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3761. Papyrus 2173

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2173
Title:
Private Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 156-166, no. 4, TM 704795)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Ainas to Phaselos, concerning legal and business matters. The barley they brought to an oasis seems to have been wrongly appropriated, and Ainas struggled for three years to recover it. He asks Phaselos to file a petition for redress to the dux. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete and well preserved, with few holes and minor surface damage in places; written on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 27 lines, with some blank space between lines 26 and 27. Margins are minimal; a sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 15 mm from the right edge. On the back there is one line and at the top a thick line of ink serving as a seal. The sheet was folded in half from top to bottom, then inwards from both sides. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3762. Papyrus 2174

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2174
Title:
Declaration of Artificially Inundated Land (SB XX 14385, TM 23725)
Scope & Content:
Declaration addressed to Aurelius Nemesion alias Dionysius, royal scribe of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Aurelius Cornelius, son of Pasis and Dionysia, of Oxyrhynchus, registering a plot of artificially irrigated land cultivated by him and located near the village of Sento. Dated between 26 Februa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
224
Extent:
Long and narrow medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 29 lines running along the fibres. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3763. Papyrus 2175

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2175
Title:
Petition to the Strategus (SB XXIV 16251, TM 79411)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome from Titus Flavius Eudaemon, town councillor of Alexandria, represented by Aurelius Ammonius, town councillor of Oxyrhynchus, enclosing earlier documents concerning a dispute over property involving his wife. The documents are the copy of a lette...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 217
Extent:
Portion of a papyrus sheet, mutilated on the sides, but complete at the top and bottom; with abrasion and insect holes in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 24 lines, lacking both beginnings and ends. The upper and lower margins measure 51 and 85 mm respectively; three vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3764. Papyrus 2181

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2181
Title:
Private Letter (SB VI 9107, TM 36196)
Scope & Content:
Letter to the count (comes) Georgius, from Sebastianus, who asks the recipient to accept ten ducks as a gift for his wedding and sends his felicitations. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus slip, complete, slightly imperfect along he left edge; with writing on both sides; on the front, there are four complete lines running across the fibres; margins are extant; on the back, there is one line written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3765. Papyrus 2184

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2184
Title:
Private Letter (SB XVIII 13593, TM 30995)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Polybius to his father Heraclides with instructions and information on food and the request to buy wool; the back bears the address with the sealing pattern.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, almost complete, only lacking the lower left corner; with some damage along the vertical folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 31 lines running along the fibres; the last is fragmentary. Side and upper margins are minimal. On the back, there are 2 lines written in 2 columns along the fibres separated by an ink pattern. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3766. Papyrus 2185

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2185
Title:
Letter of Expostulation (SB VI 9106, TM 35101)
Scope & Content:
Letter to the beneficiarius Pius, from Potammon, the governor’s exceptor, who reproaches the recipient; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus slip, complete, with some damage along the folds; on the front, there are four complete lines running across the fibres; margins are extant; on the back, there is one line written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3767. Papyrus 2187

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2187
Title:
Census Return (SB XXII 15465, TM 79045)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a census declaration, the name of the declarant being lost. The part preserved lists the women of the household, that is, the declarant’s wife Alexandra, a freedwoman, and their daughter, a twin, aged 3. The other child is not listed in the surviving part. With oath and beginning of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
147
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and left, and damaged by insect hole throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back bearing a few traces of ink. The front bears portions of 15 lines, many of which lack the ends, with a trace of line 16. Only the left margin survives.

3768. Papyrus 2192

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2192
Title:
Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 143-150, no. 2, ZPE 213 (2020), pp. 195-202, TM 704793)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter, the beginning of which may be contained on Papyrus 2126, concerning business matters, such as the shipment of goods and their safe-keeping in the context of land management. The recipient is also instructed not to begin commercial transactions until informing the sender. I...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, the beginnings of which may be Papyrus 2126; dark brown and complete at the bottom, right and left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Papyrus 2126 bears the address on the verso. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3769. Papyrus 2193

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2193
Title:
Lease (?) (SB VIII 9900, TM 31996) and Declaration under Oath (SB VIII 9901, TM 22925)
Scope & Content:
Left fragment (SB VIII 9900, TM 31996): Fragment of a third-century lease (?). Right fragment (SB VIII 9901, TM 22925): Copy of a declaration under oath made by Aurelia Sarapias, of Oxyrhynchus, in which she lists all the free men living in her house; a minor is also mentioned. Dated between Ja...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments of different sizes, dark-brown in places, from the same papyrus roll but containing different documents. The left fragment preserves portions of 38 lines written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; the right fragment contains parts of 36 lines written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Housed in a glass case.

3770. Papyrus 2194

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2194
Title:
Census Return (SB XXII 15466, TM 79046)
Scope & Content:
Census declaration by Dikaiogenes, son of Philon and Senherakleia, of the village of Talao, aged 22, registering himself and Sarapion alias Eutyches, a freedman, aged 19. The property belongs to his parents. With oath, date and subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 February 147
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, damaged by holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 43 lines. Part of the upper and left margin survive, the lower margin is extant; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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