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531. Papyrus 622

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 622
Title:
Repayment of a Loan (P.Grenf. I 26, P.Lond. III 622 descr., TM 48348)
Scope & Content:
Record of the repayment of a loan of 56 artabas of wheat, drawn up in the notarial office of Pathyris. Psenenoupis, son of Onnophris, had lent the wheat from Herienouphis (Herianoupis), who acknowledges receipt of repayment. With summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 November 109 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, square-shaped, with some holes especially along the left edge (front), but well preserved as to the rest. Writing runs across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. The back bears a one-line docket. On the front there are ten lines, the last of which is indented; paragraphus and blank space divide line 9 from line 10. Margins survive, with the lower measuring 65 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

532. Papyrus 623

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 623
Title:
Cession of a Plot of Land (P.Grenf. I 27, TM 129)
Scope & Content:
Contract from Krokodilopolis (Pathyrite nome) dated to the 11th Mecheir in the 8th year of Cleopatra III and Ptolemy IX, in which Sebtitis grants half an aroura of land to her daughter Naamsesis. The endorsement of the royal bank is mutilated, but the tax on the cession seems to have been 600 dr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 Feb 109 BC
Extent:

Three columns almost fully preserved from a papyrus roll, written along the fibres on one side. The papyrus is mounted in one glass frame.

533. Papyrus 624

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 624
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Grenf. I 28, P.Lond. III 624 descr., TM 220)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the loan of some artabas of wheat, partly crossed out; the name of the lender is lost. Penalty apples if Phmois, the borrower, fails to repay the wheat back within the agreed time. At the end is the demotic receipt of payment. Date and summary are on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 24 October 108 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and right, with damage along the horizontal folds. A thin strip of papyrus was glued diagonally onto the upper part of the front-side. Writing is along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The back was rotated 180 degrees and bears the beginning of three lines in the right edge. On the front there are portions of 19 lines, the first being very mutilated; of the others, only the beginnings survive. Part of the text was crossed out. The last five lines are in demotic. Left and lower margins survive. A sheet-join running along the height of the sheet is visible in the left edge of the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

534. Papyrus 625

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 625
Title:
Loan of Salt (P.Dryton 29, P.Grenf. I 29, P.Lond. III 625 descr., TM 66)
Scope & Content:
A loan of 6 artabas of salt with interest included from Sennesis to Phagonis. The loan is to be returned in Choiak (mid-January), and, should the borrower fail to return it in time, he will have to pay some artabas of wheat in Phamenoth (April). The scribe is Hermias, subordinate of the notary P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 September 105 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments forming an almost complete sheet, with a small portion lacking in the lower half. Writing runs along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso, with the verso having a two-line docket. On the recto, the upper margin measures 25 mm, the left 5 mm, the right a maximum of 20 mm; the lower margin, originally of 30 mm, was then used for three Demotic lines. The papyrus was rolled horizontally from top to bottom. The damage is located along the horizontal folds. The surface is occasionally abraded. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

535. Papyrus 626

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 626
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Pates and Pachrates (SB XX 14728, C.Jud.Syr.Eg. 1, P.Grenf. I 30+P.Amh. II 39, P.Lond. III 626 descr., TM 164)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter of the commander Portis and the youths of the unit to Pates, Pachrates and the other soldiers, with reference to the strife against the inhabitans of Hermonthis, the appointment of a prostates of the god Nechtpharaus, and with some instructions. The beginning is preserved ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 June 103 BC
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, the upper part of which is in New York, at the Pierpont Morgan Library, inventoried as P. Gr. 39; damaged along the folds and bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. There are 11 lines from the foot of a column, the first two mutilated, written along the fibres. Lower and side margins are extant. The Pierpont Morgan Library papyrus preserves the first ten lines of the column, and the address on the back, written with the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

536. Papyrus 627

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 627
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Grenf. I 31, P.Lond. III 627 descr., TM 48349)
Scope & Content:
Loan of 7 1/6 artabas of wheat, drawn up in Pathyris before Hermias, representative of the notary Paniscus; the lenders are Herienouphis and his comrades, and the borrower Nechutes. Penalty applies should Nechutes fail to pay the wheat back within the agreed time.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
101-100 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, somewhat torn along the right edge and with little damage along one horizontal fold, but otherwise well preserved. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text occupies two thirds of the sheet; there are 19 lines with traces of an additional line at the top. A paragraphus and some blank space separate the last line. Side margins are minimal, and the blank space at the bottom measures 80 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

537. Papyrus 628

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 628
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Pates and Pachrates (SB XXIV 16069, SB XX 14730, C.Jud.Syr.Eg. 4, P.Grenf. I 32, P.Lond. III 628 descr., TM 161)
Scope & Content:
Letter from various military officers to various recipients, among whom are Poeris, son of Nechoutes, and presumably Pachrates, requesting the release of at least two individuals.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 April 102 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, lacking most of the upper half and broken along the folds; writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Portions of 10 lines survive; lines 1-4 are badly mutilated, with a loss of c. 70 letters to the right. The lower margin is extant; a sheet-join runs along the fibres at the bottom. A fragment in Cairo, inventoried as P.Cair. inv. 10373, preserves portions of the first 4 lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

538. Papyrus 629

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 629
Title:
Record of Purchases (P.Grenf. I 33, P.Lond. III 629 descr., TM 260)
Scope & Content:
Record of various sales of land, purchased by Paesis son of Peteuris, dated from 105 to 103 BC. Text across the fibres: Lines 1-5: End of a contract; price paid: 1 talent. Line 6-end: Sale of 1 ¼ aruras of land from Pachnoubis and his siblings, at the price of 2,800 drachmas. Text along the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 1 November 103 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, lacking part of the top and bottom; with surface damage in places. Writing runs on both sides. The text across the fibres was written first and has 27 lines; the sheet was rotated 180 degrees to host writing on the other sides, which bears 29 lines along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

539. Papyrus 630

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 630
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Grenf. I 34, P.Lond. III 630 descr., TM 235)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract for the sale of some land, executed in Pathyris at the office of the notary Paniscus, with date at the beginning. The names of the parties are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
102-101 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of varying size from the same papyrus sheet, with a gap of 10 letters on average between them. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Portions of 8 lines remain; the upper and lower margins at least partly survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

540. Papyrus 631

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 631
Title:
Fragment of a Letter (SB XX 14731, P.Grenf. I 35, C.Jud.Syr.Eg. 7, P.Lond. III 631 descr., TM 158)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter with reference to the delivery of the monthly amount of grain assigned to the senders. The names of the correspondents are lost; the senders are writing from Ptolemais.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 September 105 BC
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet of coarse quality, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text breaks off at the top; 9 lines survive, the last of which is indented. The right margin is minimal and irregular, the lower margin is extant, and the left margin is partly preserved. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 25 mm from the right edge. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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