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3421. Papyrus 1563

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1563
Title:
Private Letter (SB XVIII 13590, TM 25383)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Didymus and another man whose name is damaged to Herakleios on private matters; the senders enquire about Herakleios’ health, ask him to write, and conclude the letter by sending greetings to various people; with address and saltire pattern on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:
One medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, but imperfect at the bottom and with insect-holes throughout; written on both sides. On the front, there are 22 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. Folding lines are still visible. The back bears one line written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3422. Papyrus 1564

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1564
Title:
Employment of Substitutes for Liturgic Office (P.Leit. 13, SB VIII 10205, TM 32160)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a contract between Aurelius Modestus alias Olympus, collector of grain taxes, his colleague Melas, son of Melas, and Nepotianus, son of Theon. Modestus employs the two men for the collection of grain taxes in his own place, having paid them 350 silver drachmas for their salary, cost ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 3rd century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with insect-holes and surface damage in places; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 26 lines, with traces of another line at the bottom; upper and left margins are extant; no space was left free on the right. A sheet-join runs vertically along the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3423. Papyrus 1565

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1565
Title:
Repayment of a Loan (P.Turner 17, TM 15687)
Scope & Content:
Imouthes, feeder and burier of hawks and linen worker of Oxyrhynchus, acknowledges the repayment of a loan in money with due interest made through the bank of Sarapion and Ammonius. The borrowers were Harthoonis, another feeder of hawks, and Onnophris. With Imouthes’s subscription at the end and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
69
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with a break along the height almost at the middle, and lacking part of the right portion; with surface damage in places. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 30 lines, rubbed in places; of the last only traces of two letters remain; left and upper margins survive; the right margin, which is minimal, survives opposite lines 1-5. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet at 7 mm from the right edge at lines 2-6. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3424. Papyrus 1567

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1567
Title:
Private Letter (SB XVIII 13591, TM 30980)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Sarapammon and Syra from Koprys and Senthonis, who have not received any news and are concerned about whether Syra has arrived. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet with minor surface damage along the vertical folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 11 lines from the top of a column, written along the fibres; upper and side margins are extant. On the back, there is the beginning of 1 line running along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3425. Papyrus 1568(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1568(A-C)
Title:
Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond.Lit. 53, TM 61313, LDAB 2455)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) and upper right papyrus (B): Unpublished documents. Lower right papyrus (C) (P.Lond.Lit. 53, TM 61313, LDAB 2455, MP3 1581): Fragmentary leaf from a papyrus codex, containing iambic trimeters with stichometrical divisions, possibly from an anthology and apparently on a dream o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-4th century
Extent:

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

Left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom and right, broken off on the other sides; abraded in places; written on one side. The front bears the right-hand part of a column written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant, no space was left to the right. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Lower right portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side. The front bears the right-hand part of a column written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant, no space was left to the right. The back is blank.

Lower right papyrus (C): Fragment of a leaf of a light-brown papyrus codex, worm-eaten in places; written on both sides, each side bearing part of the foot of a column; the lower margin survives.

3426. Papyrus 1572(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1572(A-C)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (SB XVI 12633, TM 14632)
Scope & Content:
Upper left papyrus and lower papyrus (A, C): Two unpublished tax documents, one of 117-118 and the other issued by a certain Heraclides and his colleagues and referring to a year (2?) of the emperor Trajan. Upper right papyrus (B) (SB XVI 12633, TM 14632): Customs-house receipt issued to Onnoph...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
98-206
Extent:

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

Upper left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 6 lines, complete. Margins are extant, the lower being ample. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Light-brown papyrus strip, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 3 complete lines. Margins are minimal. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (C): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 6 lines, imperfect at the end. Margins survive, the lower being ample. Folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.

3427. Papyrus 1575

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1575
Title:
Document (Unpublished) and Letter of a School-Boy (SB III 6262, TM 31055)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Document, mostly illegible (Unpublished). At the bottom, written upside down in relation to the text, there is the address of the text on the verso. Verso (SB III 6262, TM 31055): Letter of Thonis addressed to his father Arion. The boy inquires why Arion has not replied to any of his ear...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
Sheet of papyrus cut out from a larger piece, bearing writing on both sides. The text on the front runs along the fibres and is almost illegible because of the dark stains and the salts deposited on the surface. Only the upper margin survives. The text on the verso is complete; some words were erased and corrected. The surface is occasionally damaged; horizontal folding lines are visible. All margins are extant, the side margins being minimal. The papyrus is mounted in a glass case.

3428. Papyrus 1586(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1586(A-C)
Title:
Tax Receipts and Certificate for Five-Day Work (TM 14291, 43199, 43215)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (A) (SB XXII 15707, TM 43215): Receipt issued by the sitologi of Nilopolis for the payment of six artabas of wheat made to the account of Apynchis, son of Apynchis, of Soknopaiou Nesos, for public taxes. Dated 19 August 194. Middle fragment (B) (SB VIII 9864, TM 14291): Certifica...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
107-194
Extent:

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

Upper fragment (A): Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete, written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 5 lines written along the fibres. All margins are extant, the lower being irregular.

Middle fragment (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, imperfect at the bottom and with some surface damage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 9 lines written along the fibres. Upper and right margins are extant; no margin on the left.

Lower fragment (C): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and with some surface damage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines written along the fibres, and traces of another line at the bottom. Upper and left margins are extant; no margin was left to the right.

3429. Papyrus 1588 (A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1588 (A-B)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (TM 702617)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (TM 702617): Composite receipt for poll-tax (syntaximon) and other taxes shared by the community paid in eleven instalments over a period of about one year. The tax payer is Pausiris son of Panephrymis. A number was added in the top margin. Dated October 151-October 152. Lower...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 16 lines; margins are extant. A sheet-join runs from about 2-4 mm from the right edge. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, complete on the sides and at the bottom; with some surface damage; written on both sides. The front bears 15 lines from the bottom of a column, written along the fibres; on the back there is one word written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

3430. Papyrus 1589

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1589
Title:
Petition (SB XX 14469, TM 23749)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a petition addressed to the strategus of the Hermopolite nome from Aurelius Hermes alias Pinutis, gymnasiarch and councillor of Hermopolis, selected by the council as member of an embassy following the tetrarchs. Presumably dated between June 302 and November 303.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
302-303
Extent:
Upper portion of a medium-to-dark-brown papyrus, complete at the top and sides, but damaged by holes and abrasion; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 11 lines written along the fibres; left and upper margins are extant; no margin was left on the right. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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