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871. Papyrus 1189

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1189
Title:
Possible Amulet with Christian Prayer (P.Lond.Lit. 230 descr., P.Oxy. III 407, TM 64310, LDAB 5531, Van Haelst 0952)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Christian prayer for protection and forgiveness of transgressions using Ps 145, 6a-b and Ps 50, 3b+11b, probably for personal use. Mid-3rd to 4th century. Verso: Title of the text on the recto ('prayer') and a brief memorandum of some amounts in a separate cursive hand. Barker (2010) cau...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, but damaged at the top and in the middle, with little text loss. There is writing on both sides along the fibres on the recto and against them on the verso. Text is well-preserved, but with white precipitations on the inner side of the glazings; original margins with deep lower margin (90 mm); recto: six and a half lines, verso: three lines; mounted in glass.

872. Papyrus 1190

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1190
Title:
Homer, Iliad VI (P.Oxy. III 445, P.Lond.Lit. 14, TM 60674, LDAB 1799)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a papyrus roll containing portions of the sixth book of Homer’s Iliad, with marginal annotations and end-title. Left-hand fragment: Column 1: Portions of Iliad VI.128-9, 134-7, 148; Column 2: Iliad VI.173-199. Right-hand fragment: Column 1: Iliad VI.445-88; Column 2: Iliad VI....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Two fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with writing on one side. The back is blank. The front bears portions of four columns written along the fibres; each column had 44 lines. Upper and lower margins survive. The modern annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

873. Papyrus 1191

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1191
Title:
Homer, Iliad XI (P.Oxy. III 550, P.Lond.Lit. 250, TM 60501, LDAB 1624)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a papyrus roll containing portions from the eleventh book of Homer’s Iliad. Left column: Iliad XI.505-516, 521-547 (only endings of lines); Right column: Iliad XI.555-567, 572-602 (only beginnings of lines), with new readings in lines 563 and 595. On the back, there are traces of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Two fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with writing on both sides. The front bears portions of two columns written along the fibres, with no line being complete. The lower margin survives. On the back, there are traces of an effaced text, running across the fibres. The modern annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

874. Papyrus 1192

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1192
Title:
Descent to Hades (P.Fay. 2, P.Lond.Lit. 240, TM 63835, LDAB 5049, MP3 1923)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a lyric composition on a man’s descent to Hades in order to converse with a woman, whom he blames; macabre details of his journey are provided, such as dogs eating corpses; the act of fishing using a corpse’s hair is also described.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, with severe surface damage on the left-hand side; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 3 columns, with the first and second badly mutilated. Upper and lower margin partly survive. The annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Fay. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

875. Papyrus 1193

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1193
Title:
Banker’s Receipt and Account (P.Fay. 18, P.Lond. III 1193 descr., TM 45365)
Scope & Content:
Bank receipt issued for a payment made by the priests of the temple of Sokanobkoneus at Bakchias on account of taxes. Dated 8 October 109 BC or 29 September 73 BC. An account is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
109 or 73 BC
Extent:
Small and rectangular papyrus sheet, complete, with damage along the vertical folds and with insect holes of varying size in places; written on both sides. The front bears 5 lines, complete; margins are extant, the upper being generous (40 mm). On the back, there is one column of 9 lines, somewhat abraded, written across the fibres in the left-hand part of the sheet. There are modern annotations on both sides; the one in red refers to the publication in P.Fay. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

876. Papyrus 1194

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1194
Title:
Order to Pay (P.Fay. 18a, P.Lond. III 1194 descr., TM 41730)
Scope & Content:
Straton, scribe of the farmers, orders Acusilaus, director of the granary (sitologus) of Bakchias, to pay two artabas of wheat to Petesuchus, son of Paesis. With subscriptions of Petalus and of Marres, village scribe (komogrammateus).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 November 11 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, pale-brown, lacking part of the lower edge and damaged by insect holes; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 9 lines; upper and left margins measure c. 6 mm, the right margin 3 mm and the lower 15 mm; the modern annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Fay. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

877. Papyrus 1195

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1195
Title:
Tax-Collectors’ Return (P.Fay. 42(a), P.Lond. III 1195 descr., TM 10890)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary report of the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) of the village of Pharbaithos in the Arsinoite nome, addressed to the strategus of the division of Herakleides, listing arrears of taxes in the month Phamenoth. The back deals with the same subject, but is written in a dif...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
168, 200, or 229
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom and right (front), rubbed in places, with holes and surface damage; written on both sides. The front bears the top of two columns, and the beginnings of the lines from a third column; the annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Fay. On the back, there is one column, mutilated at the bottom and right, written against the fibres. The blank space on the left is ample. A modern annotation is visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

878. Papyrus 1203

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1203
Title:
Loan of Money and Wheat (P.Lond. III 1203, TM 90)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in the office of the notary Heliodorus in Pathyris, recording the loan of money and wheat received by Totoes, son of Pelaeus, from his son Panebchounis. The loan is to be repaid in Mesore. With subscription of Areius, agent of Heliodorus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 March 113 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete but lacking part of the upper right edge and with surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres, with the back blank. There are 13 complete lines, which occupy the upper half of the sheet; the last line, written after paragraphus and some blank space, is indented. Margins survive, although the right margin is lost opposite the text. The blank space at the bottom measures 190 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

879. Papyrus 1205

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1205
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Lond. III 1205, TM 92)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a contract drawn up by Hermias, agent of the notary Paniscus, in Pathyris, recording the loan of wheat given to Phagonis by Peteharsemtheus. With summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 April 99 BC
Extent:
Upper left-hand corner of a papyrus sheet, with slight damage along the top and left margins; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 5 lines from the top of a column running along the fibres and lacking the ends; line 5 is very mutilated. The left margin is minimal, the upper is generous and measures 40 mm. On the back there are 2 lines written against the fibres in the upper left corner, slightly abraded. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

880. Papyrus 1210

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1210
Title:
Receipt for Wine (P.Lond. III 1210, TM 11156)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Aurelius Maximus to Aurelius Heroninus, acknowledging receipts of various amounts of wine on three days.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 November 264
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, only displaying a few holes in the upper half; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 19 lines; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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