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3731. Papyrus 2089

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2089
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. VII 2074, TM 1635)
Scope & Content:
Theodorus, in charge of engineering works, writes to Athenagoras, perhaps vice-minister of finances, asking for his salary and corn-allowance to be paid to him, so that he may continue to perform his duties with his subordinates, who may otherwise desert him. How the document ended up being among...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 249 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown in colour, complete but with surface damage and holes at the top; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 23 lines running along the fibres; set-offs are visible at the top and bottom. Margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3732. Papyrus 2090

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2090
Title:
Farmers’ Petition (P.Lond. VII 1954, TM 1517)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Apollonius, chief minister of the finances (dioiketes) from some farmers who had been allocated a plot of land to cultivate. Damis took away part of the land, and compelled three of the farmers to sign a deed of renunciation. Additionally, he prevented them from sowing the land. The f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
October-November 257 BC (?)
Extent:

Papyrus slip, cut from a roll of exceptional height; complete but with severe surface damage in the central portion; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 11 lines, the last of which is written on the right-hand side. Margins are extant. Horizontal folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3733. Papyrus 2091

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2091
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2059, TM 1621)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Philoxenus to Zenon, reminding him to send his millstone back, as he needs it. He has already written about this several times; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete, with minor surface damage in places and slightly torn at the top and bottom; written on both sides. The front bears 16 complete lines running along the fibres; margins are extant, the lower being ample and measuring 70 mm. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. The back bears one word written along the fibres, but the ink is very faint. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the word on the back.

3734. Papyrus 2092

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2092
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1979, TM 1542)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from Demetrius, informing him that Zenon’s father and Acrisius had reached home safely. They had left behind mattresses and pillows because of some difficulties with customs clearance, but Cimon will send them as soon as the weather allows. In addition, Demetrius advises Zenon th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 252 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete, with minor surface damage along the folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are 19 lines running across the fibres, complete; all margins are extant. On the back, there are 4 lines written along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

3735. Papyrus 2093

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2093
Title:
Account of Freight Charges from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1940, TM 2383)
Scope & Content:
Account by Demetrius, assistant (hyperetes), recording the freight charges and other expenses collected from Zenon and others for the shipping of grain from various localities to Alexandria; with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. March-April 257 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete and well preserved; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are three columns written along the fibres, complete; the third is short and is followed by ample blank space. All margins are extant. Folding lines are still visible. On the back, there are 3 lines written across the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

3736. Papyrus 2094

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2094
Title:
Farmers' Petition (P.Lond. VII 1955, SB V 7986, TM 1518)
Scope & Content:
Petition from some farmers to Zoilus, chief financial official (oikonomos) of the Arsinoite nome, complaining about the damage caused by Damis, who was preventing them from sowing the land they were supposed to cultivate. They ask that Zoilus introduce them to Apollonius, chief minister of the f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
October-November 257 BC (?)
Extent:

Papyrus slip, light-brown, cut from a roll of exceptional height; complete but with surface damage in the central portion; written on one side across the fibres; the back bears some set-offs. On the front, there are 7 lines, with the last being indented. Margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the set-offs on the back.

3737. Papyrus 2095

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2095
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2006, TM 1568)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from his agent Iason on various matters. Iason reports that another agent is not giving food to the animals and is not paying the labourers. Two of the shepherds complained with Iason, but he had no supplies, as he did not receive the rents of the bath and of the draught-animals....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 June 248 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, light-brown, damaged along the left edge and in the middle; otherwise well preserved; written on both sides. On the front, there are 28 lines running along the fibres; all margins survive, the left being damaged. On the back, there is 1 line written along the fibres at the bottom left. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

3738. Papyrus 2096

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2096
Title:
Request of a Trainee Lyre-Player to his Guardians (P.Lond. VII 2017, SB III 6997, TM 1579)
Scope & Content:
Heracleotes writes to Zenon and Nestus, his appointed guardians, urging them to recover the lyre he inherited from his teacher Demeas, which had been pledged for a loan of 105 drachmas, or to give him one of equal value, so that he could keep practising to take part in competitions without fallin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
242-241 BC
Extent:
Two fragments of a papyrus sheet of varying size, acquired in different years; medium-brown in colour; lacking a strip on the right-hand side and with some surface damage in places; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 29 lines running across the fibres, with another line at the bottom in lacuna; margins are extant. A sheet-join runs horizontally in the middle of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3739. Papyrus 2097

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2097
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2008, TM 1570)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from Iason, reporting on various issues. Iason is under pressure because Zenon failed to make arrangements for the pasture-tax and the guard-tax; in addition, he informs Zenon about a sesame plantation he inspected, which is not growing well, and about a debt owed by Timocles. Th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 May 247 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, of lighter colour at the bottom right; complete and well preserved; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are two columns written along the fibres, complete. All margins are extant. A sheet-join runs at 120 mm from the left-hand edge. On the back, there is 1 word written along the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

3740. Papyrus 2099

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2099
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Lond. VII 2039, TM 1601)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the king Ptolemy from a certain Menander against a certain Dionysodorus, who apparently was claiming to hold the entire land where Menander had built his houses. The petition was probably handed to Zenon, even though it is addressed to the king. With ink-marks on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but with some surface damage in places, especially along the folds; written on one side, the back having few ink-marks, perhaps of set-offs. On the front, there are 13 lines written along the fibres, with the last line written in the middle, after some blank space. A sheet-join runs vertically at c.25 mm from the left-hand edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the traces of ink on the back.

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