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172. Papyrus 1553
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1553
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
- DOCUMENT in shorthand. Byzantine. 8¾ in. x 1 ft. Shorthand: Greek: 5th-7th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Unspecified
- Extent:
- 1 item
173. Papyrus 1570(A-B)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1570(A-B)
- Title:
- Fragment of a Contract (Under publication) and Census declaration (SB XXII 15464, TM 43195)
- Scope & Content:
- Upper papyrus (A): Beginning of a contract drawn up in Nilopolis in the Arsinoite nome, dated to the reign of the emperor Nero (54-68). Under publication. Lower papyrus (B): Extract from a census register, listing members of a household. The declaration was probably filed in 119 and the copy wa...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1st century-2nd century
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Upper right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, damaged by holes regularly distributed on the right-hand half; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 6 lines; the upper margin is extant, the right margin is minimal. The back is blank.
Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet with detached scrap, broken off at the top and left, damaged along the other edges as well; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 11 lines. Part of the lower margin is extant. The back is blank.
174. Papyrus 1573(A-B)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1573(A-B)
- Title:
- Fragment of a land register (TM 981653) and tax receipt (TM 765550)
- Scope & Content:
- Upper papyrus (A): Portion of a land register (TM 981653), listing five landholdings, providing the orientation of the holding, the name of the holder and those who cultivate it, the dimensions of its four sides and the total area in aruras, after a slight rounding. The basis for the calculation...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- late 2nd century - early 3rd century
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, complete on the right, broken off at the top, bottom and left; written on one side along the fibres. On the front, there are portions of one column and the line ends of the preceding column. The back is blank.
Lower papyrus (B): Fragment of a papyrus sheet, the left-hand portion of which is Papyrus 1712(A); written on one side along the fibres and preserving parts of 12 lines; the upper margins is extant. The back is blank.
175. Papyrus 1629(A-B)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1629(A-B)
- Title:
- Private Letter (P.Lond. V 1789, TM 36950), and Lease (P.Lond. V 1880 descr., TM 19783, under publication)
- Scope & Content:
- Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1789, TM 36950): Sixth-century letter on private matters, presumably addressed to the sender’s mother. The address is on the back. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1880 descr., TM 19783): Fragment of a lease of land, dating from some time after 602. Under publication.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 6th century-7th century
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Upper left portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on both sides. The front bears the beginnings of 5 lines written across the fibres; on the back, there is the beginning of 1 line, written along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front.
Lower papyrus (B): Upper right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 9 lines; upper and right margins are extant. The back is blank.
176. Papyrus 1683
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1683
- Title:
- Lease of a House (P.Lond. V 1715, TM 36928)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragmentary lease of a two-storey house located in Antinoopolis at a monthly rent of three-hundred myriads of silver; the lessee is Aurelius Ioannes, son of Salamas and Euphemia, of Alexandria, whose subscription is at the end. The back bears traces of an account.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 6th century
- Extent:
- Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, complete on the sides; with surface damage; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 18 lines written along the fibres; left and right margins survive. On the back, there are traces of writing running across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
177. Papyrus 1695(A-B)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1695(A-B)
- Title:
- Acknowledgments of Loans (P.Lond. V 1776, TM 36944; P.Lond. V 1882 descr., TM 36986, under publication)
- Scope & Content:
- Upper Papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1776, TM 36944): Acknowledgment of a debt of twelve carats owed by Ioannes to the Church of Hermopolis; the sum will be returned within six days. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1882 descr., TM 36986): Fragment of an acknowledgment of a loan of a sum of money by Daniel...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 6th century-7th century
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper Papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus strip, damaged at the bottom; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 3 lines, the last of which is fragmentary; the back is blank. The sheet was folded from the bottom upwards.
Lower papyrus (B): Right-hand fragment of a papyrus of medium colour, broken off on the other sides; written on one side across the fibres; the front bears the ends of 5 lines, and traces of another line at the top and another line at the bottom remain; the right margin survives. The back is blank.
178. Papyrus 1727
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1727
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
- verso. Coptic-Greek glossary, very fragmentary. 6th cent. includes: verso Dictionaries: Coptic-Greek glossary: 6th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 6th century
- Extent:
- 1 item
179. Papyrus 1755
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1755
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
- FRAGMENT containing a portion of a letter, apparently forming part of a literary work, perhaps an oration or romance. From Assuan. 1st cent. 4¼ in. x 5¾ in. Transferred from the Dept. of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities. Papyri: Greek. Literary and theological: 3rd cent.B.C.-5th cent. A.D. Sy...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1st century
- Extent:
- 1 item
180. Papyrus 1756
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1756
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
- RECITATION (probably in the form of a petition) of a family dispute with regard to certain payments made for the support of the parents of the parties, and a consequent claim by one of them on the inheritance. Imperfect at beginning and end, but containing 247 lines of continuous text, besides f...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Modern
- Date Range:
- 7th century
- Extent:
- 1 item