Search

Project / Collection Papyri Collections Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Digitised Manuscripts (unavailable)

1. Papyrus 99

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 99
Title:
Accounts (P.Lond. I 99 + BL I pp. 228-229, TM 33212)
Scope & Content:
Accounts arranged in columns damaged throughout, listing places in the Memphite nome and people with sums stated in artabas; an eight year of an unnamed emperor is mentioned at the beginning (possibly 370-371). On the recto, at the end of columns 1-2 a different hand, which is to be found on the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with broken columns both on recto and verso, written along and across the fibres respectively; on the back is also a line written along the fibres. Additional fragments of varying size are housed in a separate frame, named Papyrus 99*.

2. Papyrus 107

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 107
Title:
The ‘Harris Homer Roll' (P.Lond.Lit. 25, TM 60340, LDAB 1461, MP3 953)
Scope & Content:
The papyrus, known as the ‘Harris Homer’, contains nearly the entire book XVIII of the Iliad; 12 columns are preserved, 5 in Papyrus 107 (1), the fifth only having the beginning of the lines, and 7 in Papyrus 107 (2). Of the lines omitted by the original scribe, vv. 200, 201, 381, 427 and 441 we...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st-2nd century
Extent:

Two portions of a dark papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres and preserving 12 columns, one of which only has the beginning of the lines; each column has between 41-45 lines, with one column of 49 lines; with protokollon (first sheet of the roll) of 50 mm and agraphon (blank space) of 180 mm; with corrections and additions by a later hand; housed in two glass frames, the second being mounted on glassine.

3. Papyrus 113 (1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (1)
Title:
Record of a Lawsuit (P.Lond. I 113.1, TM 41019)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus 113.1A-Papyrus 113.1B: A sixth-century document concerning a lawsuit between Delmatius alias Valentinus, son of Phoebammon, a soldier of the rank of the standard-bearer, and Aurelius Valentinus, son of Licinianus. Delmatius had sold a fifth part of his inheritance from his father to Vale...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, damaged throughout and written on one side; mounted on cardboard in two glass frames, named Papyrus 113.1A and Papyrus 113.1B. The two fragments on top at the left-hand side of Papyrus 113.1A were acquired from the Bodleian Library in 1896.

4. Papyrus 113 (2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (2)
Title:
Specimen Form for Conveyance of Property (P.Lond. I 113.2, TM 37019)
Scope & Content:
An incomplete sixth or seventh century document, the recto having the first 51 lines preserved and the verso being its continuation, with 21 lines. The text is part of a specimen form for the conveyance of property, with full security of title to the new possessor. Names of the parties and sums ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th-7th century
Extent:
An incomplete document from a papyrus roll, broken at the top and bottom and lacking its right-hand side; written on both sides, the recto across the fibres, the verso, which is its continuation, along the fibres; housed in one glass case.

5. Papyrus 113 (3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (3)
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. I 113.3, TM 41020)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a sixth-century lease of land from a certain Valentinus to Aurelius Elias, son of Hellas, for an indefinite time; the landowner will receive three-fourths of the produce and five-sixths of the hay, but will have to supply the seed and animals and will be responsible for cutting the hay...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Two fragments from a papyrus roll, each of which has been broken in two; broken at the top, bottom, and lacking the left-hand side; written on one side and housed in one glass case.

6. Papyrus 113 (4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (4)
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. I 113.4 + BL I 236, TM 41021)
Scope & Content:
Contract for lease of around 30 arouras of land in the village of Souris, dated to 8 June 595 and similar to 113(3). The lessees are Aurelius Ioannes and Aurelius Castous, both farmers, and the lessor is Phoebammon, a notary (tabularius) in Arsinoe. The landowner will receive three-fourths of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 June 595
Extent:

Fragments from a papyrus roll, written on both sides; the fragments preserving lines 10-13 and the concluding lines of the recto were formerly in the Bodleian Library.

7. Papyrus 113 (5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (5)
Title:
Leases of Houses or Rooms in Arsinoe (P.Lond. I 113.5(a-c), TM 41022-41024)
Scope & Content:
Parts of leases of houses or rooms in Arsinoe. Upper fragment on the left-hand side (P.Lond. I 113.5(a), TM 41022): Beginning of a lease of a house in Arsinoe, the lessor being Flavius Plutammon, from the military unit of the Transtigritani, and the lessee Aurelius Thomas. Dated to 23 March 498...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
498-600
Extent:

Papyrus fragments of varying size, belonging to three different documents and broken at the bottom; written on both sides and housed in one glass case. The lower text consists of two fragments, one of which was formerly in the Bodleian Library.

8. Papyrus 113 (6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (6)
Title:
Leases of Rooms (P.Lond. I 113.6(a-b), TM 41025-41026) and Sale of Hay (P.Lond. I 113.6(c), TM 41027)
Scope & Content:
Left-hand side document (P.Lond. I 113.6(a), Jur.Pap. 39, FIRA III 148, TM 41025): Complete lease of a room in a house in Arsinoe, the lessee being Aurelia Maria, daughter of Aion, and the lessor Aurelia Eudoxia, daughter of Charis, both from Arsinoe. With notarial subscription at the end and en...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
first half of the 7th century
Extent:

Three papyrus strips, all bearing writing on both sides. The first and the second texts are complete, the third is broken at the top. Housed in one glass case.

9. Papyrus 113 (7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (7)
Title:
Accounts (P.Lond. I 113.7r., TM 38878, SB I 5301, TM 33989)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. I 113.7, TM 38878): A seventh-century account of wine that has been received and given away, with names of persons and amounts; two lines at the end rubbed out. Verso (SB I 5301, TM 33989): Account concerning food, mentioning birds, poultry et al. The papyrus was wrongly publishe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
A papyrus sheet, written on both sides and housed in one glass case.

10. Papyrus 113 (8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (8)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. I 113.8(a-c), TM 38879-38881)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus on the left-hand side (P.Lond. I 113.8(a), TM 38879): A seventh-century account of a certain Paulus, official weigher (zygostates), with sums due, received and totals. Upper Papyrus on the right-hand side (P.Lond. I 113.8(b), TM 38880): Accounts of an optio (military) concerning various...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
Three papyrus strips of varying size from three documents, written on one side and fully preserved. Housed in one glass case.