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3771. Papyrus 2196

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2196
Title:
Census Return (SB VI 9572, TM 14267)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a census declaration addressed to the registrar of the village of Kerkeesis by Cronion son of Haryotes, a mason, aged 52, who registers himself, his two sons, aged 3 and 1, his daughter, aged 11, his wife, aged 30, and his slaves.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
August 61-62
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and damaged along the right edge in the lower part; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 25 lines, with only scant traces of the last line. Upper and side margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3772. Papyrus 2199

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2199
Title:
List of Items, especially Jewels (TM 828814)
Scope & Content:
A list of jewels and other items: in lines 1-14 are listed jewels (bracelets, rings, necklaces, earrings, and some pendants) and the correspondent weight of the objects; in lines 15-19 a very large quantity of lentils and some rolls of papyrus are enumerated.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank.

The text lacks the beginning and the end. The left margin measures c. 25 mm. A sheet-join is visible at c. 25 mm from the left.

There is a paragraphus between lines 14 and 15.

Under the same glass two more little fragments are preserved: whether they are further scraps of the same sheet remains unclear.

The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3773. Papyrus 2217

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2217
Title:
Petition to a Bishop (SB IV 7449, TM 35117)
Scope & Content:
Aurelia Nonna petitions the bishop of the Oxyrhynchus Theodorus, accusing Alypius, a monk and her nephew, of trying to give Nonna’s daughter in marriage to a relative. As the daughter was refusing, the monk beat Nonna and tore her clothes. She now asks that Alypius be summoned; Nonna will accept ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 5th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, riddled with small insect-holes and with damage throughout; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 14 lines running along the fibres. All margins are extant; folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3774. Papyrus 2218

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2218
Title:
Property Registrations (ZPE 207 (2018), pp. 155-163, TM 756858, 756860-756861)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a ‘composite roll’ (tomos synkollesimos) with three registrations of property, submitted to Ptolemaeus and Didymus, keepers of archives. Column 1: Portion of a registration, the details being lost through mutilation. Column 2: Registration from Pausiris, son of Horus and Heras, fro...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
118
Extent:
Portion of a composite roll, made of three sheets glued together, with detached scrap; broken off to the left, bottom and top; damaged by insect holes throughout; dark-stained at the top right; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are three columns: of the first, only the ends of the lines survive. Two sheet-joins run from top to bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3775. Papyrus 2219

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2219
Title:
Labour contract for a steward (P. Bagnall 33, TM 219309)
Scope & Content:
Labour contract for a steward, the son of Aurelius Megas, son of Philoxenos, who is his guarantor, addressed to one Mousaios, a comes sacri consistorii, possibly the son of the Strategios mentioned in P.Oxy. XVI 2039. The prostasia in question includes properties in both the Oxyrhynchite and Hera...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 June 496
Extent:
1 papyrus sheet, of darker colour on the right-hand side; broken off at the bottom and left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3776. Papyrus 2222

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2222
Title:
Appointment of a Representative (SB XX 14585, TM 23756)
Scope & Content:
Aurelia Apollonia, daughter of Philon, appoints her brother-in-law to represent her before the prefect in a dispute over inheritance; the possessions left by her parents are being held by unnamed persons. With subscription of Aurelia Apollonia at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
319
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, broken off at the bottom and left, damaged at the top; with surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 16 lines, lacking the beginnings; two lines, which would have been the fifteenth and the eighteenth, are lost. Part of the upper margin survives; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted in a glass frame.

3777. Papyrus 2226

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2226
Title:
Official Correspondence on a Dispute over Inheritance (SB XX 14587, TM 23760)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Valerius Heron alias Sarapion, curator (logistes) of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to his assistant Patermouthios, enclosing the copy of a petition and instructing him to inform the persons accused therein. The petition had been sent to him by Aurelia Thaesis, daughter of Thonis and Taammonio...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 September 308
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, with severe surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 30 lines, damaged in places; left and upper margins are extant, the lower margin is damaged; no free space was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3778. Papyrus 2227

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2227
Title:
Sale of Land (SB III 6612, TM 18823)
Scope & Content:
Copy of the contract for the sale of forty-nine aruras of private land and twelve aruras of royal land located near the village of Sinkepha, purchased by Aurelius Polybius, son of Melas and Taor, from Aurelius Heraclides, son of Dioscurides, former head of the city council (prytanis) of Oxyrhynch...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 October 365
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but slightly damaged along the left-hand edge and the vertical folds; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 23 lines running along the fibres. The left margin is slightly damaged, the other are extant. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3779. Papyrus 2228

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2228
Title:
Registration of House-Born Slaves (SB III 6996, TM 18856)
Scope & Content:
Copies of two declarations made by Baebia Rufilla, aged 35, acting with a guardian, registering the birth of two slaves, Phoenicas, aged three, and Zosimus, aged two, born of Tyche, a slave whom she had acquired by purchase. Rufilla states that she has paid the due taxes. Dated some time after 3...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 127
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, imperfect on the left, otherwise well preserved, only displaying minor abrasion in a few places; written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. On the front, there are two columns of 17 lines; the first column lacks the left-hand side; upper, lower and right margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3780. Papyrus 2229

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2229
Title:
Deed of Surety for an Enapographos (P.Pintaudi 19, TM 170012)
Scope & Content:
Bartholomaeus, son of Menas and Eudoxia, provides surety for Bartholomaeus son of Sountoous and Iulitata, whose profession is unclear, on condition that he lives in his settlement with his family with good conduct. If he is sought, Bartholomaeus son of Menas will bring him forward or else will pa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 6th century-Early 7th century
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom; with insect-holes in places; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 27 lines written along the fibres; of the first 3, only a few traces remain. A sheet-join runs vertically at c. 15-18 mm from the right edge. On the back, there are 2 lines running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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