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3501. Papyrus 1689

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1689
Title:
Lease of House-Property (P.Lond. V 1872, TM 19778)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a contract for the lease of some house-property between Aurelius Georgius, son of Silvanus, the lessor, and Aurelius Pcylis son of Copreus and Anna.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 November 548
Extent:
Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, with some surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 17 lines from the top of a column; upper and side margins are extant. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3502. Papyrus 1690

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1690
Title:
Fragment of a Lease (P.Lond. V 1767, TM 19759)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a lease between Flavius Faustus, son of the late Victor, of Hermopolis, the lessor, and Aurelius Phoebammon, son of Matthaeus and Sophia, a vinedresser from the hamlet of Basileios, in the Hermopolite nome, the lessee. The lessee is vouched for by two guarantors. Details of the lease...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
561-562
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at bottom, imperfect at the top, and complete on the sides; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are eleven lines from the top of a column written along the fibres, the last being very fragmentary; left and right margins are minimal. On the back, there are the beginnings of two lines written along the fibres, with ample blank space between them. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3503. Papyrus 1691

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1691
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. V 1759, TM 36935)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging two payments in kind made by Capito Herminus through the administrator Ioannes on account of the grain-tax (embole), for a total of 116 artabas of wheat; with subscriptions of two tax officials, Anuphis and Cyriacus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Papyrus slip, torn on the sides, with holes and surface damage throughout; written on one side across the fibres, with the back blank; the front bears 4 lines; upper and lower margins are extant, the lower measuring 40 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3504. Papyrus 1692

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1692
Title:
Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1799, TM 35256)
Scope & Content:
Order from Marcellinus to Nilammon to pay 85 myriads to a worker.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century (?)
Extent:

Mid-dark-brown papyrus piece, with the fibres being horizontal and the top and vertical at the bottom; a sheet-join runs from left to right in the middle; written on one side, the back being blank. The first 3 lines run across the fibres, the fourth line, written in the lower half of the piece runs against the fibres. Margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3505. Papyrus 1693

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1693
Title:
Lease of a Vineyard (P.Lond. V 1769, TM 36940)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary lease of a vineyard including an orchard yard and olive grove.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom, and left; written on one side, the back is blank. On the front, there are ten written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. , the last being very fragmentary; the right margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3506. Papyrus 1694(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1694(A-B)
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. V 1741, TM 38845; P.Lond. V 1863 descr., TM 38866)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1741, TM 38845): Receipt for the payment of 7 ¼ solidi for the land-tax of the tenth indiction, made through a public weigher (zygostates). Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1863 descr., TM 38866): Receipt for payments made by various individuals on account of taxes. The...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century-8th century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom; written on one side. The front bears portions of 6 lines written across the fibres; the back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but slightly damaged in places; written on one side. The front bears 3 lines running along the fibres; with most of the sheet being blank. Margins are extant. The back is blank.

3507. Papyrus 1696(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1696(A-B)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. V 1779, TM 36945; P.Lond. V 1901 descr., TM 36993)
Scope & Content:
Upper Papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1779, TM 36945): Receipt for the payment of four artabas of wheat as rent on land, written on the back of another document, of which little remains. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1901 descr., TM 36993): Small fragment of a document of uncertain nature, mentioning an ...
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): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on both sides; the front bears parts of 3 lines written across the fibres, with traces of another line at the top; the papyrus was reused to host the text on the back, which comprises 6 lines written along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (B): Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides and with insect holes in places; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 4 lines, and traces of another line are visible at the top. The back is blank.

3508. Papyrus 1697

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1697
Title:
Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1667, TM 19687)
Scope & Content:
Order for payment from the village treasury addressed to Ioannes, a tax-official (hypodektes) from the village headmen (protokometai) of Aphrodito; with subscriptions of the village headmen at the end, and summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 September 537 (?)
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, incomplete, lacking the left-hand edge (front) and with few holes; the back displays surface damage; written on both sides. On the front, there are 10 lines written along the fibres in the upper half of the sheet; lines 5-10 are fragmentary. Margins survive; the blank space at the bottom is ample and measures 150 mm. On the back, there are two lines written along the fibres in the right-hand half of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3509. Papyrus 1698

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1698
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1698, TM 36923)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract for the lease of a plot of land; both parties are liable to a fine in case of breach of the agreement; with subscriptions of the heirs of Psimanobet, son of Cyrus, who are apparently the lessees, and of two witnesses, one of whom is Dioscorus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 6th century
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet with four detached scraps, light-brown in the upper part and darker in the lower; broken off at the top and left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 14 lines, all lacking the beginnings. Lower and right margins are minimal; the other margins are lost. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 40-45 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3510. Papyrus 1699(a-b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1699(a-b)
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. V 1746, TM 38850; P.Lond. V 1742, TM 38846)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1746, TM 38850): Receipt for a payment made on account of the poll-tax (andrismos); with subscription of Ieremias in a different hand at the end. Traces of a washed out document are visible on the other side. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1742, TM 38846): Receipt for...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century-8th century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown sheet, with writing on both sides; on one side, apparently the verso of the sheet, there are 3 lines written along the fibres, with all margins extant; on the other side, there are traces of a text, washed out, written across the fibres.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown sheet, with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 2 lines written across the fibres; margins are extant, the right and lower being ample.

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