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511. Papyrus 600(A-E)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 600(A-E)
Title:
Miscellaneous Ptolemaic Texts (P.Lond. III 600(a-e), TM 78471, 47307)
Scope & Content:
Upper left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. 600(a), TM 78471): Theogenes acknowledges that he has received a loan (?) from some persons whose names are damaged; drawn up in Krokodilopolis. Unpublished. Lower left papyrus (D) (P.Petr. I(2) 7, TM 47307): Fragment of a will; the testator, a Macedonian aged 75...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Five fragments of varying size extracted from mummy cartonnage, mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Upper right portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage in place; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 15 lines, the last of which are very fragmentary; the back is blank.

Second papyrus at the top (B): Light-brown papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 15 lines; the back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (C): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the left and partly at the top; with plaster residue; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 12 lines, with traces of another line at the bottom; the back is blank.

Lower left papyrus (D): Fragment of a medium-to-dark-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right and broken off on the other sides. The back is blank. Another fragment is in Dublin, Trinity College, inventoried as Pap. FF 2 [7].

Lower right papyrus (E): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the foot of a column, the back is blank.

512. Papyrus 601

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 601
Title:
Scope & Content:
FRAGMENT of a Ptolemaic document, too much mutilated for its subject to be discovered. 3rd cent. B.C. 7 ½ in. X 5 in. On the verso is some writing dated the 26th Pharmouthi in the 7th year [either of Euergetes, = B.C. 241-240, or Philopator, = B.C. 216- 215]. [Not printed in P.P.]
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

513. Papyrus 602(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 602(A-B)
Title:
Private Account (P.Petr. III 135, TM 7602), and Registration (P.Petr. III 72(c), TM 7527)
Scope & Content:
Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Petr. III 135, TM 7602): Portions of a private account recording money sums paid on various days to various individuals for various purposes (e.g. wine, bread, eggs). The back bears another text, unpublished. Lower papyrus (B) (P....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, recovered from mummy cartonnage, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom and right; written on both sides. The front bears 13 lines from the top of a colum, running along the fibres, and the beginnings of 6 lines from another column. The back carries 12 lines from one column, written across the fibres, and remains of a preceding column.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom and imperfect on the right; written on one side. The front carries 8 lines written along the fibres, with blank space between lines 4 and 5. The back is blank.

514. Papyrus 603

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 603
Title:
Scope & Content:
FRAGMENT of a petition asking for justice on some offenders: but the names of the parties and much of the substance of the petition are lost. 3rd cent. B.C. 6 ¼ in. X 3 ¾ in. Written in a medium-sized cursive hand, much defaced by plaster. [Not printed in P.P.]
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

515. 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.

516. 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.

517. 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.

518. Papyrus 608

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 608
Title:
Letter concerning a Petition (P.Grenf. I 13, P.Lond. III 608 descr., TM 249)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a letter from an official to Ptolemaeus, son of Pyrrhus, concerning a petition submitted by the royal farmers. With date at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 March 152 BC or 10 March 141
Extent:

Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the left and with minor surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 6 lines lacking the beginnings; upper, right and lower margins are extant. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

519. 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.

520. 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.

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