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Container Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136

1261. Papyrus 1568(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1568(A-C)
Title:
Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond.Lit. 53, TM 61313, LDAB 2455)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) and upper right papyrus (B): Unpublished documents. Lower right papyrus (C) (P.Lond.Lit. 53, TM 61313, LDAB 2455, MP3 1581): Fragmentary leaf from a papyrus codex, containing iambic trimeters with stichometrical divisions, possibly from an anthology and apparently on a dream o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-4th century
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom and right, broken off on the other sides; abraded in places; written on one side. The front bears the right-hand part of a column written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant, no space was left to the right. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Lower right portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side. The front bears the right-hand part of a column written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant, no space was left to the right. The back is blank.

Lower right papyrus (C): Fragment of a leaf of a light-brown papyrus codex, worm-eaten in places; written on both sides, each side bearing part of the foot of a column; the lower margin survives.

1262. Papyrus 1570(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1570(A-B)
Title:
Fragment of a Contract (Under publication) and Census declaration (SB XXII 15464, TM 43195)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A): Beginning of a contract drawn up in Nilopolis in the Arsinoite nome, dated to the reign of the emperor Nero (54-68). Under publication. Lower papyrus (B): Extract from a census register, listing members of a household. The declaration was probably filed in 119 and the copy wa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Upper right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, damaged by holes regularly distributed on the right-hand half; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 6 lines; the upper margin is extant, the right margin is minimal. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet with detached scrap, broken off at the top and left, damaged along the other edges as well; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 11 lines. Part of the lower margin is extant. The back is blank.

1263. Papyrus 1572(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1572(A-C)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (SB XVI 12633, TM 14632)
Scope & Content:
Upper left papyrus and lower papyrus (A, C): Two unpublished tax documents, one of 117-118 and the other issued by a certain Heraclides and his colleagues and referring to a year (2?) of the emperor Trajan. Upper right papyrus (B) (SB XVI 12633, TM 14632): Customs-house receipt issued to Onnoph...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
98-206
Extent:

Three papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 6 lines, complete. Margins are extant, the lower being ample. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Light-brown papyrus strip, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 3 complete lines. Margins are minimal. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (C): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 6 lines, imperfect at the end. Margins survive, the lower being ample. Folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.

1264. Papyrus 1573(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1573(A-B)
Title:
Fragment of a land register (TM 981653) and tax receipt (TM 765550)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A): Portion of a land register (TM 981653), listing five landholdings, providing the orientation of the holding, the name of the holder and those who cultivate it, the dimensions of its four sides and the total area in aruras, after a slight rounding. The basis for the calculation...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 2nd century - early 3rd century
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, complete on the right, broken off at the top, bottom and left; written on one side along the fibres. On the front, there are portions of one column and the line ends of the preceding column. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Fragment of a papyrus sheet, the left-hand portion of which is Papyrus 1712(A); written on one side along the fibres and preserving parts of 12 lines; the upper margins is extant. The back is blank.

1265. Papyrus 1575

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1575
Title:
Document (Unpublished) and Letter of a School-Boy (SB III 6262, TM 31055)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Document, mostly illegible (Unpublished). At the bottom, written upside down in relation to the text, there is the address of the text on the verso. Verso (SB III 6262, TM 31055): Letter of Thonis addressed to his father Arion. The boy inquires why Arion has not replied to any of his ear...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
Sheet of papyrus cut out from a larger piece, bearing writing on both sides. The text on the front runs along the fibres and is almost illegible because of the dark stains and the salts deposited on the surface. Only the upper margin survives. The text on the verso is complete; some words were erased and corrected. The surface is occasionally damaged; horizontal folding lines are visible. All margins are extant, the side margins being minimal. The papyrus is mounted in a glass case.

1266. Papyrus 1586(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1586(A-C)
Title:
Tax Receipts and Certificate for Five-Day Work (TM 14291, 43199, 43215)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (A) (SB XXII 15707, TM 43215): Receipt issued by the sitologi of Nilopolis for the payment of six artabas of wheat made to the account of Apynchis, son of Apynchis, of Soknopaiou Nesos, for public taxes. Dated 19 August 194. Middle fragment (B) (SB VIII 9864, TM 14291): Certifica...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
107-194
Extent:

Three papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper fragment (A): Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete, written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 5 lines written along the fibres. All margins are extant, the lower being irregular.

Middle fragment (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, imperfect at the bottom and with some surface damage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 9 lines written along the fibres. Upper and right margins are extant; no margin on the left.

Lower fragment (C): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and with some surface damage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines written along the fibres, and traces of another line at the bottom. Upper and left margins are extant; no margin was left to the right.

1267. Papyrus 1588 (A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1588 (A-B)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (TM 702617)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (TM 702617): Composite receipt for poll-tax (syntaximon) and other taxes shared by the community paid in eleven instalments over a period of about one year. The tax payer is Pausiris son of Panephrymis. A number was added in the top margin. Dated October 151-October 152. Lower...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 16 lines; margins are extant. A sheet-join runs from about 2-4 mm from the right edge. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, complete on the sides and at the bottom; with some surface damage; written on both sides. The front bears 15 lines from the bottom of a column, written along the fibres; on the back there is one word written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

1268. Papyrus 1589

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1589
Title:
Petition (SB XX 14469, TM 23749)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a petition addressed to the strategus of the Hermopolite nome from Aurelius Hermes alias Pinutis, gymnasiarch and councillor of Hermopolis, selected by the council as member of an embassy following the tetrarchs. Presumably dated between June 302 and November 303.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
302-303
Extent:
Upper portion of a medium-to-dark-brown papyrus, complete at the top and sides, but damaged by holes and abrasion; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 11 lines written along the fibres; left and upper margins are extant; no margin was left on the right. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1269. Papyrus 1590(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1590(A-B)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents, including receipt for rent on sheep (TM 702618)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (TM 702618): Receipt for 220 drachmas paid for the rent on sheep owned by the state, paid by one Apynchis to the tax collectors of Soknopaiou Nesos. Dated 14 June 199. Right papyrus (B): Fragmentary agreement, unpublished; the back bears another document.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in a glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Complete slip, light-brown, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 6 complete lines; all margins are extant. The backis blank.

Right papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back.

1270. Papyrus 1594

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1594
Title:
Notification of Death (ZPE 208 (218) 177-80, no. 2, TM 765547)
Scope & Content:
Apollos, possibly from Dionysias, notifies the royal scribe of the Arsinoite nome, meris of Themistos, of the death of his sister’s husband, registered in Philoteris, and asks that he may be added to the list of deceased. An order to the village scribe follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 December 117
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus sheet, medium-brown, damaged by abrasion and insect holes; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 24 lines written along the fibres; of the last line, only scant traces survive. Margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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