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4211. Papyrus 2980

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2980
Title:
Marriage Agreement (P.Hib. II 208, TM 5192)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a six-witness marriage agreement between Chrestos and Ebryzelmis, presumably acting for the bride, Nikarete, with description of the dowry, Chrestos’s acknowledgment of its receipt, and his undertaking of returning it if necessary.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
265-250 BC
Extent:
Fragment from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, darker by patches, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 14 lines written across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends and abraded in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

4212. Papyrus 2981

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2981
Title:
Receipt for Rent (P.Hib. II 209, TM 2833)
Scope & Content:
Lysicrates, decurion of the troop of Zoilus, acknowledges receipt of 750 artabas of olyra and some fodder as a rent of his holding paid by Demetrius, son of Ptolemaeus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
June-July 263 BC
Extent:
Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet with five detached scraps at the bottom, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 12 lines written along the fibres, overall complete, and 12 additional lines, of which only traces survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

4213. Papyrus 2982

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2982
Title:
Loan (?) (P.Hib. II 210, TM 5193)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a document, apparently a loan; the name of the borrower is lost, the lender is Zenodorus, financial official (oikonomos) of the Lower Toparchy of the Oxyrhynchite nome. The top left fragment does not belong to this text.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:
Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, from mummy cartonnage, with writing on one side. The top left fragment is in poor condition; traces of a few lines, now illegible run across the fibres. The larger fragment preserves portions of 12 lines running across the fibres, overall complete. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

4214. Papyrus 2984

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2984
Title:
Account (P.Hib. II 213, TM 8287)
Scope & Content:
Account recording money payments made by or on behalf of Egyptian priests and various workers in a temple, possibly in Oxyrhynchus; the entries are arranged by days of the month and are check-marked through oblique strokes. The right-hand fragment is illegible owing to the remains of plaster cove...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 250 BC
Extent:
Two fragments of the same papyrus, from mummy cartonnage and a small detached scrap, covered with remains of plaster; with writing on one side. The left-hand fragment bears portions of two columns written along the fibres; of the first, the ends of 9 lines survive; of the second, 20 lines survive; the right margin is minimal. The right-hand fragment belongs to the right-hand portion of a papyrus; it preserves the beginnings of some lines, illegible owing to the remains of plaster covering it. The right margin survives. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.

4215. Papyrus 2986-2987

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2986-2987
Title:
Fragment of a Prose Text (P.Hib. II 221, TM 65722) and Fragment of a Tragedy (P.Hib. II 222, TM 65720)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, with plaster and painted decoration on the back. Second fragment at the top (Papyrus 2986) (P.Hib. II 221, TM 65722): Fragment of a prose text concerning the story of the Danaids, possibly a mythological or historical work, or hypothesis of an ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage, some of which belong together; the writing runs on the front, and the back bears traces of plaster and painted decoration; housed in the same glass frame.

Second fragment at the top (Papyrus 2986): Medium-brown fragment, broken off on all sides; the front bears portions of 10 lines running along the fibres, the first two lines only having a few traces; the back is partly covered with plaster.

Other fragments (Papyrus 2987): Possibly all from the same papyrus; the largest fragment at the top left bears portions of 6 lines, while the traces of ink below belong to another sheet superposed; the fragment in the centre has parts of 5 lines; the fragment at the top rightcarries portions of 8 lines. The outstanding scraps preserve only a few letters. The back of the fragments is partly covered with plaster and painted decoration.

4216. Papyrus 2988

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2988
Title:
Portion of a Literary Work (P.Hib. II 223, TM 65721, LDAB 6975, MP3 1965)
Scope & Content:
Two fragments from mummy cartonnage preserving a few lines from a literary work of unknown nature, presumably verses.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Two fragments from the same papyrus, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with writing on one side; the left-hand fragment preserves portions of 10 lines written along the fibres; the back bears remains of plaster. On the right-hand fragment there are portions of 9 lines running along the fibres; the back is blank. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

4217. Papyrus 2989

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2989
Title:
Gnomic Anthology (P.Hib. II 224, TM 61299, LDAB 2441)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a gnomic anthology, with remains of iambic trimeters in column 1 and hexameters by the tragic poet Chaeremon in column 2; the second column, placed after some blank space, contains an acrostic of Chaeremon’s name. The text has been assigned to the middle of the 3rd century BC. Papyrus ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 3rd century BC
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side. The front bears portions of two columns written along the fibres; of the first column, portions of 17 lines remain; of the second, after some blank space, the beginnings of 9 lines survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4218. Papyrus 2990

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2990
Title:
Unknown Literary Work (P.Hib. II 225, TM 65723, LDAB 6977)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving an unknown work in prose; on the back, there are remains of other texts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Five small papyrus fragments, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on both sides. On the front, there remain a few letters from a few lines running along the fibres; the upper left fragment bears part of the upper margin, too. On the back, portions of a few lines remain. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

4219. Papyrus 2991

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2991
Title:
Unknown Literary Work (P.Hib. II 226, TM 65724, LDAB 6978)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving an unknown work in prose; only fragments 1-3 have been published. Traces of another text are visible on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Eight small papyrus fragments, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on both sides. On the front, there remain a few letters from a few lines running along the fibres. On the back, portions of a few lines written across the fibres remain. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

4220. Papyrus 2992

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2992
Title:
Unknown Literary Work(s) (P.Hib. II 227, TM 65725, LDAB 6979)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving literary work(s): on the front, there are portions of an unknown work in prose, possibly a speech, dialogue, or treatise on education and poetry. There may be a different literary text on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Five small papyrus fragments from a roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage and numbered I-V; written on both sides. On the front, there remain a few letters from a few lines running along the fibres; fragment I preserves the upper margin. The back bears portions of a few lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

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