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131. Papyrus 246

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 246
Title:
Undertaking from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 61, P.Lond. II 246, TM 10053)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Iulius of Dionysias undertakes to produce Ammonius, son of Soouk, of the village of Taurinou, whenever he is requested. The document is addressed to Flavius Abinnaeus. After some blank space there is the date and the undertaking is repeated. Paulus wrote on behalf of Iulius, who is illi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 August 346
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. All margins are extant, the upper being slightly damaged. Vertical folds are visible. The blank space at the bottom measures 90 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

132. Papyrus 247

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 247
Title:
Account from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 81, P.Lond. II 247, TM 10066)
Scope & Content:
Part of an account, listing articles of clothing such as tunics, Babylonian hides and a Dalmatian cloak. The entries are followed by the respective prices. The sum owed by Abinnaeus is provided. Some lines at the beginning were washed out.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, although defaced in places. Writing is on one side along the fibres; a few lines at the beginning were washed out. All margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

133. Papyrus 248

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 248
Title:
Letter of Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 43, P.Lond. II 248, TM 10033)
Scope & Content:
A letter of Abinnaeus to two men both named Menas, Apollos and all his friends, reminding them to pay their debts to his brothers and his son for articles such as dates and barley. He enumerates the sums due and the total. There is no closing greeting.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
348-351
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, although with a few holes in the lower portion; the surface is damaged in places. Writing is on one side along the fibres. All margins are extant, and an ample margin was left to the right (30-53 mm). The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

134. Papyrus 249

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 249
Title:
Account from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 75, P.Lond. II 249, TM 10062)
Scope & Content:
An account of wine in several hands, arranged in columns and continuing on the back. Names and quantities of wine distributed to each are listed; other articles such as a pig, corn, fleeces are occasionally mentioned. Many of the men listed are military. Some annotations occur in the margins of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
340-348
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, written on either side, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back, the back being the continuation of the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

135. Papyrus 250

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 250
Title:
List of Animals from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 71, P.Lond. II 250, TM 10060)
Scope & Content:
A document headed as ‘list of animals’, with twenty-nine persons, each followed by the numeral 1, presumably indicating the number of animals that each person had to contribute.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
C. 350
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, fully preserved, written on one side along the fibres. All margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

136. Papyrus 251

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 251
Title:
Sale of Two Slaves (P.Abinn. 64, P.Lond. II 251, Chrest.Mitt. 270, TM 10055)
Scope & Content:
Sale of two male slaves for 1200 talents each, purchased by Aurelia Nonna alias Polyeton from Marcus Aurelius Petrus and Marcus Aurelius Zenon, sons of Petrus and Alexandrian citizens. The slaves are Metirus alias Ptillon and his brother Primus, born in Alexandria. With subscriptions of the vend...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
337-350
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, darker in places, broken off at the top and damaged by wormholes throughout. Writing is on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. Left, bottom and right margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

137. Papyrus 252

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 252
Title:
List from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 72, P.Lond. II 252, TM 10061)
Scope & Content:
A list with nineteen persons, each followed by quantities of olive oil of first quality.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 350
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, somewhat damaged to the right and along the vertical fold in the middle. Writing is on one side along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

138. Papyrus 253

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 253
Title:
Accounts from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 69 ro., SB VIII 9693 ro., P.Lond. II 259 ro. descr., TM 32682; P.Abinn. 69 vo., SB VIII 9693 vo., P.Lond. II 259 vo. descr., TM 32683)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 32682): List of names in alphabetical order with amounts of wheat stated in artabas. The heading is lost. Verso (TM 32683): Account of barley with heading, and, written the reverse way up, a list with names.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus broken off at the left (front) and with some surface damage throughout; writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears three columns; of the first, only the ends of few lines survive; the second has 29 lines, mostly complete; the third column has 30 lines, complete. Lower and upper margins survive above and below columns 2 and 3; the right margin is extant. A sheet-join runs along the height of the papyrus in the middle. On the back there are two columns, written in the right margin one below the other; the second was written the other way up in relation to the first. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

139. Papyrus 254

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 254
Title:
Accounts (P.Lond. II 254 ro., P.Lond. II 254 vo., TM 11655, 28030)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 11655): Account recording the artabas of wheat and occasionally of barley for seed distributed daily in various localities of the Arsinoite nome, such as Kerkesoucha, Bakchias, Karanis. Dated to 8 February 134. Verso (TM 28030): Second-century account for 12-18 Phaophi, with names a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus roll, darkened in places and damaged by holes of varying size, abrasion, and loss of fibres. It bears writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front contains 9 narrow columns; the intercolumn and lower margin are irregular. The upper and right margins are minimal; the left margin survives to x mm. The back contains 4 broad columns, with wide intercolumn between the third and fourth columns. In the left margin there are two lines.

The papyrus is mounted in a glass case.

140. Papyrus 255

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 255
Title:
Certificate (P.Lond. II 255, Chrest.Wilck. 272, TM 11656)
Scope & Content:
The elders of the village of Karanis have appointed Horion, son of Horion, as their deputy for collecting the tax on beer and sheep in the village, and confirm that he has performed his duty and paid the sums collected into the appropriate banks.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 September-27 October 136
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, somewhat damaged along the vertical folds, with surface damage in the middle, along the height of the sheet. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of 26 lines; all margins are extant, with no margin having been left to the right; the blank space at the bottom measures 47 mm, the upper margin 25 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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