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1291. Papyrus 1903

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1903
Title:
Summons (TM 942811)
Scope & Content:
Order to the chief of police (archephodus) and the notables (euschemones) of the village of Herakleia to send up two men, accused by another man. With line-filler at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet of fair quality, complete, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 4 complete lines, and traces of another line at the top; the upper margin measures 27 mm, the lower 66 mm; the left ranges between 27 and 35 mm, as lines 2-4 are slightly indented. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1292. Papyrus 1905

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1905
Title:
Return for the Granting of a Privilege (P.Fam.Tebt. 33 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 33, SB V 7602, TM 20962)
Scope & Content:
Lysimachus alias Didymus, son of Heraclides, notifies the nomarch of Antinoopolis of the birth of his son, Heraclides alias Valerius, aged 20 days, born to him by his wife Ninnarous. Lysimachus provides the names of three guarantors of his marriage and parentage; with oath of Didymus. The child i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9 February 151
Extent:
Papyrus, medium-brown, broken off on the left and lacking the lower left portion; with surface damage and a few insect-holes in places; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 26 lines lacking the beginnings; line 27 is in lacuna. Upper and lower margins survive; no space was left on the right. Vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1293. Papyrus 1906

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1906
Title:
Letter from the Nomarch (P.Fam.Tebt. 42 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 42, TM 20969)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the nomarch of Antinoopolis to the royal scribe of the division of Polemon in the Arsinoite nome informing him about the perfect’s decision concerning taxes. Four men who had married women of Antinoopolis and had consequently moved there had complained with him about double-payments m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 August 180
Extent:
Papyrus, mutilated on the left, with insect-holes and abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front there are two columns 155 and 115 mm wide; the first has 30 lines, some of which are very mutilated, the second 11 lines, complete, followed by ample blank space. Margins are extant, the upper being damaged. Four vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1294. Papyrus 1908

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1908
Title:
Enrolment of new Landowner (P.Fam.Tebt. 25 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 25, TM 10743)
Scope & Content:
The officials of the registers of catoecic land notify another official of the division of Polemon in the Arsinoite nome of the fact that Heracleia, daughter of Hermes, had introduced her cousin Heracleia alias Ninnous as entitled to six aruras of catoecic land, inherited from Cronion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 July-23 August 129
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, with few insect-holes at the bottom and a break along the vertical fold; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 13 lines lacking the beginning and occupying the upper half of the sheet. The upper and lower margins are extant, the right is minimal and irregular. The blank space at the bottom measures 120 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1295. Papyrus 1909

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1909
Title:
Registration of Sale (P.Fam.Tebt. 50 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 50, TM 20972)
Scope & Content:
Philosarapis, son of Lysimachus alias Didymus, writes to the keepers of the public archives to register the sale of the implements and other property of the minor Iulius alias Herodes, son of Philantinous alias Herodes, of whom Philosarapis was the guardian. The property had been inherited from t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 December 205
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes and lacking strips of fibres down the centre; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there is one column of 20 lines, complete; margins are extant, the lower and left being ample. No margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1296. Papyrus 1911

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1911
Title:
Land Survey and Tax Receipt (P.Fam.Tebt. 12 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 12, TM 10729)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a land survey (unpublished) on one side; on the other, receipt for payments in kind made to the directors of the granary of Tebtynis (sitologoi) on account of land-taxes by Heracleia on behalf of her father Hermes and a certain Ptolemas, son of Didas, vine-dresser.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 August 112
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus of poor quality, displaying holes and surface damage throughout; written on both sides. On one side, there are portions of 24 lines written along the fibres and lacking the ends; on the other side, there are 21 lines, complete, running across the fibres; margins are extant, the lower being ample. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1297. Papyrus 1912

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1912
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1969, TM 1532)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a letter from Boubalos to Zenon, with the request to deliver the letter to Apollonius at a favourable moment, so that he may write to the right people. With docket and address on the back. Written before 14 November 255 BC.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 255 BC
Extent:
Upper portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and sides; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 7 lines written along the fibres, with traces of another line at the bottom; side and upper margins are extant. Folding lines are still visible. On the back, there are three lines written along the fibres in the lower half of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1298. Papyrus 1913

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1913
Title:
Return of Inundated Land (P.Fam.Tebt. 51 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 51, SB I 5342, TM 20973)
Scope & Content:
Return of two aruras of inundated land located near Kerkeesis submitted by Isidora alias Tyrannis and by her minor brother Iulius Herodes, children of Philantinous alias Herodes, to Hierax, strategus of the divisions of Themistos and Polemon in the Arsinoite nome, Herodianus, royal scribe of the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 March 206
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, complete, with few small insect holes at the bottom and darker at the right in the centre; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears one column of 22 lines, complete; margins are extant, with no space having been left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1299. Papyrus 1917

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1917
Title:
Contract with Flageolet-Players (P.Fam.Tebt. 54 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 54, SB III 6946, TM 10761)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Philosarapis son of Lysimachus hires Aurelius Onnophris, flageolet-player, and three other trained musicians to perform for six days on the occasion of a festival in Tebtynis. The salary is 18 drachmas per day, with one other day unpaid, in addition to a gratuity of 6 drachmas; provision...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
219 or 223
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, mutilated at the bottom, riddled with insect-holes throughout and abraded in few places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 23 lines, with the last two being very fragmentary. Some blank space was left between lines 21 and 22. Margins survive, with no space having been left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1300. 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.

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