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3491. Papyrus 1676(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1676(A-B)
Title:
Receipts (P.Lond. V 1753, TM 36933; P.Lond. V 1781, TM 36947)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1753, TM 36933): Receipt from Flavius Ioannes, pagarch of the Hermopolite nome, to Zacharias, assistant (boethos) of Sinalabe, a village of the Hermopolite nome, for the payment of five gold solidi and six carats; dated to the second half of the 7th century. The endo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Light-brown slip, dark-stained in places, complete; written on both sides; on the front, there are 3 lines written across the fibres; all margins are extant. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (B): Dark-brown slip, complete but with some surface damage; writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 5 lines written along the fibres; margins are extant.

3492. Papyrus 1677

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1677
Title:
Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1801, TM 35258)
Scope & Content:
An order addressed to Hermapollon by the count (comes) Anatolius, instructing him to pay 10,000 silver talents; with Anatolius’ subscription in the last line.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:

Papyrus slip, with damage in the margins and along the folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; there are 3 lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3493. Papyrus 1678(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1678(A-B)
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. V 1892 descr., TM 38872), and Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1800, TM 35257)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1892 descr., TM 38872): Seventh- or eight-century conclusion of a letter. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1800, TM 35257): Fifth- or sixth-century order addressed to Phoebammon from the count (comes) Anatolius, instructing him to pay 28,400 silver talents; with Anatoli...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-8th century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 2 lines from the foot of a column, with traces of another line at the top; side and lower margins are extant. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 5 lines; margins are extant. The back is blank.

3494. Papyrus 1679(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1679(A-B)
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. V 1887 descr., TM 36988) and Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1802, TM 35259)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1887 descr., TM 36988): Sixth-century private letter of Aphous to Apa Hermodorus, with the request to send three artabas of barley for sowing; the address partly survives on the back. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1802, TM 35259): Fifth- or sixth-century order addres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes, with a big gap in the centre; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 5 lines written across the fibres, followed by a short column of 4 lines placed in the centre. On the back, there is the beginning of one line running along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes and abrasion; written on one side. The front bears 3 lines running across the fibres; a sheet-join runs horizontally along the lower edge. The back is blank.

3495. Papyrus 1681

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1681
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. V 1787, TM 36948) and Account (P.Lond. V 1906 descr., TM 36997)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. V 1787, TM 36948): Fragmentary letter relating to taxes; the names of the correspondents are lost. Verso (P.Lond. V 1906 descr., TM 36997): Account of wheat and barley, probably private.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and on the right (front); written on both sides. The front bears 27 lines running across the fibres; the back bears parts of 3 columns written across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3496. Papyrus 1682

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1682
Title:
Acknowledgment of Debt for Rent (P.Lond. V 1766, TM 19758)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Colluthus, son of Cyriacus, of Nagogis, acknowledges the debt he owes to Flavius Georgius, son of the late Silvanus, as oustanding rent for the land he is leasing from him, and undertakes to pay the sum in Epeiph; with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 January 559 (?)
Extent:

Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, darknened and abraded in places, and with a gap at the top (front); written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line. On the front there are 14 lines from the top of a column; upper and right margins are minimal, the left is irregular. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3497. Papyrus 1684

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1684
Title:
Lease of a House (P.Lond. V 1768, TM 36939)
Scope & Content:
Lease of a house property located in Hermopolis, in the Quarter of the Western Citadel, provided with two exedrae, one external, facing north, and one, internal, facing east, a vaulted room in the cellar and a chaff barn, at a yearly rent of six carats. There follow the subscriptions of the lesse...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, imperfect at the bottom, complete on the sides; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 26 lines written along the fibres; left and right margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs along the right edge. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres, the sheet having been rotated 90 degrees. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3498. Papyrus 1685

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1685
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1771, TM 36941)
Scope & Content:
Lease of land located in the Hermopolite nome, of the duration of more than one year; details on the rent are given. There follow the subscriptions of the lessee, written by someone else as he is illiterate, of three witnesses, and of the notary Apollos; the back bears the endorsement.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet with five detached scraps, broken off at the top, imperfect at the bottom, complete on the sides; with some surface damage; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 17 lines written along the fibres; left and right margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs along the right edge. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres, the sheet having been rotated 90 degrees. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3499. Papyrus 1687(a-b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1687(a-b)
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. V 1739, TM 38843) and Order for Payment (P.Lond. V 1805, TM 35260) and Fragment of a Letter (TM 39666)
Scope & Content:
Top papyrus (Papyrus 1687a, P.Lond. V 1739, TM 38843, TM 39666): A seventh- or eighth-century receipt for land-tax (δημόσια) and poll-tax (διάγραφον) of the fourth indiction issued to Abba Iustus, the notary. The text is signed by Taurinus and Severus. On the other side there are two fragmentary...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-8th century
Extent:

Two papyri of different size not belonging together and housed in one glass case.

Top papyrus (Papyrus 1687a): Small papyrus sheet, written on both sides.

Bottom papyrus (Papyrus 1687b): Papyrus sheet, with a few gaps throughout; writing is on one side across the fibres.

3500. Papyrus 1688

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1688
Title:
Acknowledgment of Debt (P.Lond. V 1773, TM 19762)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of an acknowledgment of a debt amounting to fifty thousand talents for the price of one hundred cnidia of wine. The parties are from Hermopolis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 April 454
Extent:
Light- to medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, imperfect on the left, and complete on the other sides; bearing writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are 13 lines from the top of a column, written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings; upper margin is extant, right margin minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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