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4201. Papyrus 2970

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2970
Title:
Royal Ordinances (P.Hib. II 198, TM 5183)
Scope & Content:
Copies of ordinances on both sides of a papyrus roll, concerning the royal administration and prescribing regulations on the day-to-day conduct of various branches (recto), and on the misbehaviour of officials and the jurisdictional procedure. The ordinances concern the cleruchic system, police ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 240 BC
Extent:

Originally one hundred fragments from a papyrus roll, housed in three glass frames named Papyrus 2070(1), Papyrus 2070(2), and Papyrus 2070(3). Most of the fragments have now been assembled, and preserve 6 columns written along the fibres on the front, and five columns written across the fibres on the back. The column width is between 170-180 mm (verso) and (180-190 mm (recto). The unplaced fragments are housed in Papyrus 2070(3).

4202. Papyrus 2971

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2971
Title:
Priestly Annals (P.Hib. II 199, TM 2832)
Scope & Content:
Portion of priestly annals from mummy cartonnage, covering at least three years. The other three fragments are unpublished. The papyrus attests that the cult of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his sister Arsinoe was established when Arsinoe was still alive.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
270-250 BC
Extent:
Four papyrus fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage; with some plaster residue in places; written on one side. The largest fragment at the top right preserves portions of two columns running along the fibres; of the first, only the ends of few lines remains; the second is better preserved, although it is covered with plaster residue; the beginnings of 22 lines survive. The upper left fragment preserves a few words from three lines; the lower left fragment displays surface damage and bears traces of a few lines; the lower right fragment only bears a small trace of ink. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

4203. Papyrus 2972

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2972
Title:
Deposition by a Witness (P.Hib. II 200, TM 5184)
Scope & Content:
Deposition by a witness whose name is lost, who was walking down the street with friends and heard some noise coming from a room in a house nearby, also used as a fulling-workshop, where many people were gathered. He witnessed that Athenais started to insult Chrysis, for whom he was now testifyin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-221 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage; with surface damage in places, especially on the right-hand side; the writing runs on one side across the fibres. On the front, there are portions of 12 lines lacking the ends. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

4204. Papyrus 2973

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2973
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 201, TM 5185)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the King from Ammias, with the request to order Aristion to look into his complaint so that, if he is proven right, he may obtain justice. The object of the controversy is not preserved. In the subscription, Dorion instructs Aristion to examine the matter. Little remains o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:
Four papyrus fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage; with writing on one side. The largest fragment at the top bears portions of 14 lines from the bottom of a column running across the fibres; of the first four lines preserved only some traces remain. The fragments at the bottom are in poor condition and bear traces of writing, mostly illegible. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.

4205. Papyrus 2974

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2974
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 202, TM 5186)
Scope & Content:
Petition to King Ptolemy from Pleistainos, who was wronged and was apparently deprived of his clothes; the petitioner asks the king to order Aristion and Hieronymos, two epistatai, to look into the matter so that he may recover his items or be reimbursed. An order from Dorion to investigate the m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:
Two contiguous fragments of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with 4 detached scraps, from mummy cartonnage; with writing on one side. The front bears 9 lines running across the fibres, lacking the ends; the detached fragments preserve a few traces of writing and are unplaced. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.

4206. Papyrus 2975

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2975
Title:
Petition (P.Hib. II 203, TM 5187)
Scope & Content:
Draft of a petition against two men, the first of whom was accused of having sold two slaves of the petitioner; the second was the chief of police (archiphylakites), accused of having imprisoned a slave of the petitioner. Both men had failed to appear at the trial, and the petitioner asks the re...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-221 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet extracted from mummy cartonnage, imperfect at the top and covered with plaster in places; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 26 lines, the first 6 of which are fragmentary. The lower margin is ample, side margins are minimal. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

4207. Papyrus 2976

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2976
Title:
Account (P.Hib. II 211, TM 5189) and Undertaking of an Employee (P.Hib. II 204, TM 5188)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Hib. II 211, TM 5189): Stable account recording corn rations issued to various individuals and other expenses. Dated between 246 and 221 BC or 221 and 205 BC. Verso (P.Hib. II 204, TM 5188): Portion of an undertaking on oath to perform services, with the guarantee that articles will no...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-205 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus fragment with detached scrap, reused as mummy cartonnage, bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 2 columns written along the fibres; the upper margin survives. On the back, there are parts of 14 lines written across the fibres, lacking the beginnings. The papyrus is partly mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening for the text on the back.

4208. Papyrus 2977

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2977
Title:
Official Report (P.Hib. II 205, TM 5189)
Scope & Content:
Draft of an official report on a petition concerning the tax on vineyard. The author of the report summarises that, while those with less productive vineyards have paid the dues without protest, the present petitioners, farming more productive vineyards, object to the high rate, apparently encour...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-245 BC
Extent:
Two larger fragments with detached scraps from a medium-brown papyrus, reused as mummy cartonnage; poor condition; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 36 lines written along the fibres; of the last two, only a few traces survive. The papyrus is partly mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

4209. Papyrus 2978

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2978
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 206, TM 5190)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter from Theophilus to Plutarchus, an official concerned with the collection of taxes in kind (perhaps a sitologos), urging him to send some seed corn and ordering him to charge a fee in the future given that a cultivator had failed to register his requirements in seed. With addres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 June 262 BC (?)
Extent:
Fragments from a medium-brown papyrus, reused as mummy cartonnage; one of the fragments at the bottom may come from another papyrus; written on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 28 lines written along the fibres; on the back, there is the end of a word written along the fibres, and remains of plaster and decoration. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4210. Papyrus 2979

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2979
Title:
Letter to an Agent (P.Hib. II 207, TM 5191)
Scope & Content:
Letter from a landowner to his agent, with instructions on some financial and agricultural transactions, including payment and collection of loans and the sale of olyra (a type of grain) and wheat; the sender also asks the recipient to buy some soft wool to keep the slave girls busy.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-245 BC
Extent:
Fragment with detached scraps from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 19 lines written along the fibres, some of which are damaged at the beginning; of the last line, only a few traces survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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