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2161. Papyrus 2901

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2901
Title:
Scope & Content:
Two BOXES Of Carbonised fragments of papyri, apparently from the excavations of Sir Flinders Petrie at Tanis in 1884, cf. Petrie, Ten Years' Digging in Egypt, PP. 33-35. (Note-Owing to their extreme fragility these fragments are not at present available for study.) Transferredfrom the Department...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

2162. Papyrus 2902

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2902
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. VII 2034, TM 1596)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Heraclides to Theon, informing him about the arrival of Agathocles; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC-2nd century BC
Extent:
Small papyrus sheet, complete, with some surface damage; written on both sides. On the front there are 9 lines written along the fibres, complete; all margins survive, with the right being slightly damaged. On the back, there is one word written across the fibres in the lower right-hand corner. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2163. Papyrus 2906

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2906
Title:
Troparion for Easter (SB V 7695, TM 36227, LDAB 6443, van Haelst 0765)
Scope & Content:
A fragment of a troparion to be recited on Easter day, with quotations from Matthew 28, 11-13, 27.64 and Psalm 118.24.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres and broken at the top and bottom. Whether this was an isolated text or part of a liturgical roll is unknown. Words do not overflow into the following line but are completed above the line. Nomina sacra are abbreviated. Housed in one glass case.

2164. Papyrus 2907

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2907
Title:
Fragment of a Letter from the Zenon Archive (P.Lond. VII 2138, TM 1698)
Scope & Content:
A fragment of a letter from the Zenon archive, of which little remains and in poor condition.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Mid 3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, medium-brown, with the lower part being darker, and broken off on all sides. Remains of 12 lines are preserved; writing is along the fibres on one side only. Mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

2165. Papyrus 2908

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2908
Title:
Scope & Content:
CHRISTIAN private letter. 138 mm. x 155 mm. 4th-5th cent. A.D.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4th century-5th century
Extent:
1 item

2166. Papyrus 2909

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2909
Title:
Scope & Content:
LITERARY (?) fragments of uncertain character. 3rd cent. A.D.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
1 item

2167. Papyrus 2910

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2910
Title:
Advocate’s Speech? (SB X 10292, TM 14306)
Scope & Content:
Speech, presumably of ad advocate, held during a trial before some high official, against Potamon, former strategus of the division of Herakleides, for mismanagement in the collection of a farmed tax, perhaps the one on sale.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
176?
Extent:

Lower part of a papyrus sheet, with abrasion and few holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. 24 lines from the foot of a column survive; the left margin measures 60 mm, the lower 30 mm and the right varies between 5-20 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2168. Papyrus 2911

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2911
Title:
Scope & Content:
FAKED PAPYRUS. 14 lines of meaningless characters, perhaps intended to be taken for magical symbols. 192 mm. x 239 mm. Presented by Prof. G. P. Gooch, O.M. Forgeries: Papyrus, with imitation magical characters: n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

2169. Papyrus 2912

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2912
Title:
Sale of a House (TM 653735)
Scope & Content:
Contract of sale of a building, possibly a house; the sellers are a group of individuals and the buyer one single man; only the subscription to the contract survives.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 5th century
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus sheet, containing the ends of nine lines; the upper fragment is upside down in the frame and a smaller fragment was incorrectly attached to it; the mid and bottom fragment were originally contiguous. Writing is on one side across the fibres. An average of 30 letters is lost on the left; the lower margin measures approximately 70 mm. Housed in one glass case, wrongly labelled as Papyrus 2912(2).

2170. Papyrus 2913

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2913
Title:
Account of Expenses (SB XVIII 13779, TM 36286)
Scope & Content:
Upper portion of a sixth-century account of expenses, concerning food and other items. Among the items listed are barley, lentils and bread.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, but well preserved as to the rest; writing is on one side along the fibres. A sheet join is visible on the right side. Housed in one glass case.

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