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1491. Papyrus 1913

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1913
Title:
Return of Inundated Land (P.Fam.Tebt. 51 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 51, SB I 5342, TM 20973)
Scope & Content:
Return of two aruras of inundated land located near Kerkeesis submitted by Isidora alias Tyrannis and by her minor brother Iulius Herodes, children of Philantinous alias Herodes, to Hierax, strategus of the divisions of Themistos and Polemon in the Arsinoite nome, Herodianus, royal scribe of the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 March 206
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, complete, with few small insect holes at the bottom and darker at the right in the centre; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears one column of 22 lines, complete; margins are extant, with no space having been left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1492. Papyrus 1917

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1917
Title:
Contract with Flageolet-Players (P.Fam.Tebt. 54 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 54, SB III 6946, TM 10761)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Philosarapis son of Lysimachus hires Aurelius Onnophris, flageolet-player, and three other trained musicians to perform for six days on the occasion of a festival in Tebtynis. The salary is 18 drachmas per day, with one other day unpaid, in addition to a gratuity of 6 drachmas; provision...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
219 or 223
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, mutilated at the bottom, riddled with insect-holes throughout and abraded in few places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 23 lines, with the last two being very fragmentary. Some blank space was left between lines 21 and 22. Margins survive, with no space having been left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1493. Papyrus 1918

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1918
Title:
Sale of a house and annexed documents (SB XXII 15472, TM 43198)
Scope & Content:
Left-hand side of 'pasted roll' (tomos synkollesimos), preserving a copy of the contract of the sale of a house and appurtenances located in Soknopaiou Nesos, bought at the price of 600 silver drachmas. The seller is Taharpagathes, daughter of Tesenouphis, priestess of Soknopaiou Nesos, acting wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 November 134
Extent:
Left-hand side portion of a ‘pasted roll’ (tomos synkollesimos), made of three papyrus sheets pasted together, with detached scrap on the left; the writing runs on one side. On the front, there are 70 lines written in one column along the fibres. The back bears no writing, but there are traces of red ink. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1494. Papyrus 1920

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1920
Title:
Private Letter (SB III 6264, TM 27793)
Scope & Content:
Letter of a mother to her son Copres, blaming his wife for inflaming his already hot temper. She has not been able to find any money to give him, but she has not been keeping anything back from him and she fully trusts him. The postscript adds that nobody can love him as his wife is shaping him t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 2nd century
Extent:
One medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, damaged along the right-hand edge and with some holes throughout; written on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are 21 lines written along the fibres, the last being very fragmentary; 2 lines were added in the left margin, running across the fibres from top to bottom. Upper, left and part of the right margin survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1495. Papyrus 1921

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1921
Title:
Poll-tax receipt (TM 981762)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued to Theon, son of Sarapion, of the quarter of Thesmophorion in Arsinoe acknowledging his payment of twenty drachmas and ten bronze obols on account of the poll tax (laographia) of the preceding year.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
0180
Extent:
Fragmentary papyrus sheet riddled with insect holes bearing surface damage. Written on one side along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard and housed in a glass frame.

1496. Papyrus 1924

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1924
Title:
Official Letter (P.Fam.Tebt. 18 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 18, TM 10735)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of an official letter from the keepers of the public archives Maron and Ptolemaeus to Heraclides alias Valerius, appointed by the strategus as an inspector (episkeptes) of the Oxyrhynchite nome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
117-118
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, brokwn off at the bottom and worm-eaten; writing runs on one side along the fibres; 11 lines from the top of a column remain. Upper and side margins are extant. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1497. Papyrus 1925

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1925
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Fam.Tebt. 46 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 46, TM 10755)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging the tax payments made by Nilus, son of Patron, for various months over two years. The amounts paid vary from 2 drachmas and 2 obols to 8 drachmas. Written on the back of another document, recording sums of money (unpublished).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
195
Extent:
Papyrus, medium-dark brown, with surface damage and holes throughout; written on both sides. On the front there are the line-ends from one column running along the fibres; some of the lines are badly abraded; right and lower margins survive. Horizontal folds are visible. The papyrus was then cut to host the text on the back, which comprises 21 lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. Margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1498. Papyrus 1928

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1928
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Fam.Tebt. 55 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 55, TM 10762)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by the directors of the granary (sitologoi) of Tebtynis acknowledging the payment of 6 artabas of wheat made to the account of Aurelius Cronion, son of Artemidora, through Aurelius Philosarapis, son of Lysimachus, for the tax on cleruchs. Dated to 28 October, 7 or 17 November 224.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
224
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, medium-brown, darker in the middle, lacking the lower right corner, abraded in places and riddled with insect-holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 20 lines. Margins are extant, the lower being ample; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1499. Papyrus 1929

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1929
Title:
Loan and Deposit of Money (P.Fam.Tebt. 11 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 11, CPJ III 498d, TM 10728)
Scope & Content:
Copy of acknowledgments of a loan and deposit of money. Column 1: Acknowledgment of a loan, borrowed by Heraclides, son of Maron, and his wife Didyme from their son Heraclides alias Valerius and another person. Some possessions of their minor son have been pledged; dated to 108 or 109. Column...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
108-112
Extent:
Three fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus, riddled with insect-holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, portions of two columns survive, of 24 and 19 lines respectively. The lower margin is ample. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1500. Papyrus 1933

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1933
Title:
Registration of an Ephebe (SB XVI 12744, TM 16284)
Scope & Content:
Certificate for the registration of Philantinoos alias Isidorus, son of Ophelas and Hermione, aged 14, as an ephebe; with names of the witnesses and confirmation of registration at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
171-172
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, imperfect at the top and damaged by insect holes; written on one side along the fibres the back being blank. The front bears portions of 9 lines; the lower margin is generous, no margin was left to the right, the left margin is extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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