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Container Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136

1381. Papyrus 1737(a-b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1737(a-b)
Title:
Marriage Contract (P.Lond. V 1710, TM 19727), Encomiastic Poems by Dioscorus (P.Aphrod.Lit. p. 430 no. IV 30, P.Lond.Lit. 101, TM 59717, LDAB 821, MP3 351.030) and Contract of Lease of Land (?) (P.Lond. V 1879 descr., TM 36984)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus 1737a: Recto (P.Lond. V 1710, TM 19727): The recto preserves the beginning of the first 17 lines of a marriage contract, dated to the reign of Justin II. Probably the opening formula on lines 4-6 contained a general reflection on the nature of marriage and these lines were possibly spac...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Two unrelated fragments of papyrus, dark brown in places; both coming from the archive of Dioscorus; housed in one glass frame.

Left-hand side fragment: Papyrus 1737a: The recto is the upper left-hand corner of a papyrus sheet; written across the fibres. Well-preserved on the left and upper sides; probably folded from the bottom upwards and possibly from the right side towards the middle. The verso is written along the fibres and upside-down in relation to the recto; only a few lines are preserved followed by blank space.

Right-hand side fragment: Papyrus 1737b: Fragment from the right side of a document, written along the fibres. Probably folded at right angles to the fibres, but it is not clear in which direction. The back is blank.

1382. Papyrus 1738

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1738
Title:
Letter to Dioscorus of Aphrodito (P.Lond. V 1682; TM 19700)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Dioscorus of Aphrodito from an unknown sender about a troublesome shepherd who has been troubling Dioscorus’s tenants at the village of Mounkrechis; the writer was accompanying Menas the pagarch. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-567
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, dark brown in places, written against the fibres. Possibly folded from the bottom upwards and then perhaps once from each side towards the middle. The address on the back is written along the fibres. The text is complete.

1383. Papyrus 1739

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1739
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1690, TM 19707)
Scope & Content:
One-year lease of land, the lessee being Aurelius Apollos, son of Dioscorus, village headman (protokometes), and the lessor the monastery of Zmin; with summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 August 527
Extent:
Two non-contiguous fragments of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, slightly abraded in places and damaged by insect holes; writing runs along the fibres on both sides. On the front, there are 11 lines, with traces of another line at the bottom; upper and side margins survive. On the back there is one line written in the upper part of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1384. Papyrus 1740

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1740
Title:
Acknowledgment of Debt (P.Lond. V 1844, TM 36960)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of an acknowledgment of debt amounting to 24 solidi and undertaken by twelve persons, whose signatures survive; among these is Dioscorus’ father, Aurelius Apollos; there follow the witnesses’ signatures and the notarial subscription. The body of the document is lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 6th century
Extent:

Dark brown papyrus roll, broken off at the top and left; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the ends of 21 lines; the lower margin is extant, no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1385. Papyrus 1741

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1741
Title:
Petition from the Archive of Dioscorus (P.Lond. V 1678, TM 19697)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a petition by the people of Antaiopolis to Callinicus and perhaps Dorotheus, counts and magistri, complaining about abuses perpetrated by soldiers of a former military unit of Antaiopolis. Additional fragments of the petition are Papyrus 01607 and P.Flor. III 295.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-568
Extent:
Upper portion of a dark-brown papyrus, additional fragments of which are Papyrus 01607 and a papyrus now in Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, inventoried as 295. The writing runs on one side and the back is blank. The front bears nine lines from the top of a column, written along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1386. Papyrus 1742

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1742
Title:
Leases of Land (P.Lond. V 1696, TM 36921; SB XXVI 16529, TM 19715)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. V 1696, TM 36921): Portion of a lease of land, the lessee being a certain Isaac. With his subscription and the notary’s at the bottom. The endorsement on the back is illegible. Verso (SB XXVI 16529, TM 19715): Glued onto the back is a papyrus strip from another document, further ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
500-526
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus sheet, incomplete, with writing on both sides. On the front, there is a column of 18 lines written along the fibres; the lower and right margins are extant, the left margin partly survives at the bottom. A strip of another dark brown papyrus was glued onto the back of the sheet and preserves the beginnings of 29 lines written along the fibres. Other fragments of this different document are Papyrus 0503 and a papyrus in Berlin, inventoried as 25080. Perpendicularly to this text, there are traces of one line belonging to the document on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1387. Papyrus 1743

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1743
Title:
Conclusion of a Petition (P.Lond. V 1675, TM 19694)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a petition to the dux of the Thebaid, the details being lost; it may be the end of Papyrus 1727 (P.Lond. V 1674), a petition written by the inhabitants of Aphrodito against the misdeeds of the pagarchs.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-573
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, darker in places and with surface damage; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 8 lines from the foot of a column. The side margins are minimal, the lower is ample. Folding lines are still visible. A sheet-join runs along the width of the papyrus at the beginning of the lower margin. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1388. Papyrus 1744

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1744
Title:
Petition from the Archive of Dioscorus (P.Lond. V 1676, TM 19695)
Scope & Content:
A man petitions the dux against the attempts of Petros to make the petitioner and his wife liable for taxes. The petitioner’s father had become a monk and left him in the care of his maternal uncle Colluthus, who later became his father-in-law, as the petitioner married his daughter. Upon their m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-573
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus, with lighter patches, rubbed in places; written on both sides. The front bears 32 lines written across the fibres; on the back, there are 36 lines written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the front, with an interlinear addition of one line. Margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1389. Papyrus 1745

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1745
Title:
Arbitration (P.Lond. V 1709, TM 19726) and Anthology with Miscellaneous Poems (P.Aphrod.Lit. IV 36, 13, 25, 31, TM 59715, LDAB 819, MP3 351.01)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Arbitration over inheritance written in Coptic and concerning the same family as the one of P.Cair.Masp. 67006. The papyrus may well be part of the same roll as Papyrus 1728, with a lacuna between them. The plaintiffs, Victorine and Phoebammon, children of the deacon Ioannes, complain ab...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 566-568
Extent:

Fragments of various sizes from the same papyrus roll as Papyrus 1728, of which Papyrus 1728 is the first part and Papyrus 1745 the latter part; a gap is between them; written on both sides and in poor condition.

1390. Papyrus 1746

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1746
Title:
Contract for the Collection of Taxes (P.Lond. V 1660, TM 19677)
Scope & Content:
Contract concerning the collection of taxes, whereby the party giving the undertaking agrees to act as a representative for the collection and disposition of various taxes for the village of Phthla in the Antaiopolite nome, securing the other party against all claims from the two pagarchs Iulianu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 553
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus roll, broken off at the top, with holes and breaks along the horizontal folds; a stain is visible on the right (front); written on both sides. The front bears one column of 48 lines written across the fibres, lacking the top. Side and lower margins are extant. On the back, there are traces of one column written across the fibres on the left-hand side. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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