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931. Papyrus 1035

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1035
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 1035, TM 38249)
Scope & Content:
Receipt from Flavius Cyricus to Basilides, assistant (boethos) of the Hermopolite village of Sinape, for payment of money taxes. With Cyricus’ subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Papyrus slip, complete; irregularly cut at the top and bottom and damaged by some insect holes; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are five complete lines; margins are extant and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

932. Papyrus 1036

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1036
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. III 1036, TM 38250)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary lease of land; the annual rent in money is to be paid over two months; additionally, a payment in wine will be made on the occasion of the feast of the village of Thynis. The names of the parties are lost. With docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, with a light stain in the middle (front) and some minor surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket. The front bears 9 lines and traces of another line are visible at the bottom. Side margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

933. Papyrus 1037

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1037
Title:
Receipt for Advance Payment (P.Lond. III 1037, TM 38251)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging the advance payment of money for the irrigation work of some vineyard located in the Hermopolite nome; the names of the parties are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom; overall well preserved. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 13 lines, the first and last being mutilated. Side margins are extant and minimal. A sheet-join running across the fibres and along the height of the sheet is visible at c. 45 mm from the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

934. Papyrus 1038

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1038
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1038, TM 38253)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts for payments in kind made on account of the grain tax, issued by the same official to two inhabitants of Hermopolis. The tenth indiction is mentioned. With docket on the back. Column 1: Receipt acknowledging that Cosmas has paid 6 1/3 artabas of wheat. Column 2: Receipt acknowledg...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Papyrus slip, complete and well preserved, with few small insect holes; written on both sides. On the front there are two columns of 5 lines each, complete, running across the fibres; on the back there is one line written along the fibres. All margins are extant; folding lines are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

935. Papyrus 1039

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1039
Title:
Lease of Land (SB XVIII 13585, P.Lond. III 1039 descr., TM 35167)
Scope & Content:
Lower part of a contract for the lease of some aruras of land located in Thynis, the lessees being two farmers of this village, Aurelius Phoebammon and Aurelius Abramus. Written by Aurelius Philemon, son of Victor, on behalf of the lessees as they are illiterate; with subscriptions of two witnes...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Lower part of a papyrus sheet with minor abrasion; written along the fibres on both sides, the back bearing a two-line docket. On the front there is the foot of a column, of which 11 lines survive. The lower margin is extant, the side margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

936. Papyrus 1040

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1040
Title:
Codicil to a Will (ZPE 156, p. 226, P.Lond. III 1040 descr., TM 38254)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary codicil to an existing will, including the request of the testator that the official certificate of his will be delivered, the statement by the notary Marcellinus confirming the delivery, and the statement of the testator about the changes to be made. Provisions are made about a debt...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and sides, with minor damage in the preserved portion; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being balnk. On the front there are 26 lines, lacking beginnings and ends. Of the first line, only few traces remain. A sheet-join runs across the fibres in the middle of the fragment. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

937. Papyrus 1041

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1041
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. III 1041, TM 39588)
Scope & Content:
Letter with no address from an unnamed sender, who asks the recipient to reconcile with him straightaway.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:

Papyrus slip, complete and well preserved, written on one side across the fibres; the back is blank. There are four lines, and all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

938. Papyrus 1044

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1044
Title:
Donation (P.Lond. III 1044, Chrest.Mitt. 367, TM 38257)
Scope & Content:
Aurelia Aphthonia, daughter of Taurinus, bequeaths her share of a house-property in Hermopolis to her son Asyncritius, but retains the usufruct for the remainder of her life. With Aphthonia’s subscription written by Aurelius Anouthis, deacon of Hermopolis and doctor, as she was illiterate, and w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Papyrus with three detached scraps in the middle, darker by patches, broken off at the top, torn along the right edge and mutilated in the middle; with surface damage in places. Written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 47 lines; left and lower margins survive; the right margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

939. Papyrus 1045

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1045
Title:
Sale of a House (SB XX 14448, P.Lond. III 1045 descr., TM 39456)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary deed of a sale of half of a house sold by the deacon Phoebammon, the soldier Antonius, the sub-deacons Aelianus and Callinicus, and Theophila to the comes Germanus, in front of witnesses.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, with insect holes and surface damage in places; darker in the middle; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 13 lines, with a trace of another line at the bottom; side margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

940. Papyrus 1050

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1050
Title:
Lease of Land (ZPE 215 (2020), pp. 268-270, P.Lond. III 1050 descr., TM 38262)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a lease of land in the form of a ‘wage-receipt’ (misthapoche), the lessor acknowledging advance receipt of the rent. The land is to be sown with flax at a rent of two solidi; the lessor undertakes agricultural works on the land, including sowing and watering it, and transporting th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 6th century-early 7th century
Extent:

Lower portion of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, somewhat torn in the lower margin too; with some surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There remain 16 lines from the foot of a column, with only few traces of the first line; side margins are minimal, and the lower is damaged. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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