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3561. Papyrus 1778

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1778
Title:
Account and History of Alexander (P.Lond.Lit. 115, TM 63117, LDAB 4321, MP3 2200)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Fragment of an account, unpublished. Verso: Fragment of a prose literary work on Alexander the Great, mentioning his general Craterus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:

Fragment from a medium-brown papyrus, complete at the bottom and right (front); written on both sides. The front contains portions of 4 lines from the foot of a column, written along the fibres. The back bears 7 imperfect lines from the foot of a column written across the fibres; the lower margin is extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3562. Papyrus 1779

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1779
Title:
Letter to the Village Headman (protokometes) Apollos from an Official of Menas, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. V 1684, TM 19702)
Scope & Content:
A letter from one of the officials of Menas, the chief administrator of a city (pagarch), addressed to the village headman (protokometes) Apollos. Reference is made to a certain Demosthenes, described as most glorious (endoxotatos).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 August 566-567
Extent:
Broad sheet of papyrus, folded from the bottom upwards and possibly from each side towards the middle. Incomplete at the bottom-right side, where two small fragments, which do not directly join the major one, are still preserved. Written across the fibres, with a docket on the verso written along the fibers occupying. Mounted in glass.

3563. Papyrus 1780

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1780
Title:
Sale on Credit (P.Lond. V 1775, TM 36943)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary acknowledgment addressed to Aurelius Stephanus, of Hermopolis, for the loan of 8 solidi minus 48 carats on account of a purchase; the person making the statement (apparently a woman) undertakes to pay 2 solidi less 12 carats out of the sum.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, darkened at the top and bottom, with a vertical break, small insect holes in places and surface damage. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; portions of 12 lines remain, lacking beginnings and ends. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3564. Papyrus 1781

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1781
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1688, TM 19705)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary lease of land under water in Aphrodito for the period of one year; the names of the parties are mutilated, but the lessor may be Apollos, father of the notary and poet Dioscorus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 December 523
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left, abraded throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 10 lines, lacking the beginnings; upper and right margins survive, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3565. Papyrus 1782(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1782(A-B)
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. V 1911 descr., TM 33202), and Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. V 1785, TM 38862)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1911 descr., TM 33202): Beginning of a petition of the early fourth century from Aurelia Sarra, of Herakleopolis, to Aurelius Dorotheus and Aurelius Turbon, exactores of the city. Details are lost. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1785, TM 38862): Seventh-century receip...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century-7th century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with some surface damage; written on one side. The front bears 5 lines from the top of a column running along the fibres, with traces of a further line at the bottom. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with little damage along the right edge; written on one side. The front bears 6 lines running across the fibres, written in the upper half of the sheet; the lower half is blank. Margins are extant. The back is blank. Folding lines are still visible; there are traces of the original seal, which has not survived.

3566. Papyrus 1783

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1783
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. V 1685, TM 36920), and Account of Expenses (P.Lond. V 1672, TM 36917)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. V 1685, TM 36920): Letter from one official to another, with the order not to demand more than six solidi in the name of Eustochia, daughter of Ioannes, for public taxes. The address is on the back. Verso (P.Lond. V 1672, TM 36917): Account of expenses, including payments for a t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-to-dark-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 7 lines written across the fibres; all margins are extant. On the back, there are 12 lines written across the fibres, faded in places. The papyrus is housed in the same glass frame.

3567. Papyrus 1784

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1784
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. V 1665, TM 19681)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging the payment of 3 carats and 1/6 made by Apollos, son of Dioscorus, through Phoebammon on account of village taxes for the village of Phthla, issued by the pagarchs through their assistant Victor.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
557-558 (?)
Extent:
Two fragments of a papyrus slip, not contiguous, with a loss of at least 6 letters between the fragments; damaged at the top and sides and with surface damage; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 3 lines written along the fibres, incomplete. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3568. Papyrus 1788

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1788
Title:
Loan Contract (P.Lond. V 1736, TM 19749)
Scope & Content:
Patermouthis and Kako borrow from the boatman Ioannes four solidi repayable on demand at 8% per annum interest (1 solidus per year) and pledge all their property as guarantee of payment.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 February 611
Extent:
Papyrus, incomplete, broken off at the top, margins preserved at left, right and bottom; 34 lines on recto, written along the fibres, 1 line on verso written along the fibres. Housed in a glass frame.

3569. Papyrus 1789

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1789
Title:
Loan Contract (P.Lond. V 1737, TM 19750)
Scope & Content:
Patermouthis acting alone borrows 3 and 1/3 solidi, repayable on demand at an interest of 2% per year, from the same Ioannes from whom he and Kako had borrowed 4 solidi two years earlier (P. Lond. V 1736). Kako's absence from this transaction may suggest her death or disability; it is some 35 yea...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 February 611
Extent:
Papyrus, incomplete, broken at the top, margins preserved at left, right and bottom; 27 lines on recto, written along the fibres; 1 line on verso written along the fibres. Housed in a glass frame.

3570. Papyrus 1790

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1790
Title:
Cession (Transfer of House-Share) (P.Lond. V 1730, TM 19745)
Scope & Content:
Ioannes assigns to his sister Kako (here called Tkako) and her husband Patermuthis (here Patermuthios) his share of their grandmother Tlou's house (inherited from their recently deceased father Iakobos) in return for the couple's promise to fully maintain the aged woman. Any attempt to revoke the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 August 585
Extent:
Papyrus, complete, all margins preserved; 30 lines on recto, written across the fibres, 1 line on verso written along the fibres; housed in a glass frame.

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