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4121. Papyrus 2722

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2722
Title:
Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond.Lit. 251-252, TM 61193, 65614)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts. Three fragments at the top (P.Lond.Lit. 251, TM 61193, LDAB 2333, MP3 894): Portions of a roll containing Homer, Iliad XII; P. Harris 36 is part of the same roll and preserved further lines of the book. The text exhibits plus-verses and omissions of verses. Left fragment: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Six fragments bearing writing on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Three fragments at the top (A): Three fragments from a light-brown papyrus roll, further portions of which are now at the Cadbury Research Library in Birmingham, inventoried as P. Harris 177 and published as P.Harris I 36. The writing runs along the fibres. Each column originally contained an average of forty-five lines. The left fragment bears the ends of twelve lines from the top of a column running along the fibres, with ample upper margin; traces of the following column are visible. The fragment in the middle bears portions of eighteen lines, all lacking the beginnings; on the right fragment, there are the beginnings of sixteen lines, and traces of another column on the left.

Two fragments at the bottom (B): Used to back the fragments at the top, and belonging to a different papyrus roll. The writing runs along the fibres; the left fragment preserves parts of twelve lines from the top of a column, lacking beginnings and ends; the upper margin partly survives; the second fragment has the central portions of eleven lines, possibly from the foot of a column.

Lower right fragment (C): Papyrus fragment, not belonging to the other rolls; with a few words from four lines running along the fibres.

4122. Papyrus 2723

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2723
Title:
Report, perhaps for police action (ChLA III 218 + XLII 1225, CPL 121, TM 70017), and Treatise on Grammar (P.Lond.Lit. 184, TM 63851, LDAB 5065, MP3 2996)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 70017): This report details actions of uncertain nature, apparently taken by centurions according to orders of an unknown official. Each action is recorded by consulships and prefects of Egypt. Verso (TM 63851): This is the oldest example of a Latin treatise on grammar amongst papyri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Fragment from a brown papyrus roll, broken off on all sides; written on both sides; on the front, there are portions of three columns written along the fibres of 9, 10 and 5 lines respectively; the second is the best preserved. The verso was turned at 180° and reused; the text on the back is arranged in columns 75 mm wide, containing at least 23 lines each. The intercolumn measures 35 mm. The only extant margins are the upper and lower ones (72 mm each). When complete, the roll was at least [28.5] cm high. Another fragment of the same roll is P.Mich. VII 429. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4123. Papyrus 2724

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2724
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Paieous (SB Kopt. III 1310, TM 44662)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Timotheus to Apa Paieous, head of the Meletian community, explaining that his lie was not due to intended deception, but to timidity; the address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
330-340
Extent:
Light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet with detached scraps, lacking most of the bottom and damaged by holes throughout; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 23 lines written along the fibres, some of which are badly mutilated; 2 lines were written across the fibres along the left edge. On the back, there are 2 lines written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4124. Papyrus 2732

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2732
Title:
Letter to Heroninus (SB VI 9362, TM 14159)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Sarapion to the estate-manager Heroninus, who is being informed that Alypius has ordered him to hand over a certain fisherman named Paesis to the cavalryman Apollonius so that the man may be brought before Alypius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 December 264
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, nearly perfect, with a few small holes especially in correspondence of the folds. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

4125. Papyrus 2733

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2733
Title:
Land Survey (TM 91979) and Letter from Appianus to Heroninus (SB VI 9361, TM 14158)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Remains of a land survey. Unpublished. Verso: A letter from Appianus to Heroninus, estate manager, with instructions on some tree-trunks that had been cut by Appianus’ brother and that are to be dragged to the village before the flood of the Nile.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 August 252 or 255
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, with writing on both sides. Horizontal and vertical folds are visible. The text on the front is incomplete and runs along the fibres; the one on the back is complete and is written across the fibres. The lower margin measures 25 mm, the upper 30 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

4126. Papyrus 2741

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2741
Title:
Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2157, TM 1717)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary account listing amounts of wheat, barley and fodder.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet complete on the right, damaged by insect holes throughout. On the front, there are portions of 6 lines written along the fibres. The right margin and part of the left margin survive. The back bears scant traces of ink at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4127. Papyrus 2742

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2742
Title:
Accounts from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2162, TM 1722)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary accounts, apparently connected to the valuation of imported oil; on the back there is another account, washed out, listing items and prices, each check-marked through a slanting stroke.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom and on the right, with some surface damage; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 2 columns; of the first, only the ends of two lines survive; the second has 5 lines. The right margin is minimal and the lower margin is extant. Folding lines are still visible. The back bears 1 column, largely obliterated and possibly intentionally washed out. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4128. Papyrus 2743

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2743
Title:
Fragment of a Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2128, TM 1689)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter from the archive of Zenon.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, light-brown, broken off at the top, but complete at the sides and bottom; the front bears 4 lines along the fibres, the first of which is very fragmentary. Left and lower margins are extant, the right margin is minimal. On the back there are traces of one line written across the fibres, very faded. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4129. Papyrus 2744

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2744
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2014, TM 1576)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of Heraclides, who, among other things, asks that Clearchus be received; the address is on the back. Dated in the month of Mesore.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
October 243 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, shredded on the right; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 8 lines running along the fibres and imperfect at the end. Upper, lower and left margins are extant. Folding lines are still visible. On the back there are 2 lines in faded ink, written across the fibres upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4130. Papyrus 2745

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2745
Title:
Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2171, TM 2393)
Scope & Content:
Account of the amounts due for transport, possibly handed in by the carrier to Zenon or one of his accountants. The same amounts and individuals recur in P.Cair.Zen. IV 59739; P.Cair.Zen. IV 59740 may refer to the same transaction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the sides, broken off at the bottom. On the front, there are 5 lines running along the fibres. The back is blank apart from a few small traces of ink at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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