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1571. Papyrus 1920

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1920
Title:
Private Letter (SB III 6264, TM 27793)
Scope & Content:
Letter of a mother to her son Copres, blaming his wife for inflaming his already hot temper. She has not been able to find any money to give him, but she has not been keeping anything back from him and she fully trusts him. The postscript adds that nobody can love him as his wife is shaping him t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 2nd century
Extent:
One medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, damaged along the right-hand edge and with some holes throughout; written on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are 21 lines written along the fibres, the last being very fragmentary; 2 lines were added in the left margin, running across the fibres from top to bottom. Upper, left and part of the right margin survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1572. Papyrus 1921

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1921
Title:
Poll-tax receipt (TM 981762)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued to Theon, son of Sarapion, of the quarter of Thesmophorion in Arsinoe acknowledging his payment of twenty drachmas and ten bronze obols on account of the poll tax (laographia) of the preceding year.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
0180
Extent:
Fragmentary papyrus sheet riddled with insect holes bearing surface damage. Written on one side along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard and housed in a glass frame.

1573. Papyrus 1924

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1924
Title:
Official Letter (P.Fam.Tebt. 18 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 18, TM 10735)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of an official letter from the keepers of the public archives Maron and Ptolemaeus to Heraclides alias Valerius, appointed by the strategus as an inspector (episkeptes) of the Oxyrhynchite nome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
117-118
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, brokwn off at the bottom and worm-eaten; writing runs on one side along the fibres; 11 lines from the top of a column remain. Upper and side margins are extant. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1574. Papyrus 1925

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1925
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Fam.Tebt. 46 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 46, TM 10755)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging the tax payments made by Nilus, son of Patron, for various months over two years. The amounts paid vary from 2 drachmas and 2 obols to 8 drachmas. Written on the back of another document, recording sums of money (unpublished).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
195
Extent:
Papyrus, medium-dark brown, with surface damage and holes throughout; written on both sides. On the front there are the line-ends from one column running along the fibres; some of the lines are badly abraded; right and lower margins survive. Horizontal folds are visible. The papyrus was then cut to host the text on the back, which comprises 21 lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. Margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1575. Papyrus 1928

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1928
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Fam.Tebt. 55 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 55, TM 10762)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by the directors of the granary (sitologoi) of Tebtynis acknowledging the payment of 6 artabas of wheat made to the account of Aurelius Cronion, son of Artemidora, through Aurelius Philosarapis, son of Lysimachus, for the tax on cleruchs. Dated to 28 October, 7 or 17 November 224.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
224
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, medium-brown, darker in the middle, lacking the lower right corner, abraded in places and riddled with insect-holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 20 lines. Margins are extant, the lower being ample; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1576. Papyrus 1929

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1929
Title:
Loan and Deposit of Money (P.Fam.Tebt. 11 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 11, CPJ III 498d, TM 10728)
Scope & Content:
Copy of acknowledgments of a loan and deposit of money. Column 1: Acknowledgment of a loan, borrowed by Heraclides, son of Maron, and his wife Didyme from their son Heraclides alias Valerius and another person. Some possessions of their minor son have been pledged; dated to 108 or 109. Column...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
108-112
Extent:
Three fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus, riddled with insect-holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, portions of two columns survive, of 24 and 19 lines respectively. The lower margin is ample. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1577. Papyrus 1933

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1933
Title:
Registration of an Ephebe (SB XVI 12744, TM 16284)
Scope & Content:
Certificate for the registration of Philantinoos alias Isidorus, son of Ophelas and Hermione, aged 14, as an ephebe; with names of the witnesses and confirmation of registration at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
171-172
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, imperfect at the top and damaged by insect holes; written on one side along the fibres the back being blank. The front bears portions of 9 lines; the lower margin is generous, no margin was left to the right, the left margin is extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1578. Papyrus 1934

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1934
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Fam.Tebt. 26 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 26, TM 10744)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts issued by the tax-collector Castor for payments made by Heraclides son of Maron on account of taxes, including those also chargeable to his wife Didyme, daughter of Lysimachus. Lines 1-6: First receipt, dated 16 December 129. Lines 7-12: Second receipt, dated 6 January 131.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
129-131
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, damaged along the left edge and at the bottom; with insect-holes in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 12 lines, with blank space between lines 6 and 7. The upper margin is extant, no margin was left on the right; four vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1579. Papyrus 1935

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1935
Title:
Public Notice of Liturgy Appointment (P.Leit. 11, SB VIII 10203, TM 11612)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of an extract from the public notices of Hierax alias Heraclapollonius, strategus of the Arsinoite nome, divisions of Themistos and Polemon, containing a nominee’s appointment for liturgy (public service) to serve as superintendent of the confiscated land formerly belonging to Ptolemaeu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
186
Extent:
Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, darker in places; complete at the top and sides; with insect-holes throughout; written on both sides. On one side, there are 8 lines written across the fibres from the top of a column; upper and side margins are extant. The other side bears traces of few lines running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame named Papyrus 1935(verso).

1580. Papyrus 1938

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1938
Title:
Statement of Tax Revenue (P.Hamb. IV 274, TM 41554)
Scope & Content:
List of payments for the crown-tax made by holders or former holders of municipal offices or by their relatives for the year 197/8. The payments are recorded chronologically, from 26 Pachon (21 May) to 13 Hathyr (9 November). The amounts paid vary, the minimum being 6 drachmas and the maximum 800...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
198
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears two columns of 32 and 17 lines respectively, all complete. In the lower margin there is a number, written after a blank of 75 mm; a speck of ink is visible in the lower right edge. Margins are extant; a sheet-join runs vertically. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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