. With Ammonius' signature at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
July-August 231
Extent:

A long papyrus slip, damaged by holes regularly distributed. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3286. Papyrus 1299

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1299
Title:
Tax Receipt (SB XX 14455, P.Lond. III 1299 descr., TM 38457)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging the payment of seven artabas and a half of wheat made by Petrus, son of Pinution, on account of the grain-tax (embole).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete but with surface damage and few insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 5 lines, somewhat defaced, which occupy the upper half of the sheet. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 90 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3287. Papyrus 1300

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1300
Title:
Letter from Hypatius to Senuthius (ZPE 216 (2020), pp. 251-255, P.Lond. III 1300 descr., TM 39616)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter from Hypatius to Senuthius on various business matters, mentioning, among other things, a large payment for milk, a man from the tribe of Yasad and various requisitions, and informing the recipient of the dispatch of a slave; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c.643-644
Extent:
Left-hand portion of a light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, originally c. 340 mm wide; damaged along the horizontal folds and with few holes; written on both sides. The front bears the beginnings of 9 lines running across the fibres, fairly spaced; upper, lower and left margins are extant, the left being minimal. A sheet-join runs from left to right under line 3. The back bears the end of one line written along the fibres at the top of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3288. Papyrus 1303

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1303
Title:
Sale of Barrels (SB XX 14712, P.Lond. III 1303 descr., TM 23794)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the sale of 2400 barrels for future delivery, purchased through a priest by a church in the Hermopolite nome, from Aurelius Colluthus, son of Pheus, potter of the village of Phby. With docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
498
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete on the left, broken off at the bottom and right, damaged at the top; with few insect holes in places; written on both sides. The front bears 9 lines running along the fibres, all lacking the ends, with a small trace of a tenth line at the bottom. Additional traces are visible in the upper left corner. The left (15 mm) and partly the upper (20 mm) margins survive. Folding lines are still visible. On the back, there is one line running along the fibres and lacking the end. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3289. Papyrus 1305

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1305
Title:
Order to Deliver and Account (SB XX 14456, P.Lond. III 1305 descr., TM 38458)
Scope & Content:
Order from Flavius Demeas, lawyer (scholasticus) and public advocate (ekdikos), to Artemidorus to deliver 12 artabas of wheat to three persons, and receive a money payment from them. On the back there are traces of an account, unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 Match 506 or 521
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, lacking part of the lower edge, with insect holes and surface damage throughout; written on both sides across the fibres. The back bears traces of one column; on the front, there are 7 lines, the last mutilated. Part of a sheet-join running along the width of the sheet is visible in the lower edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3290. Papyrus 1307

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1307
Title:
Lease of Land (ZPE 215 (2020), p. 260, P.Lond. III 1307 descr., TM 22880)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a two-year lease of non-irrigated land located in the village of Ision Sesembythis, in the Hermopolite nome, the lessee being Aurelius Solomon, son of Esaeus and Eus, from Hermopolis, and the lessor a subdeacon of the martyrium of St Cyriacus (his name is lost).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 September 509
Extent:

Portion of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and sides; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 9 lines, lacking beginnings and ends; the upper margin survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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