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1291. Papyrus 1958

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1958
Title:
Petition against Nomination to a Liturgy (P.Leit. 5, SB VIII 10196, Pap.Choix 11, TM 11615)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the epistrategus Claudius Xenophon submitted by Orsenouphis, son of Orsenouphis, from Tebtynis, complaining about his nomination as a collector of money-taxes (praktor argyrikon), which he is unable to sustain owing to his financial situation and poor health. Orsenouphis explains that...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 180
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by insect-holes throughout; with minor abrasion in places and a dark stain on the left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears two columns of 31 and 17 lines respectively. Margins partly survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1292. Papyrus 1959

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1959
Title:
Offer to Lease (P.Fam.Tebt. 47 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 47, TM 10756)
Scope & Content:
Herakleos son of Maximus, of Arsinoe, offers to lease from Philantinous alias Herodes and Tanouphis and Didyme, assisted by him, three aruras of land located near the village of Theogonis for a period of four years. The rent is to be paid in kind. The land can be sown with any crop but safflower....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 August 195
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, with surface damage and breaks along the vertical folds on the left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 34 lines, complete; blank space was left between lines 30 and 31, and 31 and 32. Lines 2-3, 31, 34 are indented. Margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1293. Papyrus 1960 and 1996

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1960 and 1996
Title:
Agreement between Husband and Wife (P.Fam.Tebt. I = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 1, TM 10726)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary agreement settling the financial duties between Heraclides and his wife Didyme in relation to their possessions.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
89-90 (?)
Extent:
Two fragments (Papyrus 1960 and Papyrus 1996) from a medium-brown papyrus, mutilated at the top and left and with damage and insect-holes, especially along the folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears portions of 31 lines, all lacking the beginnings; the lower margin is extant and no space was left free on the right; part of the upper margin is preserved in Papyrus 1960. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1294. Papyrus 1961(a-c)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1961(a-c)
Title:
Tax Receipts for Crown Tax (under publication; TM 832451)
Scope & Content:
Top papyrus (A): Tax receipt issued to Isidora, wife of Heron for the crown tax of Theadelphia: 136 drachmas. 27 July 198 CE. Mid papyrus (B): Tax receipt issued to Tourbon, a former gymnasiarch, for the crown tax of Theadelphia: 32 drachmas. 28 June 199 CE. Bottom papyrus (C): Tax receipt iss...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 July 198 – 28 June 199
Extent:

Three fully preserved papyrus sheets, with all margins extant; writing is on one side only along the fibres; mounted on cardboard in glass.

1295. Papyrus 1965(a-d)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1965(a-d)
Title:
Tax Receipts for Crown Tax (under publication; TM 832450)
Scope & Content:
Top papyrus (A): Tax receipt issued to Apollos, also known as Ninnarus, for the crown tax of Theadelphia: 100 drachmas. 15 June 199 CE. Mid papyrus (B): Tax receipt issued to Sarapion, for the crown tax of Theadelphia: 52 drachmas. 15 June 199 CE. Bottom left papyrus (C): Tax receipt issued to...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3-30 June 199
Extent:

4 rectangular fully preserved papyrus sheets, with all margins extant; writing on one side only along the fibres; mounted on cardboard in glass.

1296. Papyrus 1966

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1966
Title:
Appointment of Representative (P.Fam.Tebt. 27 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 27, TM 10745)
Scope & Content:
Heracleia, daughter of Hermes, aged 39, with the assistance of her relative Lysimachus, aged 72, appoints her husband Heraclides alias Valerius as her representative in the sale of a slave girl named Athenarion. Numbered as 26 at the top; with subscriptions of Heracleia written by Lysimachus and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 October 132
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete; with insect-holes, especially along the folds, and abrasion in places; written on both sides. The front bears 29 lines running along the fibres; margins are extant, with no blank space left on the right. The left margin measures 25 mm and the lower 40 mm. Five vertical folds are still visible. On the back, there are two lines written along the fibres in the upper right corner. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1297. Papyrus 1968

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1968
Title:
Deposit of Money (P.Fam.Tebt. 2 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 2, TM 10737)
Scope & Content:
Chaeremon, son of Harmiysis, aged 47, his son Orsenouphis, aged 21, and his wife Tepheros, aged 40, acknowledge receipt of 36 silver drachmas on deposit from Lysimachus, son of Didymus, aged 35. The money is to be repaid whenever Lysimachus wishes; with subscriptions at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 April 92
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, lacking the lower left corner; with few holes and surface damage, especially along the horizontal folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 34 lines; lines 21-34 lack the beginnings. The upper margin is extant, the left survives up to line 20; the lower margin partly survives; no blank space was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1298. Papyrus 1969

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1969
Title:
Undertaking to Recover the Value of a Deposit (SB X 10293, TM 14307)
Scope & Content:
Soterichus, assistant of the directors of the granary (sitologi) of Theadelphia, writes to Bolanus, strategus of the divisions of Themistos and Polemon, and undertakes to recover 1820 silver drachmas, which had been deposited by Chariton and his colleagues, collectors of the crown-tax, on accoun...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 September 198
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with only minor abrasion in places and few small holes; a crease, caused in manufacture, runs diagonally from top right to bottom left. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 32 lines, complete; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1299. Papyrus 1970

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1970
Title:
Undertaking to Recover the Value of a Deposit (cf. SB X 10293; TM 832449)
Scope & Content:
Soterichus, assistant of directors of the granary (sitologi) of Theadelphia, writes to Bolanus, strategus of the divisions of Themistos and Polemon, and undertakes to recover 1820 silver drachmas, which had been deposited by Chariton and his colleagues, collectors of the crown-tax, on account of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 September 198
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with only minor abrasion in places. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 34 lines, complete; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1300. Papyrus 1971

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1971
Title:
Tax Receipts for Crown Tax (under publication; TM 832448)
Scope & Content:
Upper text (A): Tax receipt issued to Valeria Thermoutharion for the crown tax of Theadelphia: 40 drachmas. 2 July 199 CE. Lower text (B): Tax receipt issued for the crown tax of Theadelphia, perhaps to Heraclides, son of Heraclides, former gymnasiarch. 2 July 199 CE.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 July 199
Extent:

Rectangular, complete papyrus sheet, writing on one side only, along the fibres. A sheet-join runs through the papyrus vertically. The lower part of the bottom text is heavily abraded. Mounted in glass on cardboard.

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