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311. Papyrus 479

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 479
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. II 479, TM 31220)
Scope & Content:
A private letter from Tithioeis to Irenion mentioning the delivery of some camels for the prefect. Greetings to Ammonas and the recipient’s children conclude the letter.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century?
Extent:
Complete papyrus sheet, torn in places and written on one side along the fibres. The lower margin measures 65 mm. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

312. Papyrus 480

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 480
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. II 480, TM 33211)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Sabine to Clematis, whom she calls her brother, on some urgent money matter: Sabine has sent a third person to Clematis, who is asked to give one solidus as it is greatly needed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, nearly perfect, but damaged at the top and along the left edge. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete and all margins are extant and minimal, with the exception of the blank space at the bottom, which measures approximately 100 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

313. Papyrus 481

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 481
Title:
Latin-Greek Glossary (P.Lond.Lit. 187, TM 64454, LDAB 5678, MP3 3005)
Scope & Content:
A Latin-Greek glossary, merging three conversational phrases and some words, and roughly lemmatised by topic. The Latin-Greek glossary was used by Greek speakers in early stage of Latin learning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Fragment from an opisthograph sheet; the verso is written upside down compared to the recto. The text is disposed into two narrow columns, the first with Latin and the second with Greek. The Greek script is used for the Latin words too. Traces of ink on the right side of the recto suggest the existence of another column. The papyrus is mounted in glass.

314. Papyrus 482

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 482
Title:
Receipt for Hay for Cavalrymen (ChLA III 203, TM 78865)
Scope & Content:
A letter to acknowledge receipt of hay written by Serenus, perhaps the same cavalryman mentioned in line 25, and concerning cavalrymen of the squadron (turma) of Donacianus, of the ala veterana Gallica. The full list of the cavalrymen of the squadron, recorded by their nomina only, follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
May 130
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, written on the recto along the fibres, the verso being blank. The top (4 mm), the right (3 mm), the left (4 mm), and the bottom (27 mm) margins are preserved. One column of 38 lines is fully preserved. The ink is brown. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

315. Papyrus 483

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 483
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. II 483, TM 19997)
Scope & Content:
Perpetual lease (emphyteusis) of arable and uncultivated land between Menas, acting on behalf of the monastery of Abba Patois, and Aurelius Ioannes, son of Phoebammon and Hypateia. Details about the rent and the tenant’s rights are provided. With signatures of the parties and of four witnesses a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 August 615 or 616
Extent:

Papyrus roll of fine quality and light colour, mounted on cardboard in three glass frames, named Papyrus 483(1), Papyrus 483(2), and Papyrus 483(3).

Writing runs on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The first sheet of the roll displays horizontal fibres. There is one column of 104 lines, complete, with all margins extant. The right margin is minimal. Sheet-joins are visible throughout.

316. Papyrus 484

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 484
Title:
Miscellaneous Texts (TM 28056-28057, 37017, 59210, 63512, 63525)
Scope & Content:
A (TM 28056): Second-century money account, unpublished. B (TM 37017): Fragment of a sixth-century contract, with subscription. Unpublished. C (TM 63512, LDAB 4721, MP3 2847): Fragment in prose; 2nd century; unpublished. D (P.Lond.Lit. 88, TM 63525, LDAB 4734, MP3 1675): Fragment of a comedy,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-6th century
Extent:

Six papyrus fragments not belonging together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

A: Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but with surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. On the front, there are 21 lines written along the fibres, abraded in places; the margins survive.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, partly complete at the bottom, broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 15 lines; the lower margin partly survives. The back is blank.

C: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, displaying insect-holes; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 19 lines. The back is blank.

D: Narrow strip of papyrus, written on one side along the fibres; the front bears the first few letters of 18 lines; traces of the preceding columns remain.

E: Medium-brown papyrus fragment; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears a few letters from the beginnings of 14 lines. The back is blank.

F: Fragment from a medium-brown papyrus, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 8 lines, lacking beginnings and ends; a scant trace of another line at the bottom is visible. The upper margin survives. The back is blank.

317. Papyrus 485

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 485
Title:
Euripides, Antiope (P.Petr. I 1-2, P.Lond.Lit. 70, TM 59927, LDAB 1037, MP3 433)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a roll from mummy cartonnage, with the end of Euripides’ Antiope: Zetus and Amphion, sons of Zeus and Antiope, have killed Dirce; king Lycus enters, eager to capture Antiope. Hermes appears and commands Lycus to relinquish his power to Antiope’s sons.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Three larger fragments with three detached scraps from a papyrus roll, reused as mummy cartonnage, with surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of four columns, each of 36-37 lines, for a total of 112 lines; the column’s height is 165 mm. Part of the upper and lower margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

318. Papyrus 486

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 486
Title:
Miscellaneous Literary Texts (TM 60165, 61233, 62771, 62675)
Scope & Content:
Upper left papyrus (A) (P.Petr. I 3(1), P.Lond.Lit. 57, 71, TM 62675): Gnomic anthology with quotations arranged by topic, quoting Ps.-Epicharmus and Euripides. Assigned to the first three quarters of the 3rd century BC. Upper right papyrus (B) (P.Petr. I 3(2), P.Lond.Lit. 79, TM 62771): Fragme...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC-2nd century BC
Extent:

Four papyrus fragments that do not belong together, extracted from mummy cartonnage, mounted on cardboard in one glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Upper portion of a papyrus, complete at the top, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 9 lines; the upper margin is extant. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres and preserving the foot of a column, with the beginnings of 18 lines. The back is blank.

Lower left papyrus (C): Papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of 6 lines, with traces of another line at the bottom. The back is blank.

Lower right papyrus (D): Light-brown papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of two adjacent columns of 20 and 19 lines respectively. The lower margin survives partly. The back is blank.

319. Papyrus 487(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 487(A)
Title:
New Comedy (P.Petr. I 4(1), P.Lond.Lit. 90, P.Lond. III 487(a) descr., TM 61586, LDAB 2735, MP3 1662)
Scope & Content:
Fragment with portions of two columns from a new comedy, presumably Menander’s Hydria, with part of a dialogue; the name Demeas occurs.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Papyrus fragment reused as mummy cartonnage, with surface damage in places; broken off at the top and sides; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The feet of two columns are preserved; of the first column, 13 lines lacking the beginnings survive; of the second few letters of the beginnings of 9 lines; with part of the lower margin and intercolumn. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

320. Papyrus 487(B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 487(B)
Title:
Archilochus (P.Petr. I 4(2), P.Lond.Lit. 55, P.Lond. III 487(b) descr., TM 59238, LDAB 334, MP3 131)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus fragment from cartonnage with tetrameters from an unknown work of Archilochus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Papyrus fragment reused as mummy cartonnage, with surface damage and holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of two columns survive; of the first, only the ends of the lines remain; the second is much obliterated, although it has fairly complete lines. Intercolumn and upper margin survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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