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1. Papyrus 218

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 218
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Lond. II 218, TM 213)
Scope & Content:
Record of a loan of 13 1/3 artabas of wheat drawn up in Pathyris, in the office of the public notary (agoranomus) Ammonius. The lessor is Nechutes, son of Peteharsemtheus, and the lessee is Phatres, son of Chesthotes. The loan is to be repaid seven months later; penalty applies should the lessee...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 October 111 BC
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, almost complete, lacking the left edge and the upper right corner (front side); slight damage is located along the horizontal folds. Red-brown stains are visible especially at the bottom.

The papyrus bears writing on both sides, across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. The back was rotated 180 degrees and has a two-line docket. The front contains one broad column of 14 lines, with the last indented. The upper margin is extant, the right is preserved from line 8 and is minimal, and the blank space at the bottom measures 100 mm.

The papyrus displays modern repairs of the early XX century; it is mounted in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 401

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 401
Title:
Petition (P.Dryton 34, P.Lond. II 401, Chrest.Mitt. 18, TM 284)
Scope & Content:
A petition to Phommous, epistrategus (one of the highest officials) of the Thebaid, from Apollonia and Aphrodisia, daughters of Dryton, acting also on behalf of their sisters. They complain that a certain Ariston took advantage of their not being able to travel and administer their vineyard on t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
115-110 BC
Extent:

Complete papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The sheet is damaged along the vertical folds and the horizontal fold. All margins are extant: the upper margin measures 40 mm, the lower 45 mm, the left 35 mm and the right a maximum of 20 mm, being minimal in places. The text consists of one column with 31 lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

3. Papyrus 402

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 402
Title:
Tax List (P.Lond. II 402 recto, TM 5894) and List of Traveller’s Items (P.Dryton 38, P.Lond. II 402 verso, TM 619)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. II 402 recto, TM 5894): Tax list from an official register recording the payment of taxes in wheat. Names are followed by the amounts, stated in artabas. Verso (P.Dryton 38, P.Lond. II 402 verso, TM 619): Personal list of a traveller’s items, perhaps written by Esthladas, son of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
153-152 BC or 142-141 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, written on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. The papyrus is damaged in places, with holes and loss of strips of fibres on either side. On the verso, a darker spot is visible at the top. The text on the recto consists of one column, almost complete; some parts were erased. The text on the verso, complete, is arranged in one column. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

4. Papyrus 465

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 465
Title:
Official Letter on the Revolt of the Thebaid (SB III 6300, P.Lond. II 465 descr., TM 5653)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Platon, strategus of the Thebaid, to the inhabitants of Pathyris encouraging them to remain loyal to the king during the revolt in the Thebaid and to support Nechtyris, appointed as commander, until Plato’s arrival. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 March 88 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, badly mutilated; writing runs along the fibres on either side, the back having a two-line address. On the front the text consists of 16 lines, very fragmentary; a trace of ink is visible at the bottom. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal in places. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

5. Papyrus 605

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 605
Title:
Loan (P.Dryton 11, TM 246), and Fragmentum Grenfellianum (P.Dryton 50, TM 65616, LDAB 6867)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Dryton 11, TM 246): Loan of wheat dated 10 October 174 BC; Dryton features as a debtor, and the creditor is Sosistratus. The subscription of the scribe is at the end. Verso (P.Dryton 50, TM 65616, LDAB 6867, MP3 1743): 'Fragmentum Grenfellianum', or ‘Alexandrian erotic fragment’, a mim...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, another fragment of which now at the Sackler Library, Oxford, inventoried as 89A/45(d). Writing runs on both sides. The front contains one column running along the fibres and lacking the left-hand side. Upper, lower and right margins are extant, the right being ample. The back bears one complete column and portions of another column written across the fibres. Upper, lower and left margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

6. Papyrus 606

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 606
Title:
Documents concerning a Dispute (P.Grenf. I 11, P.Lond. III 606 descr., TM 247)
Scope & Content:
Dossier of documents relating to a dispute over some land located in the Pathyrite nome, claimed by a certain Panas; the copy of an earlier ruling by Pechutes, who instructed Daemachus to publish his judgment, is enclosed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
after 27 August 181 BC
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll, another portion of which is preserved in a papyrus of the collection in Heidelberg, inventoried as P. G. 1288; broken off to the left and damaged at the bottom and along the vertical folds.Two columns survive, the first lacking the right-hand half, and the second almost complete. Right, upper and lower margins measure 45-60 mm, 30 mm, and 45-60 mm respectively. The intercolumn measures 13-30 mm. There are two lines, rubbed off, in the lower right corner. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

7. Papyrus 607

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 607
Title:
Second Will of Dryton (P.Dryton 2, SB I 4637, P.Grenf. I 12, P.Lond. III 607 descr., TM 248)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of the second will of Dryton, drawn up in Latopolis, in the office of the notary Ptolemaeus, on the occasion of Dryton’s second marriage with Apollonia alias Senmonthis. His possessions are to be divided between Esthladas, son from his first marriage, and the children who may be born o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 March 150 BC
Extent:

Four fragments of varying size from a papyrus of good quality, further fragments of which are in Cairo (P.Gr. inv.no. 10349) and Heidelberg (P.Gr. inv.no. 1285). The fragments bear writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank, but the Cairo fragment has four lines in a different hand on the back. The original text on the front consisted of one broad column of 33 lines. The BL fragments preserve the upper margin (25 mm), the lower (90 mm), and the right (10 mm), where a sheet-join is visible at c. 5-10 mm from the right edge. They are mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

8. Papyrus 609

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 609
Title:
List of Goods in a Temple and Account (P.Dryton 37, P.Grenf. I 14, P.Lond. III 609 descr., TM 250)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Traces of an original Greek text, which was washed out. Verso: Traces of an older Greek text written along the fibres, washed out to host a list of goods and an account. Lines 1-17: List of goods deposited in the temple with the priest Patous, among which are caskets, a sealed jar with ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 November 139 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, bearing writing on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, strips of horizontal fibres are missing; the lower margin measures 105 mm. Traces of 10 lines are preserved, but the original text was washed off and the papyrus was re-used for the text on the verso. The verso originally hosted a Greek text, written along the fibres, which was washed out to host the second text running across the fibres. Strips of vertical fibres are missing. The upper margin survives to 40 mm. The papyrus is mounted in a glass case.

9. Papyrus 611

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 611
Title:
Draft Petition (P.Dryton 33bis, P.Grenf. I 15, P.Lond. III 611a descr, TM 252), and Accounts (P.Dryton 40, P.Grenf. I 16, P.Lond. III 611b descr., TM 283; P.Dryton 41, P.Lond. III 611verso descr., TM 503)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Text written along the fibres (P.Dryton 33bis, P.Grenf. I 15, P.Lond. III 611a descr, TM 252): A draft or copy of the same petition as Papyrus 612 (P.Dryton 33) in a different hand. Papyrus 611 preserves the end. Apollonia alias Semmonthis, Ammonia alias Senminis, Heracleia alias Senapat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
136-135 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet of poor quality, broken off at the top and left and damaged at the bottom, especially along the vertical folds. The sheet lacks some horizontal fibres on the recto. Writing is on both sides: the recto has an original text, of which only the bottom right portion survives, written along the fibres; the original lower margin of the sheet, measuring 70 mm, hosts a second text, written across the fibres at the right angle to the first. The verso contains a third text, written across the fibres and complete. The side margins are minimal, the upper and lower measure 19 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

10. Papyrus 612

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 612
Title:
Petition from the Archive of Dryton and Family (P.Dryton 33, P.Grenf. I 17, SB I 4638, P.Lond. III 612 descr., TM 253)
Scope & Content:
Part of a petition, another portion of which is preserved in Heidelberg (P.Gr. inv. no. 1280). The four daughters of Ptolemaeus, Apollonia alias Semmonthis, Ammonia alias Senminis, Heracleia alias Senapathis and Herais alias Tasris, acting with no guardian, appeal to the epistrategus (high offic...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 June 136 BC
Extent:

The upper left portion of a papyrus sheet, the top left part of which is preserved in a Heidelberg papyrus inventoried as 1280. The lower half of the sheet is lost. The BL fragment bears writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank, but the Heidelberg fragment has the docket on the back. In the BL fragment there are six more lines than the Heidelberg piece. The BL papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.