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3961. Papyrus 2420

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2420
Title:
Receipt for Transport-Fees (SB XII 10889, TM 14348)
Scope & Content:
Receipt addressed to the heads of the granary (sitologoi) of Philadelphia from Harpalus, son of Harpalus, donkey-driver, who acknowledges payment of grain as transport charges for the state wheat he transported to the harbour of Kerke. With subscription of Harpalus at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 October 135
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, displaying a few small holes; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 20 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant, the right being minimal. Folding lines are still visible. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the right-hand edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3962. Papyrus 2436

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2436
Title:
Leases and Acta Alexandrinorum (P.Oxy. X 1242, TM 111047, 58941, LDAB 36)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. X 1242 ro. descr., TM 111047): Second-century copies of contracts of lease; the three columns preserved are numbered 34-36 at the top. Unpublished. Verso (P.Oxy. X 1242 vo., TM 58941, LDAB 36): Acta Heraisci, narrating the hearing of an Alexandrian embassy before the emperor Traja...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Portion of a medium-dark-brown papyrus roll with detached scraps, written on both sides. On the front, there are four columns written along the fibres, lacking the bottom. On the back, there are parts of four consecutive columns lacking the tops, written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front; the column width varies between 85 and 125 mm; the lower margin measures 25 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3963. Papyrus 2437

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2437
Title:
Military Requisitions (P.Oxy. X 1253, TM 33634)
Scope & Content:
An official report to inform a prefect whose name is lost as to some requisitions that had been made at Oxyrhynchus by military officers on account of travelling expenses. These were mostly money payments, but in one case rugs were supplied.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Almost fully-preserved papyrus sheet, broken at the bottom and damaged in the upper portion, especially in the left-hand edge. Vertical folds are visible. The text runs along the fibres and the back is blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3964. Papyrus 2438

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2438
Title:
Statement concerning a Decaprotus and Accounts (P.Oxy. X 1257, TM 21795)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Statement written by a certain Maximus concerning a late payment for corn-tax that had been made to Epimachus, decaprotus, four years earlier. Once made, the payment was added to the accounts. Further amounts should now be added in the presence of Ammonius, collector of public-corn dues, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
after 28 October 279
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged by wormholes throughout; writing is on either side across the fibres. The recto preserves one wide column of writing, with all margins extant, although the right side is somewhat damaged. The verso has two columns of text written by different hands; of the second only scanty traces remain. After some blank space there are two lines written upside down as to the two columns. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. X. Housed in a glass case.

3965. Papyrus 2439

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2439
Title:
Contract of a Loan (P.Oxy. X 1281, CPJ III 414, TM 21761)
Scope & Content:
Copy of a contract, with the last lines of the original contract, written in the village of Sinary, whereby a certain Harmaesis, a linen-weaver, acknowledges that he has borrowed from a Jew named Joseph 300 drachmas, corresponding to the value of 100 linen cloths of Sinary. An account must be re...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 December 21
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, damaged to the right; the lower margin measures 60 mm. A sheet-join runs across the fibres 15 mm from the right edge. Writing is on one side along the fibres. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3966. Papyrus 2440

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2440
Title:
Receipt for Tax on Sale (P.Oxy. X 1284, TM 21787)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Aurelius Apollonius and associate, public bankers and senators of Oxyrhynchus, to Tiberius Claudius Diogenes for the payment of the tax on sale on account of the purchase of part of a house. The house, located in Oxyrhynchus, was bought from Aurelia Ammonia. With signature of A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 December 250
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, lacking its left-hand side; upper, right and lower margins extant. Writing is on one side along the fibres. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3967. Papyrus 2441

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2441
Title:
Private Letter of Sarmates (P.Oxy. X 1297, TM 33636)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Sarmates to his father Dioscorus concerning the dispatch of some goods such as oil for burning and eating and wine for a feast. Sarmates also asks the recipient to bring some milk-cakes if he comes there. With docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, with writing on either side along the fibres. The back bears a two-line docket. On the front the upper margin measures approximately 10 mm, the lower 32 mm and the side margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

3968. Papyrus 2442

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2442
Title:
Calendar of Church Services (P.Oxy. XI 1357, P.Lond.Lit. 233, TM 65049, LDAB 6290)
Scope & Content:
A liturgical calendar concerning a period of approximately five months, from 23 Phaophi (20 October) to Phamenoth (February/March) of 535-536, listing the services to be celebrated by the bishop in various churches of Oxyrhynchus. The same scheme applies throughout and consists of the date, with...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Modern
Date Range:
535-536
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus sheet, containing portions of two columns written along the fibres. The sheet lacks most of its mid portion, and the gap, 60 mm high, affects 6 full lines of the first column and part of 6 lines of the second column. The lower margin measures 26 mm. Vertical folds are visible. The back is blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3969. Papyrus 2444

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2444
Title:
On the History of Sicyon (P.Oxy. XI 1365, P.Lond.Lit. 111, TM 59307, LDAB 404, MP3 2181)
Scope & Content:
Two columns from a work ‘On the History of Sicyon’, attributed to various authors (Aristotle, Ephorus or Menaechmus), concerning the origin and rise of Orthagoras, tyrant of Sicyon in the seventh century BC. The text refers to his childhood and education, his role as a patrol and then polemarch,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, broken off at the sides and damaged at the top and bottom. The papyrus has darker spots, and the surface is damaged and abraded throughout. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of two columns are preserved, each of 35 lines; each line contained between 13 and 18 letters. The upper and lower margins survive to 60 mm and 72 mm respectively. The intercolumnar space measures 20-23 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3970. Papyrus 2446

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2446
Title:
Homer, Iliad XV (P.Oxy. XI 1392, P.Lond.Lit. 23, TM 60831, LDAB 1959, MP3 921)
Scope & Content:
Left-hand portion of a column with parts of Iliad XV, 303-325, from the library of Aurelia Ptolemais. On the back there are remains of a third-century document.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of papyrus, broken off at the bottom and right (front), with small insect holes and minor surface damage; written on both sides. On the front there are the beginnings of 23 lines; upper and lower margins survive. On the back there are some strips of papyrus glued onto the surface in order to strengthen the roll; traces of writing running across the lines survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

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