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921. Papyrus 1075

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1075
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. III 1075, TM 39590)
Scope & Content:
A letter where the sender (a pagarch?) complains about the disrespectful behaviour of Joseph, one of his estate labourers, who had accused him of extortion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, complete, with holes and abrasion in places; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 28 lines running across the fibres; margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

922. Papyrus 1077

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1077
Title:
Metrological Tables (SB XXII 15706, P.Lond. III 1077 descr., TM 65191, LDAB 6433, MP3 2326.01)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a codex with metrological tables. Recto, column 1: Tables with measures of capacity; Recto, column 2, and verso, column 1: Accounts of metrological nature; Verso, column 2: Tables with measures of length.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Sheet (double-page) from a papyrus codex, damaged by holes, effaced, and very fragmentary, especially at the bottom; it preserves two columns on each side, written along and across the fibres respectively, with each page of the codex bearing one column. The codex is of the ‘nearly square’-type, each page measuring 292 x 225 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

923. Papyrus 1078

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1078
Title:
Private Letter (SB XX 14449, P.Lond. III 1078 descr., TM 39683)
Scope & Content:
Private letter requesting permission for a visit, mentioning letters from Babylon and the dispatch of a pair of beast’s loads. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, paler by patches, complete but with holes throughout; written on both sides. The front bears 10 lines written along the fibres, complete; margins survive. On the back there is one damaged line written along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

924. Papyrus 1080

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1080
Title:
Donation (SB XX 14104, P.Lond. III 1080 descr., TM 38424)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a donation of a plot of land located near the village of Thynis made by a man whose name is lost to a Christian lay confraternity (philoponeion).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Two fragments of varying size from a light-brown papyrus, broken off at the top, bottom and lacking most of its left-hand side. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The left fragment preserves the beginnings of 4 lines and the left margin, which measures c. 20 mm; the right fragment contains the ends of 25 lines and the right margin; a sheet-join runs along the width of the papyrus at c. 70 mm from the top. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

925. Papyrus 1081

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1081
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. III 1081, TM 22789)
Scope & Content:
Petition from an agricultural worker to a bishop, asking for help against the claims of the Arab governor, who had asked him to deliver three horses and two mules.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 7th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, lacking the lower right corner and damaged by small insect holes throughout; written on both sides. On the back, there are two lines written in the upper part of the sheet along the fibres; the front bears 14 lines running against the fibres, with lines 8-13 lacking the ends. Margins are minimal; the right is preserved up to line 7; the left is torn at the bottom. A sheet-join runs along the width in the middle of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

926. Papyrus 1083

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1083
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 1083, TM 38294)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging a money payment made by Petrus, of Hermopolis, on account of public taxes for the tenth indiction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, medium-brown, with darker patches; complete but damaged along the left edge, with minor abrasion and few small holes at the top; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 4 lines running against the fibres, complete; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

927. Papyrus 1087

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1087
Title:
List of Expenses (SB XX 14702, P.Lond. III 1087 descr., TM 38517)
Scope & Content:
List of expenses, with traces of a preceding column. On the back there are remains of an account (unpublished).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, with minor abrasion and few small insect holes in places; written on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 17 lines from one column lacking the top and the foot, with only few traces of line 17; traces of a preceding column are visible in the left margin, opposite lines 3-4. On the back, there are remains of few lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

928. Papyrus 1091

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1091
Title:
List of Grain (SB XX 14700, P.Lond. III 1091 descr., TM 38516)
Scope & Content:
List of artabas of grain paid by various individuals from various Hermopolite localities.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Square-shaped papyrus sheet, somewhat torn at the top and bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 13 lines, complete; margins are extant: the right measures 85 mm and the lower 40 mm; the others are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

929. Papyrus 1095

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1095
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1095(a-b), TM 39603-39604)
Scope & Content:
Two tax receipts for payments made in two villages of the Hermopolite nome. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 1095(a), TM 39603): Tax receipt for a payment of seventeen carats in the village of Sinape. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 1095(b), TM 39604): Tax receipt for a payment of seven carats m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century-8th century
Extent:

Two small papyrus sheets, bearing writing on one side, with the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): With minor surface damage; written across the fibres; 3 lines occupying the top of the sheet, with ample margin at the bottom; trace of ink in the lower right corner.

Lower papyrus (B): With minor surface damage, especially at the bottom; written across the fibres; 2 lines occupying the top of the sheet, with ample margin at the bottom.

930. Papyrus 1097

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1097
Title:
List of Names (SB XX 15072, P.Lond. III 1097(a) descr., TM 38533), and Tax Register (SB XXVI 16665, SB XX 14701, P.Lond. III 1097(b) descr., TM 39693)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (SB XX 15072, TM 38533): List with names in the genitive followed by villages. Right papyrus (B) (SB XXVI 16665, TM 39693): Fragment of a seventh- or eight-century fiscal register.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-8th century
Extent:

Two papyri, mounted in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Pale-mid brown sheet, complete, lacking the lower left corner; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. 9 lines, complete; margins extant; the blank space at the bottom measures 70 mm.

Right papyrus (B): Fragment of a roll written on both sides (opistograph), with some surface damage and holes; damaged at the top and bottom, but complete on the sides. Six vertical folds are visible. On the front, there are 11 lines running along the fibres, with only traces of the first and last lines; the back bears 12 lines written across the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front; lines 1 and 12 are fragmentary.

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