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641. Papyrus 828(A-K)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 828(A-K)
Title:
Customs House Receipts (P.Customs 356, 480, 494, 373, 495, 496, 409, 277, 370, 498, TM 10650, 28548, 28552, 28529, 28553-28554, 28542, 10625, 28527, 28556)
Scope & Content:
Customs house receipts, acknoweldging payments made by individuals on the export of various goods while passing the gate of Bakchias and, in one case, of Karanis. A (P.Customs 356, P.Fay. 167 descr., P.Lond. III 828a descr., TM 10650): Receipt acknowledging the payment of customs-dues by Pasion...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Ten small pieces of papyrus, written on one side, the back bearing modern annotations; those in red refer to the publication in P.Fay. The papyri are housed in the same glass frame.

A: Complete but abraded and damaged by holes; 6 lines written across the fibres and badly abraded; margins extant. The original seal survives.

B: Light-brown, broken off to the left and mutilated at the bottom; with surface damage throughout; 4 lines written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings.

C: Complete, but damaged by insect holes and abraded; 7 lines along the fibres, badly abraded; margins extant; with original seal.

D: Almost complete, lacking the upper right edge and damaged by holes and abrasion; 6 lines written along the lines, with a trace at the top.

E: Light-brown, lacking the mid portion and the bottom right corner; writing runs along the fibres; 2 lines complete and traces of 2 other lines, with further lines lost in between.

F: Broken off at the bottom and with surface damage; 3 lines and traces of another line, written along the fibres.

G: Lacking the lower right edge and damaged by holes and abrasion; 6 abraded lines written along the fibres.

H: Dark-brown, broken off at the left and with surface damage; 4 lines in poor condition, written along the fibres.

I: Light-brown, lacking part of the lower half and mutilated at the top; 5 lines written along the fibres; lower margin wide.

K: Light-brown, broken off at the top and bottom and abraded; with portions of 4 lines written along the fibres.

642. Papyrus 838

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 838
Title:
Fragment of a Lease (P.Lond. II 838, TM 22690)
Scope & Content:
End of a lease, with only the date and the subscriptions surviving. The subscription of the lessors was written by Eudaemon, son of Comon, as they were illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 October 123
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, with few holes and minor surface damage in the preserved part; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text breaks off at the top; 14 lines are preserved, the first two of which are very mutilated; the last 5 lines are written in the right half of the sheet, separated by blank space from the rest of the text. Side margins are extant. A sheet-join runs across the fibres and along the height of the papyrus in the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

643. Papyrus 839

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 839
Title:
Sale of a Cow (P.Sarap. 11, P.Lond. III 839, TM 17025)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a reddish cow with guarantee at a price of 62 drachmas from Harpaesis, registered in the quarter of West Fort in Hermopolis, to Anubion, son of Sarapion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 March 128
Extent:
Square-shaped papyrus sheet, with some surface damage and abrasion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 13 lines running along the fibres; margins are extant, the right and lower being minimal. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in glass frame.

644. Papyrus 840

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 840
Title:
Receipt for Partial Payment of Rent (P.Sarap. 40, P.Lond. III 840, TM 17057)
Scope & Content:
Claudius Ion, guardian of Claudia Athenais, acknowledges that he has received 1432 silver drachmas from Eutychides, son of Sarapion, as payment for part of the rent.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 July 129
Extent:
Square-shaped papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by insect-holes, especially at the top; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 11 lines, the first two of which are fragmentary; margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in glass frame.

645. Papyrus 841

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 841
Title:
Certificates for Five-Day Work (P.Lond. III 841(a-b), TM 11793-11794)
Scope & Content:
Two certificates for the requisite five-day work (penthemeros) on the dykes in Soknopaiou Nesos. Left papyrus (P.Lond. III 841(a), TM 11793): Certificate issued to Stotoetis, son of Stotoetis, for the five-day work he performed on the dykes at the canal Epagathiane; with subscription at the end...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
139-160
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets, bearing writing on one side, with the back blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Pale-brown, broken off to the right, with surface damage along the vertical folds; 8 lines written along the fibres and lacking the ends; with left, upper and lower margins extant.

Right papyrus (B): Pale brown, broken off to the right; 7 lines running along the fibres and lacking the ends; with left, upper and lower margins extant.

646. Papyrus 842

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 842
Title:
Lease of Pasturage (P.Lond. III 842, TM 11795)
Scope & Content:
One-year lease of pasturage in a plain having the lands of the village of Herakleia on the north and of the village of Apias on the south, with canals on the east and west sides; the lessors are seven village elders and the lessee Apynchis, son of Apynchis, a shepherd. The lessors acknowledge rec...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 September 140
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, with surface damage and holes in the lower left corner and further damage along the vertical folds; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 25 lines running along the fibres, with blank space between lines 7 and 8, and lines 24 and 25. Margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

647. Papyrus 843

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 843
Title:
Census Return (P.Lond. III 843, TM 11796)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a census declaration by a man whose name is lost, aged 41, who registers himself, his wife, aged 35, and their two daughters, aged 12 and 8; with official docket at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 January 161
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, with some surface damage; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 13 lines along the fibres from the foot of a column; left and lower margins are extant; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

648. Papyrus 844

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 844
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 844, TM 11797)
Scope & Content:
A composite receipt for poll tax and other taxes paid in instalments to Horus and the other tax collectors of Soknopaiou Nesos, the taxpayer being Stotoetis, son of Stotoetis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 November 174
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but torn along the left edge; slightly abraded in places and with few wormholes along the vertical folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 9 lines, complete, the last written in the lower margin and separated by blank space from the rest of the text. Upper margin is extant, lower and right margins are minimal; the left margin partly survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

649. Papyrus 845(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 845(A-C)
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 845(a-b), P.Lond. III 845(c) descr., TM 22691-22692, 11798)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Lond. III 845(a), TM 22691): Receipt for poll-tax. The name of the taxpayer is damaged. Dated to 17 June 177. B (P.Lond. III 845(b), TM 22692) Lines 1-4: Receipt acknowledging the payment of 20 drachmas made by Pollion son of Sarapion to Dorion, collector of money taxes (praktor argyriko...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
177-189
Extent:

Three papyrus sheets with writing on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

A: Broken off to the left, with a darker patch; 9 lines written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings; upper and lower margins extant, no margin was left to the right.

B: Almost complete, but damaged by holes; 6 lines written across the fibres; margins survive, the right being imperfect.

C: Damaged at the top, left and bottom; 7 lines written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. Parts of the upper and left margins survive; no margin was left to the right.

650. Papyrus 846

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 846
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. III 846, Chrest.Wilck. 325, TM 11799)
Scope & Content:
Petition from a weaver of Soknopaiou Nesos whose name is lost, complaining about his appointment as a village elder. The recipient is lost too. Dated to January-February or July-August 140.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
140
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and damaged in the bottom right edge; with surface damage throughout; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 18 lines, with traces of another at the top; the last 2 lines lack the ends. Left and lower margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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