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3711. Papyrus 2062

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2062
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Oxy. VIII 1130, TM 21748)
Scope & Content:
A contract between Aurelius Abraham of the village of Senokomis and Aurelius Isaac, trader of Alexandria, the former acknowledging to have received a loan of ten solidi from hand to hand. The loan shall be paid back after six months with the interest of 20 bundles of tow. Signed by a deacon on b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 May 484
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, with a few wormholes, especially in its left half; the text runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a two-line docket. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. VIII. Housed in a glass case.

3712. Papyrus 2063

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2063
Title:
Official Receipt for Rents (P.Oxy. VIII 1134, TM 21751)
Scope & Content:
A receipt issued to Aurelius Maximinus, son of Ammon, by Flavius Phoebammon, son of Diogenes and administrator of the estates of the ‘divine house’, who acknowledges that he has received all the rents, paid in kind and money, collected by Maximinus from the cultivators of various villages for th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 March 421
Extent:

Square papyrus sheet, well-preserved, although somewhat damaged at the top and at the bottom. Writing is on one side along the fibres; mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3713. Papyrus 2064

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2064
Title:
List of Payments and Receipt for Anabolicum (P.Oxy. VIII 1136, Sel.Pap. II 384, TM 21754)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Unpublished list of money payments, much effaced. Verso: Receipt issued by Apphous through his assistant Sarmates to the goat-butcher Theon, who has paid four cloaks on account of the anabolicum (a tax collected in linen, tow, clothing or money) for the fourth indiction. Dated to 31 Dec...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with writing on both sides; on the recto, the text runs along the fibres and is very effaced; on the verso there are 6 complete lines, written across the fibres, with all margins extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

3714. Papyrus 2065

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2065
Title:
Account of a Temple (P.Oxy. VIII 1143, TM 21759)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary account of expenses in money and goods on account of sacrifices, libations, etc. in connexion with a temple in the Oxyrhynchite nome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 BC - 14 AD
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom and left; portions of 9 lines written along the fibres survive, the back being blank. Housed in a glass case.

3715. Papyrus 2066

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2066
Title:
Genesis (P.Oxy. IX 1166, P.Lond.Lit. 201, TM 61957, LDAB 3114)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a papyrus roll with Genesis 16:8-12. Whether the papyrus is of Jewish origin has been debated.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with writing on one side; the back is blank. Portions of 28 lines from one column survive, with part of the upper and lower margins. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3716. Papyrus 2067

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2067
Title:
The Shepherd of Hermas (P.Oxy. IX 1172, P.Lond.Lit. 224, TM 59993, LDAB 1105)
Scope & Content:
Leaf of the same papyrus codex as P.Oxy. L 3526, preserving Hermas, Similitudes (51.4-10). The pages are numbered at the top.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Leaf of a medium-brown papyrus codex, another leaf of which is P.Oxy. L 3526, now in Oxford, Sackler Library. The writing runs on both sides, each side bearing one column. On the front, there are 25 lines written along the fibres, and on the back 23 lines running across the fibres. There are damages along the vertical folds; written on one side along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3717. Papyrus 2071

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2071
Title:
Official Letter (P.Oxy. IX 1188, TM 21575)
Scope & Content:
Official correspondence concerning the purchase of some formerly ownerless wood by Didymus, son of Heraclides, including: line 1: ‘Kerkeura, tree branches’; lines 2-6: letter of Sarapion, district secretary (topogrammateus) of the Middle Toparchy, to Peteuris, village scribe (komogrammateus) o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 February 13
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and in fair condition, with few insect holes in the lower part and damage along the vertical folds, especially on the left-hand side; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 29 lines; margins are extant, with the lower being wide. A sheet-join runs vertically to the right of the centre. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3718. Papyrus 2072

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2072
Title:
Informal Manumission (P.Oxy. IX 1205, C.Pap.Jud. III 473, TM 21591)
Scope & Content:
Informal manumission of a house-born slave, Paramone, aged 40, and her two children, aged 10 and 4. The synagogue of the Jews paid 14 talents of silver for the manumission through two intermediaries, one of whom was from Palestine. With subscriptions at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 April 291
Extent:

Fragments of varying size of a papyrus sheet, those located in the lower part of the frame being mostly scraps. The larger fragment is damaged by holes, especially along the vertical folds. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; the lines lack the beginnings. Part of the upper and lower margins survive; the left margin is lost and no margin was left to the right. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3719. Papyrus 2073

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2073
Title:
Adoption of a Child (P.Oxy. IX 1206, Jur.Pap. 10, Sel.Pap. I 10, FIRA III 16, TM 21592)
Scope & Content:
An agreement whereby Heracles and his wife Isarion of Oxyrhynchus consent to the adoption of their two-year old son Patermouthis by Aurelius Horion, of Oxyrhynchus. The child shall be the legal heir of Horion and shall not be repudiated or reduced into a state of slavery; Heracles and Isarion sh...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 March - 25 April 335
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged by wormholes and larger gaps especially in the folds, and lacking the top left, bottom left and bottom right edges. Writing is on one side along the fibres. Mounted in a glass case.

3720. Papyrus 2074

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2074
Title:
Order for Payment of Chaff (P.Oxy. X 1334, TM 21811)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary order issued from the mother of a certain Eutropia to pay chaff to Abraham.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 August-27 September 416 or 418
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, broken on the sides and containing the beginnings of four lines written across the fibres. The number in red on the back refers to the publication in P.Oxy. X. Housed in a glass case.

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