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3741. Papyrus 2100

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2100
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2005, TM 1567)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon presumably from Sostratus (the name is damaged), informing him that he sent someone to settle some matters and asking Zenon to send him back as soon as possible. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
249-248 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, damaged at the left and right and complete at the top and bottom; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 4 lines running across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends, with the exception of line 4, which only lacks the end; upper and lower margins are extant. A sheet-join runs along the upper edge. Folding lines are still visible. On the back, there is one word written along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

3742. Papyrus 2101

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2101
Title:
Fragments from the Zenon Archive (P.Lond. VII 2072, TM 1633; P.Lond. VII 2075, TM 1636)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. VII 2072, TM 1633): Fragmentary letter to Zenon of uncertain content owing to mutilation; another fragment of the same letter is Papyrus 2336. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. VII 2075, TM 1636): Small fragment of uncertain content, preserving few letters.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Lower right-hand corner of a papyrus sheet of light colour, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the ends of 3 lines, with an additional line added at the top. Right and lower margins survive.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium brown, broken off on all sides; written on one side, the back being blank. There are few letters from four lines running against the fibres. No margin is preserved.

3743. Papyrus 2102

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2102
Title:
Family Letter (SB III 6263, TM 27792)
Scope & Content:
Double letter from Sempronius to his mother Saturnila and his brother Maximus; with address on the back, the addressee being Maximus only. Lines 1-17: Letter to Saturnila from Sempronius, with expressions of affection and enquiring about her health. Semponius urges her to send news, as she has ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 2nd century
Extent:
One medium-brown papyrus sheet, originally in two fragments, lacking part of the right-hand edge; damaged along the central horizontal fold and the first vertical fold; written on both sides. On the front, there are 31 lines written across the fibres, with blank space to separate line 17 from line 18; all margins survive; the lower margin is minimal and the right margin is damaged. On the back, there are two lines written across the fibres, with the seal pattern. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening to show the text on the back.

3744. Papyrus 2103

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2103
Title:
List of Persons and Monody on Phaeton (P.Lond.Lit. 51, TM 63520, LDAB 4729, MP3 1922)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Remains of a document listing persons, unpublished. Verso: Rhetorical exercise in verses, a draft for a character-speech (ethopoeia) or mime with a lament on the death of Phaeton; perhaps written by an aspiring poet.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with insect holes and abrasion in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are remains of various lines, the ink being faded at the top. The back is stained in places; writing runs across the fibres, with 25 lines from one column, with additions above the line. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3745. Papyrus 2104

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2104
Title:
Private Letter (SB XVIII 13592, TM 27669)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Iustus to his father Platon, informing him that he has sent him a basket of fruit. The back bears the address with saltire pattern, and portions of money accounts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, almost complete, only lacking the lower left corner; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 16 complete lines running along the fibres; margins survive, although the left is imperfect. On the back, there are portions of 2 columns written across the fibres and one line written in the intercolumn along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3746. Papyrus 2105

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2105
Title:
Private Letter with Insults and Threats (SB XX 14463, TM 35747)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary private letter from a certain Valerius to a certain Athanasius containing insults and threats of lashing and burning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:

Incomplete papyrus, written on one side across the fibres. Housed in one glass case.

3747. Papyrus 2110

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2110
Title:
Account and Other Documents (SB XX 14559, TM 32189)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an account recording payments made to professional scribes. Two rates of salary are given based on the quality of the writing. On the back, there are remains of other texts (unpublished), the best preserved of which concerns business matters and contains a reference to the Prosopite ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 3rd century
Extent:

Lower right corner of a medium-brown papyrus, with some holes; written on both sides. The front bears the lower parts of two columns written along the fibres; lower and right margins are extant. The back contains remains of 5 lines from a column, under which is another column; on the right, the ends of a couple of lines from another column survives, followed by ample blank space. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3748. Papyrus 2117

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2117
Title:
Account and Petition to the Prefect (SB VIII 10199, TM 23655)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Portion of an account concerning the Oxyrhynchite village of Mermertha, with names and figures. Unpublished. Verso (SB VIII 10199, TM 23655): Fragmentary petition to the prefect for release from public service from a petitioner whose name is lost. The petitioner already served as supervi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet with detached scrap, complete at the top and left (front), broken off on the other sides; written on both sides. The front bears one column running along the fibres and a few letters from the following column. The back contains one column written across the fibres, broken off at the bottom and to the left. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3749. Papyrus 2118

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2118
Title:
Tax Receipt (?) (under publication; TM 832447)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a text starting with a dating formula for the Emperor Antoninus Pius. The traces of the following line seem to suggest that text was a receipt.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9 September 140
Extent:

Fragment of a sheet of papyrus, broken off at the bottom and written on one side along the fibers. The sheet was folded vertically twice and suffers from damage in the middle due to the horizontal fold. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3750. Papyrus 2126

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2126
Title:
Private Letter to a Sister (ZPE 213 (2020), pp. 195-202, TM 832446)
Scope & Content:
Private letter from Hierax to his sister Arsinoe on a variety of business matters. The papyrus possibly joins with Papyrus 2192 (TM 704793).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Top portion of a papyrus, containing the first twenty-six lines of a private letter. Written on both sides along the fibres, with a faint one-line docket on the verso; folded along the vertical axis (most prominently in the mid-point of the fragment). Mounted in one glass frame.

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