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3981. Papyrus 2457

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2457
Title:
Declaration of Pagan Sacrifice and Account (P.Oxy. XII 1464, TM 21866)
Scope & Content:
Recto: A libellus (certificate for pagan sacrifice) in which Aurelius Gaion states that, in accordance with Decius’ decree, he, his wife and their three children made the sacrifices and libations to the gods in front of the commissioners of the sacrifices at Oxyrhynchus, and tasted the offerings...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 June 250
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged to the left (front) and lacking part of its lower portion; the text runs along the fibres on the front, with upper, right and lower margins extant. On the back there are portions of 10 lines of another text, written across the fibres. Housed in a glass case.

3982. Papyrus 2458

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2458
Title:
Petition to the Prefect by Aurelia Thaisous alias Lolliane (P.Oxy. XII 1467, TM 21868)
Scope & Content:
A petition to the prefect from a woman named Aurelia Thaisous alias Lolliane, who claims the right to be independent and act without a guardian in her legal transactions on the grounds of being the mother of three children (ius trium liberorum). She stresses to be literate, and requests that thi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, broken at the top and damaged by holes throughout. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text, arranged in one column, is incomplete, lacking a few lines at the beginning. The blank space at the bottom measures 82 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3983. Papyrus 2459

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2459
Title:
Application concerning Deposits (P.Oxy. XII 1472, TM 21873)
Scope & Content:
An application to Apollinarius, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Heraclas alias Heraclides, of Oxyrhynchus, as regards a debt that the man is trying to recover. Heraclas had lent some corn on deposit to a certain Diogenes of Oxyrhynchus, who never paid it back; after Diogenes’ death, Her...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 June 136
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, damaged by wormholes throughout and broken off at the bottom; the upper margin measures 17 mm, the left margin is partly preserved and on the right no margin was left. Vertical folds are visible. Two scraps remain unplaced. The text runs along the fibres on one side. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3984. Papyrus 2460

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2460
Title:
Application concerning a Remarriage (P.Oxy. XII 1473, TM 21874)
Scope & Content:
An application to a strategus from a certain Horion, who is enclosing documents related to his remarriage with his wife Apollonarion, whom he had previously divorced. The beginning is lost, and what remains includes part of the contract of remarriage, a copy of the request of Apollonarion for th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 June 201
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and damaged throughout, especially in the left lower portion. Three scraps, located at the bottom of the frame, remain unplaced. Left and lower margin survive to 10 and 35 mm respectively; no margin was left on the right. The text runs on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3985. Papyrus 2461

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2461
Title:
Payments (P.Oxy. XII 1532 descr., TM 31756), and Sortes Astrampsychi (P.Oxy. XII 1477, TM 59320, LDAB 418, MP3 168.4)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. XII 1532 descr., TM 31756): Late third-century list of payments in wheat and barley by cultivators (georgoi). Unpublished. Verso (P.Oxy. XII 1477, TM 59320, LDAB 418, MP3 168.4): Sortes Astrampsychi. Column 1: traces of Sortes 46, 48, 50, 52-55. Column 2: Sortes 72-92, arranged ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century-early 4th century
Extent:

Fragment of a sheet of papyrus, bearing writing on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. There are a few holes, mostly in the lower half of the sheet, which is somewhat damaged along the vertical fold. The text on the recto consists of the ends of thirteen lines from the top of a column, broken at the bottom and left. On the verso there is a column broken off at the bottom, of which twenty lines remain, and traces of a preceding column. Each column would have contained an average of 31 lines. Some fibres are missing and the surface is abraded in places. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

3986. Papyrus 2462

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2462
Title:
Letter of the Bishop Sotas on a Donation (P.Oxy. XII 1492, TM 31748)
Scope & Content:
A letter from the bishop Sotas to a certain Demetrianus, addressed as ‘holy son’, containing pious thoughts and instructions on dividing a plot of land which Demetrianus may decide to donate to the church. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid-late 3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged at the top and sides. The upper margin measures 17 mm, the lower 3 mm, the left 25 mm and the right is minimal. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back having a one-line docket. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

3987. Papyrus 2463

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2463
Title:
Report of a Trial and Lease of Land (P.Oxy. XII 1502, TM 21884-21885)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 21884): Column 1: A fragmentary report of a trial for assault, with a report of a physician and a petition to the strategus Aurelius Ptolemaeus alias Nemesianus supplied as evidence. The deputy-epistrategus Metrodorus is mentioned. Column 2: Beginnings of 9 lines of uncertain nature...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-261
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with writing on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, parts of two columns are preserved, written by two hands. Of the first column, portions of eleven lines survive; of the second, only the beginnings of 9 lines remain. The text on the verso, written by a different hand, is complete. The papyrus is mounted in a glass case.

3988. Papyrus 2464

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2464
Title:
Report concerning a Veteran (P.Oxy. XII 1508, TM 28999), and List of Land-holders (P.Oxy. XII 1536, TM 29004)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. XII 1508, TM 28999): Extracts from a report concerning a veteran named Marcus Julius Valerianus, mentioning his dismissal from the fleet and his purchase of state land in the colony near the village of Senepta. Verso (P.Oxy. XII 1536, TM 29004): Beginning of a list of land-owners,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, with writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front has the lower portion of a column, of which eight lines survive, the first two very fragmentary. All lines are broken to the right. On the back there is the beginning of a column, of which ten lines remain, the last three very mutilated. The beginnings of all lines are missing. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3989. Papyrus 2465

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2465
Title:
Petition to the Chief of Police (P.Oxy. XII 1559, TM 21925)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a petition addressed to Aurelius Dioscorus, chief of the police (epoptes eirenes), from Aurelius Aristion, son of Ptolemaeus, councillor at Oxyrhynchus, complaining about the treatment received by a certain Besammon, son of Apollos, of Paneuei.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 November 341
Extent:

Top of a mid-brown papyrus sheet, torn along the left edge and with surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; a strip of vertical fibres is visible along the right edge. Portions of 12 lines from the top of a column remain; the upper margin survives, the right is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3990. Papyrus 2466

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2466
Title:
Letter from Alexandria (?) (P.Oxy. XII 1589, TM 33659), and Order for Payment of Barley (P.Oxy. XII 1575, TM 21938)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. XII 1589, TM 33659): A fragmentary letter in which the sender mentions his coming to Egypt, and gives instructions as to the dispatch of some wine. Verso (P.Oxy. XII 1575, TM 21938): An order from Sarapion to his sister Sarapias to give their brother Dionysius 1 artaba of barley. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

A small papyrus sheet, bearing writing on either side. The recto is written across the fibres and contains portions of two short columns; of the first only the ends of the lines survive. The intercolumn measures 15 mm. The verso is written along the fibres and has 4 complete lines. The papyrus is mounted in a glass case.

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