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1741. Papyrus 2975

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2975
Title:
Petition (P.Hib. II 203, TM 5187)
Scope & Content:
Draft of a petition against two men, the first of whom was accused of having sold two slaves of the petitioner; the second was the chief of police (archiphylakites), accused of having imprisoned a slave of the petitioner. Both men had failed to appear at the trial, and the petitioner asks the re...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-221 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet extracted from mummy cartonnage, imperfect at the top and covered with plaster in places; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 26 lines, the first 6 of which are fragmentary. The lower margin is ample, side margins are minimal. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1742. Papyrus 2976

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2976
Title:
Account (P.Hib. II 211, TM 5189) and Undertaking of an Employee (P.Hib. II 204, TM 5188)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Hib. II 211, TM 5189): Stable account recording corn rations issued to various individuals and other expenses. Dated between 246 and 221 BC or 221 and 205 BC. Verso (P.Hib. II 204, TM 5188): Portion of an undertaking on oath to perform services, with the guarantee that articles will no...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-205 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus fragment with detached scrap, reused as mummy cartonnage, bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 2 columns written along the fibres; the upper margin survives. On the back, there are parts of 14 lines written across the fibres, lacking the beginnings. The papyrus is partly mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening for the text on the back.

1743. Papyrus 2977

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2977
Title:
Official Report (P.Hib. II 205, TM 5189)
Scope & Content:
Draft of an official report on a petition concerning the tax on vineyard. The author of the report summarises that, while those with less productive vineyards have paid the dues without protest, the present petitioners, farming more productive vineyards, object to the high rate, apparently encour...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-245 BC
Extent:
Two larger fragments with detached scraps from a medium-brown papyrus, reused as mummy cartonnage; poor condition; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 36 lines written along the fibres; of the last two, only a few traces survive. The papyrus is partly mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1744. Papyrus 2978

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2978
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 206, TM 5190)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter from Theophilus to Plutarchus, an official concerned with the collection of taxes in kind (perhaps a sitologos), urging him to send some seed corn and ordering him to charge a fee in the future given that a cultivator had failed to register his requirements in seed. With addres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 June 262 BC (?)
Extent:
Fragments from a medium-brown papyrus, reused as mummy cartonnage; one of the fragments at the bottom may come from another papyrus; written on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 28 lines written along the fibres; on the back, there is the end of a word written along the fibres, and remains of plaster and decoration. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1745. Papyrus 2979

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2979
Title:
Letter to an Agent (P.Hib. II 207, TM 5191)
Scope & Content:
Letter from a landowner to his agent, with instructions on some financial and agricultural transactions, including payment and collection of loans and the sale of olyra (a type of grain) and wheat; the sender also asks the recipient to buy some soft wool to keep the slave girls busy.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-245 BC
Extent:
Fragment with detached scraps from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 19 lines written along the fibres, some of which are damaged at the beginning; of the last line, only a few traces survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1746. Papyrus 2980

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2980
Title:
Marriage Agreement (P.Hib. II 208, TM 5192)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a six-witness marriage agreement between Chrestos and Ebryzelmis, presumably acting for the bride, Nikarete, with description of the dowry, Chrestos’s acknowledgment of its receipt, and his undertaking of returning it if necessary.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
265-250 BC
Extent:
Fragment from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, darker by patches, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 14 lines written across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends and abraded in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1747. Papyrus 2981

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2981
Title:
Receipt for Rent (P.Hib. II 209, TM 2833)
Scope & Content:
Lysicrates, decurion of the troop of Zoilus, acknowledges receipt of 750 artabas of olyra and some fodder as a rent of his holding paid by Demetrius, son of Ptolemaeus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
June-July 263 BC
Extent:
Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet with five detached scraps at the bottom, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 12 lines written along the fibres, overall complete, and 12 additional lines, of which only traces survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1748. Papyrus 2982

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2982
Title:
Loan (?) (P.Hib. II 210, TM 5193)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a document, apparently a loan; the name of the borrower is lost, the lender is Zenodorus, financial official (oikonomos) of the Lower Toparchy of the Oxyrhynchite nome. The top left fragment does not belong to this text.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:
Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, from mummy cartonnage, with writing on one side. The top left fragment is in poor condition; traces of a few lines, now illegible run across the fibres. The larger fragment preserves portions of 12 lines running across the fibres, overall complete. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1749. Papyrus 2984

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2984
Title:
Account (P.Hib. II 213, TM 8287)
Scope & Content:
Account recording money payments made by or on behalf of Egyptian priests and various workers in a temple, possibly in Oxyrhynchus; the entries are arranged by days of the month and are check-marked through oblique strokes. The right-hand fragment is illegible owing to the remains of plaster cove...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 250 BC
Extent:
Two fragments of the same papyrus, from mummy cartonnage and a small detached scrap, covered with remains of plaster; with writing on one side. The left-hand fragment bears portions of two columns written along the fibres; of the first, the ends of 9 lines survive; of the second, 20 lines survive; the right margin is minimal. The right-hand fragment belongs to the right-hand portion of a papyrus; it preserves the beginnings of some lines, illegible owing to the remains of plaster covering it. The right margin survives. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.

1750. Papyrus 2986-2987

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2986-2987
Title:
Fragment of a Prose Text (P.Hib. II 221, TM 65722) and Fragment of a Tragedy (P.Hib. II 222, TM 65720)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, with plaster and painted decoration on the back. Second fragment at the top (Papyrus 2986) (P.Hib. II 221, TM 65722): Fragment of a prose text concerning the story of the Danaids, possibly a mythological or historical work, or hypothesis of an ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage, some of which belong together; the writing runs on the front, and the back bears traces of plaster and painted decoration; housed in the same glass frame.

Second fragment at the top (Papyrus 2986): Medium-brown fragment, broken off on all sides; the front bears portions of 10 lines running along the fibres, the first two lines only having a few traces; the back is partly covered with plaster.

Other fragments (Papyrus 2987): Possibly all from the same papyrus; the largest fragment at the top left bears portions of 6 lines, while the traces of ink below belong to another sheet superposed; the fragment in the centre has parts of 5 lines; the fragment at the top rightcarries portions of 8 lines. The outstanding scraps preserve only a few letters. The back of the fragments is partly covered with plaster and painted decoration.

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