Search

Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable) Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

3651. Papyrus 1933

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1933
Title:
Registration of an Ephebe (SB XVI 12744, TM 16284)
Scope & Content:
Certificate for the registration of Philantinoos alias Isidorus, son of Ophelas and Hermione, aged 14, as an ephebe; with names of the witnesses and confirmation of registration at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
171-172
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, imperfect at the top and damaged by insect holes; written on one side along the fibres the back being blank. The front bears portions of 9 lines; the lower margin is generous, no margin was left to the right, the left margin is extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3652. Papyrus 1934

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1934
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Fam.Tebt. 26 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 26, TM 10744)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts issued by the tax-collector Castor for payments made by Heraclides son of Maron on account of taxes, including those also chargeable to his wife Didyme, daughter of Lysimachus. Lines 1-6: First receipt, dated 16 December 129. Lines 7-12: Second receipt, dated 6 January 131.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
129-131
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, damaged along the left edge and at the bottom; with insect-holes in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 12 lines, with blank space between lines 6 and 7. The upper margin is extant, no margin was left on the right; four vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3653. Papyrus 1935

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1935
Title:
Public Notice of Liturgy Appointment (P.Leit. 11, SB VIII 10203, TM 11612)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of an extract from the public notices of Hierax alias Heraclapollonius, strategus of the Arsinoite nome, divisions of Themistos and Polemon, containing a nominee’s appointment for liturgy (public service) to serve as superintendent of the confiscated land formerly belonging to Ptolemaeu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
186
Extent:
Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, darker in places; complete at the top and sides; with insect-holes throughout; written on both sides. On one side, there are 8 lines written across the fibres from the top of a column; upper and side margins are extant. The other side bears traces of few lines running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame named Papyrus 1935(verso).

3654. Papyrus 1938

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1938
Title:
Statement of Tax Revenue (P.Hamb. IV 274, TM 41554)
Scope & Content:
List of payments for the crown-tax made by holders or former holders of municipal offices or by their relatives for the year 197/8. The payments are recorded chronologically, from 26 Pachon (21 May) to 13 Hathyr (9 November). The amounts paid vary, the minimum being 6 drachmas and the maximum 800...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
198
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears two columns of 32 and 17 lines respectively, all complete. In the lower margin there is a number, written after a blank of 75 mm; a speck of ink is visible in the lower right edge. Margins are extant; a sheet-join runs vertically. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3655. Papyrus 1939

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1939
Title:
Statement of Tax Revenue (P.Hamb. IV 275, TM 41555)
Scope & Content:
List of payments for the crown-tax for year 6, arranged in two columns. The first column records the totals of the payments made by the same individuals as Papyrus 1938, who were holders or former holders of municipal offices or their relatives. The amounts vary from 12 to over 1000 drachmas. The...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
198
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with few insect-holes and minor abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears two columns of 27 and 29 lines respectively, all complete. Margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3656. Papyrus 1944

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1944
Title:
Sub-Lease of Crops (P.Fam.Tebt. 28 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 28, TM 10746)
Scope & Content:
Tryphon, son of Heraclides, offers to lease from Heraclides alias Valerius half of the crops of wheat and barley belonging to his son Hermes alias Valerius for the current year. The land is located near the village of Talei; the rent is in kind, and all the works for the harvest rest on the lesse...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 March 133
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, with insect-holes along the left and lower edge; otherwise well-preserved; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 24 lines; there is some blank space between lines 1 and 2; margins are extant, the right being minimal and irregular. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3657. Papyrus 1945

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1945
Title:
Donation (SB X 10572, TM 14330)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary gift in contemplation of death (donatio mortis causa) from Apollonius, of the village of Kerkesoucha in the Arsinoite nome, to his three children. The property includes a house and court with adjoining yard, the entrance and exit through the yard, utensils, bequeathed in various shares.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 August 126
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, incomplete at the bottom and damaged by insect-holes throughout; with minor abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears portions of 27 lines, with traces of 9 additional lines at the bottom. Upper and left margins survive; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3658. Papyrus 1947(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1947(A-B)
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Fam.Tebt. 6 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 6, TM 10763) and Official Document
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 6, TM 10763): Copy of a loan of 112 silver drachmas, given from Lysimachus, son of Didymus, to Isidora, daughter of Lysimachus, acting with her son as a guardian, and her son Cronius; the loan is to be repaid with interest in the month of Epeiph. Dated to 98-99...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:

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

Left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, riddled with insect holes, lacking the left-hand side and imperfect at the top, complete on the right and at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 21 lines lacking the beginnings; the lower margin is extant; no margin was left to the right. Folding lines are still visible.

Right papyrus (B): Two non-contiguous fragments from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with insect holes in places; the front bears 9 lines lacking their middle portion; upper and left margins are extant, no margin was left to the right. The back contains remains of the official red stamp.

3659. Papyrus 1950

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1950
Title:
Receipt of Ward’s Alimony (P.Fam.Tebt. 53c = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 53c, TM 10760)
Scope & Content:
Herakleia alias Arsinoe, through her father Herakleides alias Didymos, acknowledges that she has received the alimony and clothing for her son Iulius alias Herodes from Philosarapis son of Lysimachos, guardian of the minor. Papyri 1877 and 1878 are other receipts for the alimony of Iulius alias H...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 219
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, damaged by holes throughout, with some abrasion in places, and lacking the lower right corner; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 13 lines occupying the upper half of the sheet; margins are extant, with no space having been left on the right. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3660. Papyrus 1951

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1951
Title:
Receipt of Money (P.Fam.Tebt. 7 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 7, TM 10764)
Scope & Content:
Dioscorus alias Castor, son of Cronion and Apollonarion, acknowledges receipt of 401 silver drachmas and 2 obols from Heraclides, son of Maron, his uncle; the sum is one third of what was still owed by Heraclides to Apollonarion’s sons out of 2000 silver drachmas, bequeathed to Apollonarion by Ap...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
102-103
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, lacking the upper left corner and damaged by insect holes throughout; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 25 lines written along the fibres; 4 lines are lost at the top. Part of the left margin survives; no blank space was left on the right. The back bears two lines written along the fibres at the top right. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

Limit your search

more »

more »
more »
more »
more »

  • BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable) 4,522