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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Apollonia, wife of Dryton, daughter of Ptolemaeus; alias Senmonthis, 150-100 BC

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Papyrus 612

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 612
Title:
Petition from the Archive of Dryton and Family (P.Dryton 33, P.Grenf. I 17, SB I 4638, P.Lond. III 612 descr., TM 253)
Scope & Content:
Part of a petition, another portion of which is preserved in Heidelberg (P.Gr. inv. no. 1280). The four daughters of Ptolemaeus, Apollonia alias Semmonthis, Ammonia alias Senminis, Heracleia alias Senapathis and Herais alias Tasris, acting with no guardian, appeal to the epistrategus (high offic...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 June 136 BC
Extent:

The upper left portion of a papyrus sheet, the top left part of which is preserved in a Heidelberg papyrus inventoried as 1280. The lower half of the sheet is lost. The BL fragment bears writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank, but the Heidelberg fragment has the docket on the back. In the BL fragment there are six more lines than the Heidelberg piece. The BL papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

4. Papyrus 613

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 613
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Dryton 16, P.Grenf. I 18, P.Lond. III 613 descr., TM 254)
Scope & Content:
A loan of 35 artabas of wheat with interest included, the lessor being Apollonia, Dryton’s wife, and the lessees her sister Herais and the husband Apollonius. Penalty applies if the borrowers fail to return the loan in time. The writer is Areius, representative of the notary Sarapinus. The docke...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 January 131 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved although damaged by holes along the horizontal and two vertical folds. Writing is on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, all margins are extant, with the upper margin of 32 mm, the lower of 55 mm and the left of 20 mm; the right margin is minimal. A sheet-join runs across the fibres at c. 6 mm from the right edge. The verso has a docket arranged in two columns, the first with two lines and the second with three lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

5. Papyrus 614

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 614
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Dryton 17, P.Grenf. I 19, SB XVI 12716, P.Lond. III 614 descr., TM 255)
Scope & Content:
A loan of money with interest included, further portions of which are contained in two papyri housed in Cairo and New York. Apollonia, wife of Dryton, lends the money to Anicetus and his wife Nicaia. Anicetus also acts as the notary (agoranomos); the scribe is Areius. The back contains the docke...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 May 129 BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size of a papyrus sheet, the first two from the upper part and the third from the lower portion of the sheet. Other fragments of the same sheet are a papyrus in Cairo, inventoried as 10354, and a papyrus in New York, Piermont Morgan Library, inventoried as 166. Writing runs across the fibres on the recto; only the upper fragment bears writing on the back, with the text running along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The fragments are housed in a glass case.

6. Papyrus 616

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 616
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Dryton 19, P.Grenf. I 20, P.Lond. III 616 descr., TM 257)
Scope & Content:
Apollonia, wife of Dryton, who is acting as her guardian, lends 10,000 drachmas with interest included to Solon alias Sleis, Harmais and their mother. The loan is for a period of five months, starting on 7 November 127 BC. Penalty applies, should the debtors fail to repay it within the agreed ti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 November 127 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the left and damaged along a horizontal fold. Writing is on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, portions of 20 lines survive, lacking the beginnings. The upper margin measures 7 mm, the lower 26 mm, and the right is minimal. The back contains a two-line docket. The papyrus was rolled horizontally from bottom to top. It is housed in a glass case.