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1641. Papyrus 2680

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2680
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1997, TM 1559)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter from Spondates to Zenon reporting on various business matters. The sycamore wood has been cut, and a man has been dispatched escorting the gooseherd who had taken five coots from him, three of which should still be demanded; some goods have been dispatched, and the order that w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
February 250 BC
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a light-brown papyrus, the left-hand part of which is in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, inventoried as CG 59510; imperfect on the right and lacking the lower right corner; with some holes throughout; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 7 lines written across the fibres; upper and lower margins survive. The back bears the end of one word written along the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. Some traces of ink are also visible at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1642. Papyrus 2681

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2681
Title:
Letter of Introduction from Hierocles to Zeno (P.Lond. VII 1945, TM 2386)
Scope & Content:
Personal letter in which Hierocles introduces Apollodorus to Zeno. Apollodorus is sailing to Herakleopolis, and Hierocles asks Zeno to make further introductions and to assist him in the purchase of some cloaks and tunics. The back bears the address ‘Hierocles concerning Apollodorus to Nikanor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Before 6 May 257 BCE
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken at the right-hand side of recto, with writing on both sides, mounted in glass. A larger fragment of the sheet, containing much of the missing right-hand side of the column, is preserved in Cairo under the inventory JdE 48980.

1643. Papyrus 2683

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2683
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1936, TM 2381)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from Nikon, agent in the Memphite nome of Apollonios, minister of finances (dioiketes), reporting on the registration of some persons with the collectors of the salt-tax. Part of the address is on the back; PSI V 493 preserves the rest of the letter with the docket, including date...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 April 257 BC
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a papyrus slip another portion of which is in Florence, published as PSI V 493; medium-brown, with some damage along horizontal folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are the ends of 3 lines written across the fibres; upper, lower and right margins are extant. On the back, there is the end of one word running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1644. Papyrus 2684

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2684
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Cair.Zen. I 59076, P.Lond. VII 1947, TM 731)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Toubias, head of the Toubiad family, to Apollonius, finance minister of Egypt, informing him about the gifts he has dispatched, a eunuch and four boy slaves, aged from 7 to 10, two of whom are uncircumsided. The descriptions are appended. P.Cair.Zen. I 59076 preserves the rest of the le...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 May 257 BC
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the right hand portion of which is a papyrus now in Cairo (Egyptian Museum CG 59076); well preserved, with some holes in the upper part; written on one side, with the back blank. On the front, there are the ends of 7 lines written across the fibres, under which are two short columns of 6 and 7 lines respectively. Upper, right and lower margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1645. Papyrus 2685

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2685
Title:
Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2161, TM 1721)
Scope & Content:
Account of small quantities of grain advanced to various individuals, some of which were to be repaid at par and others with interest. Similar to P.Mich.Zen. 119.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus in poor condition, broken off on the left and right, shredded at the top and perhaps complete at the bottom; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 7 fragmentary lines written along the fibres. The back bears portions of two columns written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front and traces of two washed-out lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1646. Papyrus 2686

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2686
Title:
Fragments of Documents (P.Lond. VII 1990, TM 1552)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. VII 1990, TM 1552): Portion of a business letter from Apollonius, finance minister (dioiketes), to Zenon; with docket and address on the back, and same date as P.Mich.Zen. 48. Other papyri (B-C): Fragments of documents, of which little remains. Unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on the right and damaged along the left edge; written on both sides. On the front, there remain the beginnings of 4 lines running across the fibres; upper and lower margins are generous. On the back, there are 2 lines written along the fibres upside down in relation to the text on the front and, after some blank space, the beginning of a word.

Second papyrus (B): Bottom left corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there survive the beginnings of 3 lines running across the fibres, with lower and left margins.

Lower papyrus (C): Medium brown papyrus fragment, written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there is one line and traces of another line, running across the fibres.

1647. Papyrus 2688

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2688
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1984, TM 1546)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter from the police officials (phylakitai); details are lost. The docket with date of receipt (possibly 6 July 252 BC) and summary is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 252 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet in poor condition, broken off on the left and right, complete at the top and imperfect at the bottom; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 9 lines written along the fibres. The back bears 1 fragmentary line written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1648. Papyrus 2689

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2689
Title:
Documents from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1966, TM 1529)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A): Portion of a document of which little remains, apparently concerned with olyra, a type of grain. Unpublished. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. VII 1966, TM 1529): Beginning of a letter to Zenon from Apollonius, finance minister, of which little survives. Received on 21 April 255 BC...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom, right and left; bearing writing on one side, the back is blank. On the front, there remain portions of 5 lines running along the fibres; the upper margin is extant.

Lower papyrus (B): Top left corner of a light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet; with writing on both sides. On the front, there survive the beginnings of 2 lines running across the fibres, with setoffs in the upper margin; on the back, there are two lines written along the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front, and, after some blank space, the beginning of a word.

1649. Papyrus 2690(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2690(A)
Title:
Letter to Apollonius (P.Lond. VII 2025, TM 1587)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter to Apollonius, perhaps the chief financial official, of uncertain content owing to mutilation. The back bears the address.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and bottom and broken off on the sides; with breaks along the horizontal folds; written on both sides. The front bears 3 lines running against the fibres and lacking beginnings and ends; only traces survive of the last line. Upper and lower margins are wide and measure 25 and 35 mm respectively. On the back, there is one word damaged at the beginning and written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1650. Papyrus 2690(B) and 2694

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2690(B) and 2694
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1938, TM 2382)
Scope & Content:
Two fragments of a letter to Zenon by Ammonius, royal banker of Athribis, who explains that he has given 1,000 drachmas of silver and copper to Theodorus, agent of Zenon, out of the 2,000 drachmas requested by Zenon for a large purchase of donkeys because he had to pay a body of troops who had j...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 April 257 BC
Extent:
Two fragments of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, housed in a glass frame; the left-hand fragment is inventoried as Papyrus 2690B and the right-hand fragment as Papyrus 2694; another fragment is now in Michigan University, inventoried as P. 3149 and published as P.Mich.Zen. 11. The British Library fragments are complete at the top, right and bottom and preserve portions of 6 lines written across the fibres on the front, the back being blank. Upper, right and lower margins are extant. Folding lines are still visible. The fragment in Michigan bears the beginnings of the lines and the docket on the back.

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