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1. Papyrus 1-3136

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1-3136
Title:
Papyri
Scope & Content:
The collection comprises Greek and a few Latin papyri (c 3100 papyri and c 2650 papyri fragments); 3rd century BC-9th century AD. Egerton papyri form a separate collection. Papyri in Egyptian languages such as hieroglyphic and demotic are held by the British Museum and papyri in Coptic, Arabic, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
3rd century BC-9th century
Extent:
1159 items

2. Papyrus 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 37
Title:
Psalter (P.Lond.Lit. 205, TM 62211, LDAB 3371)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a Psalter containing Psalms 10:-18:, 20:14-34:6. Papyrus 37(1) Recto: Psalm 10:2-7 Verso: Psalm 10:7-Psalm 11:6 Papyrus 37(2) Recto: Psalm 11:7-Psalm 12:3 Verso: Psalm 12:4-Psalm 13:1 Papyrus 37(3) Recto: Psalm 13:1-3 Verso: Psalm 13:3-Psalm 14:1 Papyrus 37(4) Recto: Psal...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 6th century-7th century
Extent:

Thirty-two leaves of a papyrus codex of inferior quality, with surface damage and occasional darker veins, housed in thirty-two glass frames named Papyrus 37(1), Papyrus 37(2), Papyrus 37(3), Papyrus 37(4), Papyrus 37(5), Papyrus 37(6), Papyrus 37(7), Papyrus 37(8), Papyrus 37(9), Papyrus 37(10), Papyrus 37(11), Papyrus 37(12), Papyrus 37(13), Papyrus 37(14), Papyrus 37(15), Papyrus 37(16), Papyrus 37(17), Papyrus 37(18), Papyrus 37(19), Papyrus 37(20), Papyrus 37(21), Papyrus 37(22), Papyrus 37(23), Papyrus 37(24), Papyrus 37(25), Papyrus 37(26), Papyrus 37(27), Papyrus 37(28), Papyrus 37(29), Papyrus 37(30), Papyrus 37(31), Papyrus 37(32).

Each side bears one column of 14-19 lines (170 x 130 mm), with only Papyrus 37(12) and Papyrus 37(21) being blank.

3. Papyrus 109

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 109
Title:
Tax Rolls (SB XIV 11704, P.Lond. I 109a, TM 27504, and P.Lond. I 109b, TM 28058)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of different rolls. Papyrus 109A(1-5) (SB XIV 11704, P.Lond. I 109a, TM 27504): Fragments of the same tax roll as Papyrus 119. It contains a list of persons responsible for money taxes on land; rates are assessed per arura. Papyrus 109A(1-3) have been published; the rest in unpublishe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Fragments from different papyrus rolls, named Papyrus 109A and Papyrus 109B.

Papyrus 109A: Fragments of varying size from the same roll as Papyrus 119, written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in five glass frames, named Papyrus 109A(1), Papyrus 109A(2), Papyrus 109A(3), Papyrus 109A(4), and Papyrus 109A(5).

Papyrus 109A(1) houses one fragment which preserves the upper margin and part of the top of a column, with the first ten lines being better preserved. The sheet was numbered at the top.

Papyrus 109A(2): One fragment containing one column with ten lines and traces of another; blank space separates lines 9 and 10. The upper margin is preserved. The surface is abraded in places.

Papyrus 109A(3): Small fragment with the ends of five lines.

Papyrus 109A(4): Seven fragments of varying size, the largest preserving parts of six lines. The top left fragment has remains of seven lines, with traces of an additional one, some of which display corrections above the line.

Papyrus 109A(5): One small fragment with parts of seven lines.

Papyrus 109B(1-6): Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres and mounted on cardboard in five glass cases, named Papyrus 109B(1), Papyrus 109B(2), Papyrus 109B(3), Papyrus 109B(4), and Papyrus 109B(5-6).

Papyrus 109B(1): Large fragment with smaller joining fragment, damaged by holes and lacking most of its right half. There are remains of three columns; only few ends of lines from the foot of column 1 remain; the bottom of column 2 is preserved; the third column is almost complete; numbered at the top.

Papyrus 109B(2): One sheet, almost complete, with few holes; stained in the lower half; it preserves one complete column and part of another; numbered at the top; two lines were rubbed off towards the end.

Papyrus 109B(3): Fragment of a sheet, broken off at the right and left, with one column; upper and lower margins extant. Numbered at the top.

Papyrus 109B(4): Joining fragments with portions of three columns; of the first only few line ends survive; the second lacks parts of the top and bottom; the third is the best preserved, but lacks some of the line endings.

Papyrus 109B(5-6): Thirteen fragments of varying size; the largest, located in the middle of the frame, contains parts of two columns, the intercolumn and the upper margin.

4. Papyrus 110

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 110
Title:
Horoscope of Anubion (P. Lond. I 110, TM 23939, LDAB 23939)
Scope & Content:
A horoscope of Anubion, 5 [fifth son?] of a certain Psansnois. The birth date of Anubion is expressed in accordance with both the Roman and the Egyptian calendar: Anubion was born on December 4, 137 CE, at the beginning of the first hour of the day. Information of the celestial bodies are then p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 10 July 138
Extent:

Four papyrus sheets, written on one side along the fibres; number 1 is broken on the left, numbers 2 and 3 are nearly complete and have all margins extant; number 4 is damaged in the lower right corner. Mounted on cardboard in glass.

5. Papyrus 126

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 126
Title:
‘Harris Homer Codex’ (P.Lond.Lit. 5 ro., TM 61277, LDAB 2419, MP3 634), Tryphon, Ars grammatica (P.Lond.Lit. 5 vo., P.Lond.Lit. 182 TM/LDAB 110341, MP3 1539), and Accounts (TM 91831)
Scope & Content:
Single-quire codex of 18 folios, containing Iliad II 101-493; III 1-491; IV 1-40 on the right-hand pages, with end-titles, additions and corrections, and numbers of lines to the page and of lines of the books at the bottom. Some of the pages originally left blank were reused to host Tryphon’s Ar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of the 3rd century
Extent:

9 sheets of a papyrus codex, dark-stained, housed in 9 glass frames named Papyrus 126(1), Papyrus 126(2), Papyrus 126(3), Papyrus 126(4), Papyrus 126(5), Papyrus 126(6), Papyrus 126(7), Papyrus 126(8), Papyrus 126(9). The sheets were folded in half to form two leaves, making a single-quire codex of 18 folios (36 pages); the holes of the binding are still visible. The codex belong to Turner’s group ‘aberrant I’ (‘much higher than broader’). The codex was at first only written on the right-hand pages, and later reused to host additional writing on the left-hand pages. Each of the right-hand pages bear one column of 48-54 lines, the column measuring 255 x 125 mm. Upside-down in relation to the first text on the right side, further texts were added on the left-hand pages of Papyrus 126(1) recto, Papyrus 126(2) recto, Papyrus 126(3) recto; 21 additional lines were written upside down in relation to the text on the right-hand page in Papyrus 126(5)verso.

6. Papyrus 129

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 129
Title:
Accounts and Homer, Iliad I (P.Lond.Lit. 1, TM 60504, LDAB 1627, MP3 567)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Portions of accounts. Unpublished. Verso: Homer, Iliad I: ends of Iliad I 37-54, with traces of further lines at top and bottom; Iliad I 62-67; first letters of Iliad I 72-79; ends of Iliad I 207-229.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with surface damage; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. Each side bears portions of 3 columns. On the back, the text was written upside down in relation to the text on the front. Each column would have had an average of 35 lines; the intercolumn is of varying width. The fragments are mounted in two glass frames bound as a booklet.

7. Papyrus 130(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 130(1)
Title:
Part 1 of the horoscope
Scope & Content:
Part of the horoscope, cast for 31 March 81, the third hour of the night, written by Titus Pitenius, with an introductory letter addressing a certain Hermon. Pitenius has calculated the astrological data for the Sun, Moon and five planets basing his computations on the “perpetual tables”; detail...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 81
Extent:

Portion of a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame. On the front, there are 7 columns, of 22-30 lines, each line having an average of 15-18 letters, and another short column of 7 lines in the left-hand margin; with some breaks along the vertical folds, and a couple of small insect holes; abraded in places; upper and lower margins extant.

8. Papyrus 130(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 130(2)
Title:
Part 2 of the horoscope
Scope & Content:
End of a horoscope, cast for 31 March 81, the third hour of the night, written by Titus Pitenius, with an introductory letter addressing a certain Hermon. Pitenius has calculated the astrological data for the Sun, Moon and five planets basing his computations on the “perpetual tables”; detailed ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 81
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, with surface damage and mutilated in the right-hand side; written on one side along the fibres. On the front, there are one column and two additional lines on the right-hand side. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

9. Papyrus 132(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 132(1)
Title:
On the Peace 13-20
Scope & Content:
Portion of a roll containing Isocrates, On the Peace 13-20, with marginal annotations.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 1st century-mid 2nd century
Extent:
Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, light-brown, with portions of 4 columns written along the fibres, mutilated; with upper and lower margins extant; the back is blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

10. Papyrus 132(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 132(2)
Title:
On the Peace 20-32
Scope & Content:
Portion of a papyrus roll containing Isocrates, On the Peace 20-32, with marginal annotations.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 1st century-mid 2nd century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, darker in places, with portions of 5 columns written along the fibres, mutilated; each column has an average of 45 lines, measuring around 220 x 70 mm; upper and lower margins extant. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.