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Container Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136

891. Papyrus 988

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 988
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. III 988, TM 31973)
Scope & Content:
Lucia writes to her brother Casullas, reproaching him and requesting the dispatch of some documents at once. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with some holes and surface damage; written on both sides across the fibres, the back having a two-line docket. The front bears 14 lines, complete. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

892. Papyrus 990

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 990
Title:
Receipt of a Shipmaster (SB XX 14466, P.Lond. III 990 descr., TM 35748)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary receipt issued by Phoebammon, a shipmaster, to Hermophilus, an official (hypodektes, 'receiver'), on account of some goods transported.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, light-brown, with a dark patch at the bottom; broken off to the right, with minor surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 5 lines; lines 1-4 lack the ends. The text occupies the upper half of the sheet, with a blank at the bottom of c. 60 mm; left and upper margins survive as well. A sheet-join runs along the width of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

893. Papyrus 991

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 991
Title:
Sale of a House (P.Lond.. III 991, TM 22761)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a house located in the Hermonthite nome for five solidi, the sellers being Pagape, Pamin, Psais, Stia, and the buyer Aurelius Ioseph. Written by Aurelius Amenothes on behalf of the sellers, who are illiterate. With subscription of a witness at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 June 481, 482, or 483
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with darker spots, broken off at the left and partly at the right; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears one broad column of 28 lines, with an additional line lost at the bottom; all of the lines lack the beginnings; lines 1-18 also lack their ends. Horizontal and vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

894. Papyrus 992

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 992
Title:
Agreement for Arbitration (P.Lond. III 992, Chrest.Mitt. 365, TM 22762)
Scope & Content:
Agreement for arbitration (compromissum) concerning a dispute between Flavius Silvanus, soldier of the unit of the Mauri, and his brothers, on the one hand, and their sister Archontia and her husband, another soldier from the same unit, on the other. The parties agree to submit to the rulings of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
June-July 507
Extent:

Square-shaped papyrus sheet, darker in a few places; lacking parts of the left-hand portion and with some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 25 lines; one line is lost between the surviving lines 24 and 25; the left margin is imperfect, the other margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

895. Papyrus 993

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 993
Title:
Receipt for a Probation Letter (P.Lond. III 993 descr., P.Gascou 21, TM 22763)
Scope & Content:
The document is a receipt in epistolary form written in Greek. The bookkeeper (actuarius) of a Roman military unit, probably that of the Mauri Scutarii in Hermopolis, acknowledges that he has received the recruit’s letter of probation (epistula probatoria). The man is thus officially a member of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
8 January 514
Extent:
Fragment from a papyrus sheet (12 lines). The document is written on the recto, along the fibres. The verso is blank. The papyrus is mounted on a cardboard in a glass frame.

896. Papyrus 994

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 994
Title:
Lease of a Pottery (P.Lond. III 994, TM 22764)
Scope & Content:
Ten-year lease of the fourteenth share of a pottery located in the Hermopolite nome, the lessees being Petrus and Victor, both of the village of Enseu, and the lessor a woman whose name is lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 February 517
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left; well preserved as to the rest. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; there are 15 lines lacking the beginnings, with an average of 15 letters lost to the right; traces of another line at the bottom remain. Upper and right margins are extant and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

897. Papyrus 995

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 995
Title:
Receipt for Tax Payments (P.Lond. III 995, TM 22765)
Scope & Content:
Acknowledgment of tax payments of corn with freight costs and expenses for the ship of the monastery of the Metanoia issued by Petrus. The names of the taxpayers and amounts stated in artabas are provided. With Petrus’ subscription at the end. Dated to 626-627, 641-642, or 656-657.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, of lighter colour at the top, damaged by holes in the middle and at the top; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 12 lines, which occupy slightly more than half of the sheet; line 12 is badly damaged. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 105 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

898. Papyrus 996

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 996
Title:
Receipt for Tax Payments (P.Lond. III 996, TM 22768)
Scope & Content:
Acknowledgment of payments of corn with freight costs and expenses for the ship of the monastery of the Metanoia made through Phoebammon. The names of two taxpayers and amounts stated in artabas are provided. With Phoebammon’s subscription at the end. Dated to 622-623, 637-638, or 652-653.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet with damage and gaps in its right half, but well preserved as to the rest; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 12 lines, some of which lack the endings. Margins are not wide. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

899. Papyrus 997

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 997
Title:
Sale of Wine on Delivery (SB XXII 15597, P.Lond. III 997 descr., TM 45049)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging that Aurelius Apollos, vine-dresser, has received the payment on account of 300 metra (measure) of wine from Flavius Georgius, son of Silvanus. The wine shall be delivered after the vintage; the vats are to be supplied by Apollos. Should Apollos deliver wine of inferior qua...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 October 537
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet with detached scrap, broken off at the bottom and left, with some surface damage; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The front bears the ends of 14 lines. Upper and right margins are minimal. A sheet-join is visible at c. 55 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

900. Papyrus 998-999

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 998-999
Title:
Sale of Wine on Delivery (SB XVI 12488, P.Lond. III 998 descr.+P.Lond. III 999, TM 16251)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging that Ioannes, a deacon from the Hermopolite village of Esneu, has received the payment on account of 80 metra (a measure) of wine from Flavius Silvanus, a soldier of the unit of the Moors. The wine shall be delivered after the following vintage. With docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 December 538
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, consisting of two joining fragments which were formerly inventoried separately: Papyrus 998 is the left-hand side fragment, and Papyrus 999 is the right-hand side fragment. The sheet is broken off at the bottom, lacks part of the left half at the bottom (front), and displays minor surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket. The front bears 18 lines; lines 8-17 lack the beginnings; of line 18 only few traces remain. Upper and side margins are minimal, with the left margin surviving up to line 7. On the back, only the beginning of the line remains. The papyrus sheet is housed in a glass case.

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