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Project / Collection Greek Manuscripts Place Hermopolite nome, 15th Upper Egyptian nome, Egypt

1. Papyrus 134

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 134
Title:
Hyperides, Against Philippides (P.Lond.Lit. 134, TM 61289, LDAB 2431, MP3 1234)
Scope & Content:
Hyperides’s Against Philippides, from the same papyrus roll as Papyrus 133 (Demosthenes, Epistula III), but in a different hand. The beginning is fragmentary.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid-2nd century BC
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from the same papyrus roll as Papyrus 133, with blank space of about 300 mm to separate the texts and in a different hand; Papyrus 133 is the continuation; broken off at the beginning, and written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. Each sheet forming the roll is about 180 mm wide. There remain 9 complete columns, and portions from other columns, very fragmentary; each column measures150 x 43 mm and has 26 to 28 lines, with an average of 17 letters per line; lines begin progressively further to the left (Mass’s Law); the intercolumn measures about 10 mm, the upper margin 35 mm, and the lower c.50 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in two glass frames named Papyrus 134(1), and Papyrus 134(2).

Papyrus 134(1): fragments of varying size;

Papyrus 134(2): few holes and breaks in places, overall well preserved; 9 columns, complete; upper, lower and right margin extant.

2. Papyrus 725

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 725
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Grenf. II 86, P.Lond. III 725 descr., TM 22639)
Scope & Content:
Acknowledgment of a loan of 6 ¼ artabas of wheat, borrowed by the farmer Aurelius Phoebammon, son of Ioannes. With docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 December 596
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with few holes, but otherwise well preserved; written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line, mutilated at the end. On the front there are 20 lines, the last being mutilated. The surviving margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet at c. 10-14 from the left edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 854

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 854
Title:
Letter on a Journey up the Nile (P.Sarap. 101, P.Lond. III 854, Chrest.Wilck. 117, TM 17126)
Scope & Content:
Nearchus describes to Heliodorus his sightseeing journey up the Nile: he arrived at Syene, then went to Libya and visited the oracle of Ammon; he also carved the names of the dear ones on the monuments. The address of the letter is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
90-133
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, lacking part of the top, with some holes and abrasion in places; written on both sides. The front bears 12 lines running along the fibres, some of which are damaged; traces of another line are visible at the bottom. Lower and left margins are extant, the upper is damaged; no margin was left to the right. The back bears one line written along the fibres in the upper half of the sheet and lacking the beginning. The papyrus is housed in glass frame.

4. Papyrus 858

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 858
Title:
Fragments of Contracts (P.Lond. III 858(a-b), TM 22696, 25970)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (TM 22696): Beginning of an application for a two-year lease of land, dated to 153-154. Lower papyrus (B) (TM 25970): Fragment of a late first-century contract of sale, with fragmentary reference to the current year (‘4th’ survives); some of the standard clauses remain. Unpubl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
75-154
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, riddled with insect-holes; broken off at the bottom and left; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 8 lines from the top of a column, lacking the beginnings. Part of the upper margin survives, the right margin is minimal. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right and broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 8 lines, with traces of another line at the top and a scant trace of a further line at the bottom. The right margin is extant. Vertical folds are visible. The back is blank.

5. Papyrus 866

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 866
Title:
Tax Document (SB XX 14445, P.Lond. III 866(a) descr., TM 38455), and Order to Release Prisoners (P.Sijp. 24 (c), SB XX 14446, P.Lond. III 866(b) descr., TM 39682)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (SB XX 14445, P.Lond. III 866(a) descr., TM 38455): End of a tax document, with four signatures; sixth or seventh century. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Sijp. 24 (c), SB XX 14446, P.Lond. III 866(b) descr., TM 39682): Order to release three detained persons; with traces of the address...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Two papyri housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Lower right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, mid-brown, with paler patches in places and with creases; written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. The ends of 6 lines survive; of the first, only traces remain. The lower margin is extant (60 mm), the right is minimal.

Lower Papyrus (B): Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete but with insect holes; written on both sides. On the front, there are 7 lines across the fibres; margins are extant. On the back there are traces of 2 effaced lines running along the fibres.

6. Papyrus 877

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 877
Title:
Acknowledgment of Money Payments (SB XXII 15495, P.Lond. III 877 descr., TM 38236)
Scope & Content:
The soldier Daniel made money payments for the eleventh indiction on account of the komokatoikoi (a village corporation with the same tax status) of the village Sinarchebis in the Hermopolite nome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet with darker patches, complete on all sides, with some surface damage and few holes in places; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 6 lines running across the fibres, complete. The upper margin measures 10 mm, the lower 60 mm, the right more than 30 mm and the left about 15 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

7. Papyrus 949

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 949
Title:
Public Registration of a Sale (SB XX 14447, P.Lond. III 949 descr., TM 32186)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary application for the public registration of a deed of sale at the Nanaion (central state archive) in Alexandria; the application to notify the keepers of the public archives of the Hermopolite nome follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of the 3rd century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, with insect holes and abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 12 lines, all lacking the beginning, for a loss of c. 35 letters; at least one column must have preceded. The upper and lower margins survive, no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

8. Papyrus 959

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 959
Title:
Receipt for Wine (SB XVIII 13309, P.Lond. III 959 descr., TM 18366)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by the officials responsible for the distributions to the army (diadotai) for a quantity of wine supplied by the heirs of Olympias at the temple of Tyche on account of the annona. With four subscriptions at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 February 297
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the left and top; with abrasion on the left, and holes along the vertical folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 27 lines, lacking the beginnings. The lower margin measures 200 mm; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

9. Papyrus 975

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 975
Title:
Loan (P.Lond. III 975, TM 22754)
Scope & Content:
Aurelia Tamounis, daughter of Silvanus and Sarapias, acknowledges receipt of a loan of 4 artabas and a half of vegetables, to be repaid in the month of Epeiph, from Aurelia Isidora alias Eudaemonis, of Antinoopolis. With subscription of Tamounis at the end, written by Aurelius Horigenes, son of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 January 314
Extent:

Papyrus sheet in poor condition, darker to the right, with holes especially located in its left half and abrasion and other surface damage throughout. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 25 lines, some of which lack the beginnings. The margins survive, although they are mutilated in places. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet in the right margin. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

10. Papyrus 981

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 981
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. III 981, Chrest.Wilck. 130, TM 33777)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a letter from the deacon Ioannes to father Ioannes, containing expressions of affection and mention of a meeting with the dux.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and complete on all other sides; with minor damage along a few vertical creases; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 16 lines from the top of a column written along the fibres; upper and side margins are minimal. A sheet-join is visible a few millimetres from the right-hand edge. The back preserves very faded traces of one column across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.