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1391. Papyrus 2187

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2187
Title:
Census Return (SB XXII 15465, TM 79045)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a census declaration, the name of the declarant being lost. The part preserved lists the women of the household, that is, the declarant’s wife Alexandra, a freedwoman, and their daughter, a twin, aged 3. The other child is not listed in the surviving part. With oath and beginning of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
147
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and left, and damaged by insect hole throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back bearing a few traces of ink. The front bears portions of 15 lines, many of which lack the ends, with a trace of line 16. Only the left margin survives.

1392. Papyrus 2192

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2192
Title:
Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 143-150, no. 2, ZPE 213 (2020), pp. 195-202, TM 704793)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter, the beginning of which may be contained on Papyrus 2126, concerning business matters, such as the shipment of goods and their safe-keeping in the context of land management. The recipient is also instructed not to begin commercial transactions until informing the sender. I...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, the beginnings of which may be Papyrus 2126; dark brown and complete at the bottom, right and left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Papyrus 2126 bears the address on the verso. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1393. Papyrus 2193

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2193
Title:
Lease (?) (SB VIII 9900, TM 31996) and Declaration under Oath (SB VIII 9901, TM 22925)
Scope & Content:
Left fragment (SB VIII 9900, TM 31996): Fragment of a third-century lease (?). Right fragment (SB VIII 9901, TM 22925): Copy of a declaration under oath made by Aurelia Sarapias, of Oxyrhynchus, in which she lists all the free men living in her house; a minor is also mentioned. Dated between Ja...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments of different sizes, dark-brown in places, from the same papyrus roll but containing different documents. The left fragment preserves portions of 38 lines written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; the right fragment contains parts of 36 lines written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Housed in a glass case.

1394. Papyrus 2194

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2194
Title:
Census Return (SB XXII 15466, TM 79046)
Scope & Content:
Census declaration by Dikaiogenes, son of Philon and Senherakleia, of the village of Talao, aged 22, registering himself and Sarapion alias Eutyches, a freedman, aged 19. The property belongs to his parents. With oath, date and subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 February 147
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, damaged by holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 43 lines. Part of the upper and left margin survive, the lower margin is extant; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1395. Papyrus 2196

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2196
Title:
Census Return (SB VI 9572, TM 14267)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a census declaration addressed to the registrar of the village of Kerkeesis by Cronion son of Haryotes, a mason, aged 52, who registers himself, his two sons, aged 3 and 1, his daughter, aged 11, his wife, aged 30, and his slaves.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
August 61-62
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and damaged along the right edge in the lower part; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 25 lines, with only scant traces of the last line. Upper and side margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1396. Papyrus 2199

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2199
Title:
List of Items, especially Jewels (TM 828814)
Scope & Content:
A list of jewels and other items: in lines 1-14 are listed jewels (bracelets, rings, necklaces, earrings, and some pendants) and the correspondent weight of the objects; in lines 15-19 a very large quantity of lentils and some rolls of papyrus are enumerated.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank.

The text lacks the beginning and the end. The left margin measures c. 25 mm. A sheet-join is visible at c. 25 mm from the left.

There is a paragraphus between lines 14 and 15.

Under the same glass two more little fragments are preserved: whether they are further scraps of the same sheet remains unclear.

The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1397. Papyrus 2217

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2217
Title:
Petition to a Bishop (SB IV 7449, TM 35117)
Scope & Content:
Aurelia Nonna petitions the bishop of the Oxyrhynchus Theodorus, accusing Alypius, a monk and her nephew, of trying to give Nonna’s daughter in marriage to a relative. As the daughter was refusing, the monk beat Nonna and tore her clothes. She now asks that Alypius be summoned; Nonna will accept ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 5th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, riddled with small insect-holes and with damage throughout; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 14 lines running along the fibres. All margins are extant; folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1398. Papyrus 2218

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2218
Title:
Property Registrations (ZPE 207 (2018), pp. 155-163, TM 756858, 756860-756861)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a ‘composite roll’ (tomos synkollesimos) with three registrations of property, submitted to Ptolemaeus and Didymus, keepers of archives. Column 1: Portion of a registration, the details being lost through mutilation. Column 2: Registration from Pausiris, son of Horus and Heras, fro...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
118
Extent:
Portion of a composite roll, made of three sheets glued together, with detached scrap; broken off to the left, bottom and top; damaged by insect holes throughout; dark-stained at the top right; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are three columns: of the first, only the ends of the lines survive. Two sheet-joins run from top to bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1399. Papyrus 2219

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2219
Title:
Labour contract for a steward (P. Bagnall 33, TM 219309)
Scope & Content:
Labour contract for a steward, the son of Aurelius Megas, son of Philoxenos, who is his guarantor, addressed to one Mousaios, a comes sacri consistorii, possibly the son of the Strategios mentioned in P.Oxy. XVI 2039. The prostasia in question includes properties in both the Oxyrhynchite and Hera...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 June 496
Extent:
1 papyrus sheet, of darker colour on the right-hand side; broken off at the bottom and left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1400. Papyrus 2222

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2222
Title:
Appointment of a Representative (SB XX 14585, TM 23756)
Scope & Content:
Aurelia Apollonia, daughter of Philon, appoints her brother-in-law to represent her before the prefect in a dispute over inheritance; the possessions left by her parents are being held by unnamed persons. With subscription of Aurelia Apollonia at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
319
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, broken off at the bottom and left, damaged at the top; with surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 16 lines, lacking the beginnings; two lines, which would have been the fifteenth and the eighteenth, are lost. Part of the upper margin survives; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted in a glass frame.

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