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1411. Papyrus 2148

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2148
Title:
Account (SB XVIII 13913, TM 32991)
Scope & Content:
Account addressed to a builder (oikodomos) from Horus recording money payments made by various individuals for various services.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 4th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete although imperfect at the bottom left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines written along the fibres; margins are extant, the lower being ample. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1412. Papyrus 2154

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2154
Title:
Rhetorical or Philosophical Text (ZPE 213 (2020), pp. 72-77, TM 832442)
Scope & Content:
Rhetorical text, presumably draft of a speech on good and bad habits. Lines 10-14 possibly contain criticism on entertainment activities like horse races, music and dance.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, broken off at the top and bottom; the left margin is extant and measures approximately 20 mm; portions of 15 lines are preserved. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1413. Papyrus 2167

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2167
Title:
Private Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 150-156, no. 3, TM 704794)
Scope & Content:
Private letter on various concerns, such as the previous correspondence and conveyance of goods, and mentioning an imperial visit to Egypt and an enrolment. The name of the recipient is damaged; that of the sender is not preserved.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, with half of it being lost on the right, for a loss of about 15 characters; with abrasion, insect holes and loss of ink in places; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 28 lines running along the fibres; two additional lines were written in the left margin, perpendicularly to the main text and across the fibres. Upper, left and lower margins are minimal. The sheet as folded from left to right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1414. Papyrus 2169

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2169
Title:
Nomination to Liturgic Office (P.Leit. 1, SB VIII 10192, TM 23653)
Scope & Content:
Nomination of four candidates eligible for liturgic office in place of two village elders of the Oxyrhynchite village of Nemerai, now overcome by illness: for each nominee, name, origin, age and value of property are given.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 160
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by insect-holes throughout; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 17 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1415. Papyrus 2173

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2173
Title:
Private Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 156-166, no. 4, TM 704795)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Ainas to Phaselos, concerning legal and business matters. The barley they brought to an oasis seems to have been wrongly appropriated, and Ainas struggled for three years to recover it. He asks Phaselos to file a petition for redress to the dux. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete and well preserved, with few holes and minor surface damage in places; written on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 27 lines, with some blank space between lines 26 and 27. Margins are minimal; a sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 15 mm from the right edge. On the back there is one line and at the top a thick line of ink serving as a seal. The sheet was folded in half from top to bottom, then inwards from both sides. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1416. Papyrus 2174

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2174
Title:
Declaration of Artificially Inundated Land (SB XX 14385, TM 23725)
Scope & Content:
Declaration addressed to Aurelius Nemesion alias Dionysius, royal scribe of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Aurelius Cornelius, son of Pasis and Dionysia, of Oxyrhynchus, registering a plot of artificially irrigated land cultivated by him and located near the village of Sento. Dated between 26 Februa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
224
Extent:
Long and narrow medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 29 lines running along the fibres. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1417. Papyrus 2175

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2175
Title:
Petition to the Strategus (SB XXIV 16251, TM 79411)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome from Titus Flavius Eudaemon, town councillor of Alexandria, represented by Aurelius Ammonius, town councillor of Oxyrhynchus, enclosing earlier documents concerning a dispute over property involving his wife. The documents are the copy of a lette...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 217
Extent:
Portion of a papyrus sheet, mutilated on the sides, but complete at the top and bottom; with abrasion and insect holes in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 24 lines, lacking both beginnings and ends. The upper and lower margins measure 51 and 85 mm respectively; three vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1418. Papyrus 2181

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2181
Title:
Private Letter (SB VI 9107, TM 36196)
Scope & Content:
Letter to the count (comes) Georgius, from Sebastianus, who asks the recipient to accept ten ducks as a gift for his wedding and sends his felicitations. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus slip, complete, slightly imperfect along he left edge; with writing on both sides; on the front, there are four complete lines running across the fibres; margins are extant; on the back, there is one line written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1419. Papyrus 2184

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2184
Title:
Private Letter (SB XVIII 13593, TM 30995)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Polybius to his father Heraclides with instructions and information on food and the request to buy wool; the back bears the address with the sealing pattern.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, almost complete, only lacking the lower left corner; with some damage along the vertical folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 31 lines running along the fibres; the last is fragmentary. Side and upper margins are minimal. On the back, there are 2 lines written in 2 columns along the fibres separated by an ink pattern. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1420. Papyrus 2185

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2185
Title:
Letter of Expostulation (SB VI 9106, TM 35101)
Scope & Content:
Letter to the beneficiarius Pius, from Potammon, the governor’s exceptor, who reproaches the recipient; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus slip, complete, with some damage along the folds; on the front, there are four complete lines running across the fibres; margins are extant; on the back, there is one line written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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