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1731. Papyrus 2964

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2964
Title:
Official Letter Book and Medical Text (P.Hib. II 191, TM 65740, LDAB 6994, MP3 2348)
Scope & Content:
Fragments from mummy cartonnage containing an official letter book (unpublished) on the front; the back was reused to host a medical text, possibly relating to child-birth. Whether these were medical receipts or a treatise is unclear.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, recovered from mummy cartonnage; with a few insect-holes in places and traces of plaster; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. Housed in a glass frame.

1732. Papyrus 2965

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2965
Title:
Medical Prescriptions (P.Hib. II 192, TM 65741, LDAB 6995, MP3 2399) and Accounts (P.Hib. II 192 verso descr., TM 111671)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Column 1: end of an account with sums stated in drachmas; Column 2: At least two medical recipes, one for cleansing. Verso (TM 111671): Accounts with names and quantities stated in metretae. Unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
270-250 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, damaged by small holes located at the sides; there is writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front there are parts of two columns, lacking the top; of the first, only the ends of the lines survive; the second lacks the ends of the lines, but is better preserved. The lower margin survives to c. 15 mm. On the back the surface is abraded; there are remains of two columns; the back was rotated 180 degrees to host writing. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1733. Papyrus 2966

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2966
Title:
Homer, Iliad VI (P.Hib. II 193, TM 61231, LDAB 2371, MP3 774)
Scope & Content:
A small fragment from mummy cartonnage containing the ends of Homer's Iliad VI 4-7.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
270-230 BC
Extent:

Small papyrus fragment from mummy cartonnage, presumably from a roll, written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. It contains the endings of 4 lines, followed by little blank space; whether they come from the foot of a column is debated. No margin is preserved. The papyrus is mounted on paper in a glass case.

1734. Papyrus 2968

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2968
Title:
City Law of Alexandria (?) (P.Hib. II 196, SB VI 9559, TM 5788)
Scope & Content:
Extracts from a city law of one of the Greek cities in Egypt, possibly Alexandria itself, concerning the duties of a gynaikonomos, an official acting as a supervisor of women, who is connected with an act of registration in the citizen body. This law may have been introduced by Demetrius of Phale...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
280-250 BC
Extent:
Two papyrus fragments, now joined, reused as mummy cartonnage, with portions of 15 lines written along the fibres. On the back, there are traces of writing across the fibres and plaster residue. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1735. Papyrus 2969

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2969
Title:
Royal Ordinances (?) (P.Hib. II 197, TM 8284)
Scope & Content:
Portions presumably of royal ordinances concerned with the procedure to follow in order to obtain a security, in movables or immovables, including the scrutiny of property.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 3rd century BC
Extent:

Twelve numbered papyrus fragments and seven additional scraps of varying size from mummy cartonnage; written on one side and mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Fragment 1: Broken off at the bottom and sides; preserving the central portions of 10 lines, with only a few traces of the last; part of the upper margin survives;

Fragment 2: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 8 lines;

Fragment 3: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 6 lines;

Fragment 4: Broken off at the bottom and sides; central portions of 7 lines;

Fragment 5: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 9 lines;

Fragment 6: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 11 lines, possibly with little blank space between lines 7 and 8;

Fragment 7: Broken off at the bottom and sides; central portions of 8 lines and scan traces of line 9; possibly with some blank space between lines 2 and 3, and between lines 5 and 6;

Fragment 8: Broken off on all sides; with traces of 4 lines, with only line 3 being readable;

Fragment 9: Broken off on all sides; with a few letters from 5 lines;

Fragment 10: With beginnings of 7 lines, possibly from the top of a column;

Fragment 11: Broken off on all sides; with a few letters from 3 lines;

Fragment 12: Broken off on all sides; with a few letters from 5 lines;

‘Odd scraps’: Either blank or with scant traces of ink.

1736. Papyrus 2970

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2970
Title:
Royal Ordinances (P.Hib. II 198, TM 5183)
Scope & Content:
Copies of ordinances on both sides of a papyrus roll, concerning the royal administration and prescribing regulations on the day-to-day conduct of various branches (recto), and on the misbehaviour of officials and the jurisdictional procedure. The ordinances concern the cleruchic system, police ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 240 BC
Extent:

Originally one hundred fragments from a papyrus roll, housed in three glass frames named Papyrus 2070(1), Papyrus 2070(2), and Papyrus 2070(3). Most of the fragments have now been assembled, and preserve 6 columns written along the fibres on the front, and five columns written across the fibres on the back. The column width is between 170-180 mm (verso) and (180-190 mm (recto). The unplaced fragments are housed in Papyrus 2070(3).

1737. Papyrus 2971

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2971
Title:
Priestly Annals (P.Hib. II 199, TM 2832)
Scope & Content:
Portion of priestly annals from mummy cartonnage, covering at least three years. The other three fragments are unpublished. The papyrus attests that the cult of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his sister Arsinoe was established when Arsinoe was still alive.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
270-250 BC
Extent:
Four papyrus fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage; with some plaster residue in places; written on one side. The largest fragment at the top right preserves portions of two columns running along the fibres; of the first, only the ends of few lines remains; the second is better preserved, although it is covered with plaster residue; the beginnings of 22 lines survive. The upper left fragment preserves a few words from three lines; the lower left fragment displays surface damage and bears traces of a few lines; the lower right fragment only bears a small trace of ink. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

1738. Papyrus 2972

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2972
Title:
Deposition by a Witness (P.Hib. II 200, TM 5184)
Scope & Content:
Deposition by a witness whose name is lost, who was walking down the street with friends and heard some noise coming from a room in a house nearby, also used as a fulling-workshop, where many people were gathered. He witnessed that Athenais started to insult Chrysis, for whom he was now testifyin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-221 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage; with surface damage in places, especially on the right-hand side; the writing runs on one side across the fibres. On the front, there are portions of 12 lines lacking the ends. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1739. Papyrus 2973

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2973
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 201, TM 5185)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the King from Ammias, with the request to order Aristion to look into his complaint so that, if he is proven right, he may obtain justice. The object of the controversy is not preserved. In the subscription, Dorion instructs Aristion to examine the matter. Little remains o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:
Four papyrus fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage; with writing on one side. The largest fragment at the top bears portions of 14 lines from the bottom of a column running across the fibres; of the first four lines preserved only some traces remain. The fragments at the bottom are in poor condition and bear traces of writing, mostly illegible. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.

1740. Papyrus 2974

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2974
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 202, TM 5186)
Scope & Content:
Petition to King Ptolemy from Pleistainos, who was wronged and was apparently deprived of his clothes; the petitioner asks the king to order Aristion and Hieronymos, two epistatai, to look into the matter so that he may recover his items or be reimbursed. An order from Dorion to investigate the m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:
Two contiguous fragments of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with 4 detached scraps, from mummy cartonnage; with writing on one side. The front bears 9 lines running across the fibres, lacking the ends; the detached fragments preserve a few traces of writing and are unplaced. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.

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