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3551. Papyrus 1762

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1762
Title:
Sale of a Donkey (SB XX 14461, TM 23746)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a white female donkey at the price of 120 drachmas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 July 148 or 158
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, with some creases and abrasion throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 7 lines; margins are extant, with the side margins being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3552. Papyrus 1763

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1763
Title:
Court Proceedings (P.Lond. V 1825 descr., ChLA III 210, TM 19773)
Scope & Content:
Courts proceedings, presumably related to a debt, mentioning a workshop and possibly sailors from Panopolis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
352
Extent:

Fragment of a brown papyrus roll, of lighter colour on the left-hand side, darker on the right; written on the recto: one column, 8 lines; the upper margin (1 cm) is preserved, the other ones are broken; verso blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3553. Papyrus 1765

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1765
Title:
Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. V 1704, TM 36926)
Scope & Content:
The head (proestos) of the monastery of Apa Souros in Aphrodito, through Flavius Artemidorus, the administrator (dioiketes), acknowledges receipt of payment from the sons of the late Phoebammon as rent on some land. Dated to 536/537 or 551/552.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, with abrasion and holes throughout and a dark stain at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 16 lines, with traces of another line at the top; the lower margin is ample and measures 75 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3554. Papyrus 1767

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1767
Title:
Letter Concerning a Sale (P.Lond. V 1792, ChLA III 211, TM 35255)
Scope & Content:
Written by the delegate Eulogius, this letter likely concerns the sale of a girl by a tenant-farmer. The addressee, whose name is only partially preserved, may be a Christian.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Papyrus roll, mid-brown in colour, broken off on the left side; written on the recto: one column; 18 lines; verso blank. Preserved margins: upper (ca. 10 mm), right (0.5 cm) and lower (13 mm) margins; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3555. Papyrus 1770(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1770(A-B)
Title:
Tax Account (P.Lond. V 1671, TM 36916), and Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1668, TM 19689)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1671, TM 36916): Account of tax payments made by the shepherds of Aphrodito. Right papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1668, TM 19689): Order addressed to Ioannes, a tax official (hypodektes), to pay a sum of money corresponding to 48 1/3 carats. The subscriptions of two village ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
500-538
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Two fragments of a long and narrow dark-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. On the front, there are 8 lines occupying the upper part of the sheet, with ample blank space at the bottom.

Lower papyrus (B): Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, long and narrow, imperfect on the left; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 13 lines written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. There is ample blank space at the bottom.

3556. Papyrus 1771

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1771
Title:
Letter of a Companion of the Pagarch Menas (P.Lond. V 1683, TM 19701)
Scope & Content:
The sender of the letter, who was with the pagarch Menas, summons the recipient, who appears to have submitted a petition, so that his case may be decided.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-567
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet with top, right, and bottom margins extant, but broken off on the left-hand side; the writing on the recto is against the fibres. Remains of the address, written along the fibres, is visible on the back. Mounted in one glass case.

3557. Papyrus 1772

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1772
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. V 1666, TM 19686)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging the payment of 12 carats and 3/4 made by Apollos, son of Dioscorus, on account of village taxes for the village of Phthla and for certain monks, issued by the pagarchs through their assistant Matoi. Dated to 514-515, 529-530, 544-545, or 559-560.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, imperfect on the right and with surface damage throughout; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 5 lines running across the fibres, damaged at the end; upper, left and lower margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3558. Papyrus 1773

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1773
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. V 1790, TM 35254)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a private letter; the names of the correspondents are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:
Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 17 lines running across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends. The upper margin survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3559. Papyrus 1774

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1774
Title:
Military Pay Record (?) (ChLA III 212, TM 69874)
Scope & Content:
This badly preserved document seems to be a military pay record, as suggested by the abbreviation for drachma (see col. I 2, 4, 6; col. II 2, 7). The salaries are arranged under the personal names of soldiers. However, no figure can be detected.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus roll, written on the recto along the fibres. The verso is blank. Portions of two columns survive, separated by an intercolumn of c. 15 mm. The first column consists of 6 lines, the second of 7 lines.

The light-brown papyrus preserves only the top (15 mm) margin; it is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3560. Papyrus 1776

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1776
Title:
Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. V 1702, TM 19720)
Scope & Content:
Flavius Colluthus acknowledges that he has received the rent from Apollos (father of Dioscorus), through his son Menas, on account of a plot of land he is renting. With subscription of Colluthus written by Aurelius Apollos, son of Joseph, who acted on his behalf. Dated to 527-528 or 542-543.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
527-528 or 542-543
Extent:
Papyrus slip, torn at the bottom, with insect holes and abrasion throughout and darker portions; written on one side, the back being blank. There are 7 lines running across the fibres; margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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