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771. Papyrus 842

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 842
Title:
Lease of Pasturage (P.Lond. III 842, TM 11795)
Scope & Content:
One-year lease of pasturage in a plain having the lands of the village of Herakleia on the north and of the village of Apias on the south, with canals on the east and west sides; the lessors are seven village elders and the lessee Apynchis, son of Apynchis, a shepherd. The lessors acknowledge rec...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 September 140
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, with surface damage and holes in the lower left corner and further damage along the vertical folds; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 25 lines running along the fibres, with blank space between lines 7 and 8, and lines 24 and 25. Margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

772. Papyrus 843

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 843
Title:
Census Return (P.Lond. III 843, TM 11796)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a census declaration by a man whose name is lost, aged 41, who registers himself, his wife, aged 35, and their two daughters, aged 12 and 8; with official docket at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 January 161
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, with some surface damage; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 13 lines along the fibres from the foot of a column; left and lower margins are extant; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

773. Papyrus 844

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 844
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 844, TM 11797)
Scope & Content:
A composite receipt for poll tax and other taxes paid in instalments to Horus and the other tax collectors of Soknopaiou Nesos, the taxpayer being Stotoetis, son of Stotoetis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 November 174
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but torn along the left edge; slightly abraded in places and with few wormholes along the vertical folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 9 lines, complete, the last written in the lower margin and separated by blank space from the rest of the text. Upper margin is extant, lower and right margins are minimal; the left margin partly survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

774. Papyrus 845(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 845(A-C)
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 845(a-b), P.Lond. III 845(c) descr., TM 22691-22692, 11798)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Lond. III 845(a), TM 22691): Receipt for poll-tax. The name of the taxpayer is damaged. Dated to 17 June 177. B (P.Lond. III 845(b), TM 22692) Lines 1-4: Receipt acknowledging the payment of 20 drachmas made by Pollion son of Sarapion to Dorion, collector of money taxes (praktor argyriko...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
177-189
Extent:

Three papyrus sheets with writing on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

A: Broken off to the left, with a darker patch; 9 lines written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings; upper and lower margins extant, no margin was left to the right.

B: Almost complete, but damaged by holes; 6 lines written across the fibres; margins survive, the right being imperfect.

C: Damaged at the top, left and bottom; 7 lines written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. Parts of the upper and left margins survive; no margin was left to the right.

775. Papyrus 846

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 846
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. III 846, Chrest.Wilck. 325, TM 11799)
Scope & Content:
Petition from a weaver of Soknopaiou Nesos whose name is lost, complaining about his appointment as a village elder. The recipient is lost too. Dated to January-February or July-August 140.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
140
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and damaged in the bottom right edge; with surface damage throughout; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 18 lines, with traces of another at the top; the last 2 lines lack the ends. Left and lower margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

776. Papyrus 847

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 847
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 847, TM 11801)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for the payment of 80 drachmas by the village elders of two Arsinoite villages on account of the a tax named ‘monodesmia chortou’ (hay tax), presumably due on public land, and other taxes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 April 170
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete, with few holes; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines written along the fibres in the upper part of the sheet; all margins survive, with no space having been left on the right. The blank space at the bottom measures c. 100 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

777. Papyrus 848

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 848
Title:
Portion of a Document (P.Lond. III 848 ro. descr., TM 29242), and Order to Deliver Fleeces (P.Lond. III 848 vo., TM 22693)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. III 848 ro. descr., TM 29242): Portion of a document (perhaps a return) including several names, with mention of the record-office (mnemoneion) and of year 19, month Hadrianos (= Choiak). Unpublished. Verso (P.Lond. III 848 vo., TM 22693): Order from Ischyrion to Kouis (Akouis) t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-early 3rd century
Extent:
Portion of a medium-brown papyrus, with insect holes in places, especially along the horizontal fold; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 12 lines running along the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; traces of another line are visible at the top. The papyrus was later cut to host the text on the back, which consists of one column of 6 lines written across the fibres in the upper part of the sheet. Margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

778. Papyrus 849

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 849
Title:
Receipt for Rent of Sheep (SB XX 15076, P.Lond. III 849 descr., TM 14927)
Scope & Content:
Series of receipts issued by the presidents (hegoumenoi) of the village of Euhemeria acknowledging various payments made by a certain Orsenouphis over a period of two years for the rent of sheep (phoros probaton).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
206 or 235
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, but with holes and surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears two columns of 15 and 8 lines respectively; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

779. Papyrus 850

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 850
Title:
Certificate for Five-Day Work (P.Lond. III 850, TM 11802)
Scope & Content:
Certificate issued to Stotoetis, son of Stotoetis, grandson of Hieropaous, for the five-day work he performed on the dykes in Soknopaiou Nesos.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 September 162
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, square-shaped, complete but with damage, especially in the left portion. Writing is on one side along the fibres, and the back is blank. There are 9 lines, somewhat damaged at their beginnings; all margins are extant, with no margin having been left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

780. Papyrus 851

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 851
Title:
Extracts with Receipts (P.Lond. III 851, TM 22694)
Scope & Content:
Extracts of a register with receipts of payments for rent (in money and fleeces) addressed to Akouis, shepherd and tenant. The issuer is in most cases Hermias alias Apollonius, strategus of Alexandria, who has various managers and assistants. The receipts, written in different hands, date to a p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
216-219
Extent:
Long fragment of a papyrus roll, written on one side and well preserved, containing six columns, the first of which is lacking its left-hand side. Between columns 5-6 some space was left blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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