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271. Papyrus 426

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 426
Title:
Private Letter (SB XXIV 16269, P.Lond. II 426 descr., TM 33207)
Scope & Content:
A private letter concerning money transactions and tunics. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged by holes throughout, especially at the top and bottom. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line. The upper and left margins measure 5 mm, and the lower 40 mm; no margin was left at the right. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

272. Papyrus 427

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 427
Title:
Accounts from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 68, P.Lond. II 427, TM 10056-10057)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 10056): Accounts in two columns, with personal names and amounts of artabas of wheat listed by villages. Verso (TM 10057) Account of Dioscorus, sackmaker, for the month of Mecheir of an unknown year, written in different hands and cancelled by cross strokes. Some lines were washed o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
348-351
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, written on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. The surface is damaged in places and the writing is washed out occasionally. The recto contains two columns, the first of which much defaced, the second fully preserved; the verso has a complete column, crossed out, and remains of text washed out. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

273. Papyrus 428

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 428
Title:
Account from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 79, P.Lond. II 428, TM 10064)
Scope & Content:
Account of corn rations sold to the village of Taurinou, listing names and quantities of artabas, with the total at the end. A second account was inserted between the names and figures of the first account. In the second account, alongside the artabas of wheat, wine is mentioned in the last line.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
350
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. All margins are extant and the text is complete. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

274. Papyrus 429

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 429
Title:
List of Expenses for Celebrations (SB XIV 11983, P.Lond. II 429, TM 14537)
Scope & Content:
An account of expenses on the occasion of various celebrations, arranged in two columns on either side. Among the articles listed, figure wine, bread, oil, herbs and items of clothing. The list continues on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved despite a few holes and abrasion in places; writing is on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. The verso is the continuation of the recto.

275. Papyrus 430

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 430
Title:
Accounts from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 77, SB VIII 9695, TM 32686)
Scope & Content:
One fragment on the left: Remains of an account with names and sums of money. Two fragments on the right: Fragmentary columns from an account with names and amounts of corn. Some of the men listed are military. Another portion of this account is contained in Papyrus 434.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 4th century
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size, with writing on one side, across the fibres in the left fragment and along them in the right ones. The right fragments are part of the same text as Papyrus 434, but they do not join. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

276. Papyrus 431

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 431
Title:
Account from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 76, P.Lond. II 431, TM 10063)
Scope & Content:
Short account with names and quantities of corn stated in artabas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Mid 4th century
Extent:

Light-brown sheet of papyrus, fully preserved, although slightly damaged at the top and at the bottom along a vertical fold. Writing is on one side along the fibres. All margins are extant, the upper and right being minimal; the left margin measures 22-25 mm, and the blank space at the bottom measures 146 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

277. Papyrus 432

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 432
Title:
Account from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 70, P.Lond. II 432, TM 10059)
Scope & Content:
A list headed ‘corn’, with names and amounts stated in artabas. Talents occur in the last two lines.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 4th century
Extent:

Light-brown sheet of papyrus, fully preserved although slightly damaged at the bottom and with a very few holes. The text is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 170 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

278. Papyrus 434

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 434
Title:
Account from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 77, SB VIII 9695, P.Lond. II 434 descr., TM 32686)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary column of an account listing names and amounts of corn. Some of the men mentioned are military. Another portion of this account is contained in Papyrus 430.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Mid 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres and containing another portion of the account partly preserved by Papyrus 430. Only the beginnings of 20 lines of a column, broken at the top and bottom, survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

279. Papyrus 435

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 435
Title:
Accounts from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 73, SB VIII 9694, TM 32684)
Scope & Content:
Accounts headed ‘exaction of barley’, arranged in two columns; each column lists names and sums stated in talents. The total for a day is given in column 2, line 18; further accounts follow. The columns are preceded by three mutilated lines which contain names.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; damaged at the left, in the upper margin and along the vertical folds. The surface is darker in the upper portion of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

280. Papyrus 436

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 436
Title:
Two ‘Penthemeros’-Certificates (SB XX 14968, TM 14909-14910)
Scope & Content:
Two 'penthemeros' (five-day)-certificates issued for the requisite five-day work on the dykes to members of the same family. Column 1: Certificate issued to Petesuchus, son of Dicranes and Tanetbes, for the five-day work performed at the canal of Hephaistion. With subscriptions at the end. Col...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 July-10 August 69
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The sheet is complete, although the surface is abraded in places and there are a few holes throughout. All margins are extant and the texts are complete. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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