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551. Papyrus 642

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 642
Title:
Scope & Content:
FRAGMENTS from a mummy-case, in a very neat hand of literary type. 2nd cent. B.C. ("). Attached to one of them is a document in a different hand, bearing a mutilated date apparently in the reign of [Ptolemy Alexander] and Cleopatra [= B.C. 89-88; possibly of Philometor, = before B.C. 146].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd century BC-1st century BC
Extent:
1 item

552. Papyrus 643

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 643
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Scope & Content:
FRAGMENT of a letter from Epaenetus to his son, from the same mummy-case as the preceding. 2nd cent. B.C. (?). 31 in. x 61 in. Imperfect, only the first six lines being preserved in a rather large, thin, semi-uncial hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:
1 item

553. Papyrus 644

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 644
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Scope & Content:
FRAGMENTS Of a business document of uncertain nature, from the same mummy-case as the preceding. 2nd cent. B.C. Written across the papyrus-fibres in a rather large semi-cursive hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:
1 item

554. Papyrus 645

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 645
Title:
Scope & Content:
MISCELLANE0US fragments from the same mummy-case as the preceding. 2nd cent. B.C.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:
1 item

555. Papyrus 646

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 646
Title:
Declaration (P.Grenf. I 45, Chrest.Wilck. 200a, P.Lond. III 646 descr., TM 11315)
Scope & Content:
Declaration addressed to Apollonius, village scribe of Theadelphia, from Pnepheros, public farmer, aged 63, who registers himself for the current year. With official docket at the end, dated to 27 April of the same year.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 January 19 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, damaged by few small insect holes; with light-coloured patches. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; there are 14 lines, complete. All margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

556. Papyrus 647

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 647
Title:
Declaration (P.Grenf. I 46, Chrest.Wilck. 200b, P.Lond. III 647 descr., TM 11316)
Scope & Content:
Declaration of Pnepheros, public farmer of Theadelphia, aged 64, who registers himself for the current year. With the date at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 May 18 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by few holes located in the left half; of lighter colour in the upper half; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 9 lines; one additional line is lost. All margins survive. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

557. Papyrus 648

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 648
Title:
Scope & Content:
Recto. FRAGMENT of a land-register, with mentions of dates in the 20th and 25th years [of Commodus,= AD. 179-180 and 184-185]. About 12 in. x 8.5 in. Imperfect, including portions of seven entries, none being complete; in a small, thin, cursive hand. Verso. List of names, followed by the ages of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
1 item

558. Papyrus 649

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 649
Title:
Receipt for Barley (P.Grenf. I 48, Chrest.Wilck. 416, P.Lond. III 649 descr., TM 11318)
Scope & Content:
Didymus Argentius, cavalry soldier of the Ala Veterana Gallica, acknowledges receipt of barley, for which he has paid the usual price, from Stotoetis and the other elders of Soknopaiou Nesos. With dating clause at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 June 191
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and very well preserved, displaying minor surface damage in the upper half; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 21 complete lines; margins are extant and not wide. Horizontal folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

559. Papyrus 650

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 650
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Grenf. I 50, P.Lond. III 650 descr., TM 11319)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Aurelius Harpocration, tax collector, acknowleding the payment of 76 drachmas made by Philoxas through Diogenes, comarch of Tanis and Philadelphia. With Harpocration’s subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 October 260
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, displaying minor abrasion in the left portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 10 lines, which occupy less than half of the sheet. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 135 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

560. Papyrus 653

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 653
Title:
Official Letter (P.Lond. III 653, TM 33770)
Scope & Content:
Official letter to Paulus and Papirius from Heracleius, concerning some documents that have been sent. Details are obscure owing to mutilation.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 4th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, darker in the right-hand portion, broken off at the bottom and lacking part of the right-hand half; with some surface damage in places and detached scrap. The front bears 21 lines, written along the fibres; from line 10 onwards, the ends of the lines are missing. The preserved margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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