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331. Papyrus 498

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 498
Title:
Beginning of a Document (P.Petr. I 22(1), P.Petr. III 145 descr., P.Lond. III 498 descr., TM 2897)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a contract, with date and mention of a certain Aristios of Cyrene.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-249 BC
Extent:
Papyrus fragment from mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom and sides; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of 4 lines from the top of a column remain; the upper margin survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

332. Papyrus 499(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 499(A-C)
Title:
Fragments of Documents (P.Petr. I 24, P.Petr. III 52(b), TM 2898)
Scope & Content:
Three papyrus fragments from cartonnage. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Petr. I 24(1), P.Petr. III 52(b)1): Conclusion of a document, of which only the date survives (230 BC?). Second papyrus (B) (P.Petr. I 24(2), P.Petr. III 52(b)2): Fragment of a contract, dated in January or February 269 BC. Lower p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
269-230 BC
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments that do not belong together, extracted from mummy cartonnage, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Lower right corner of a medium-brown papyrus, with plaster residue; written on one side across the fibres. The end of 1 line survives, with a small trace of another line at the top, and lower and right margins. The back is blank.

Second papyrus (B): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, complete at the top and broken off on the other sides; written on one side across the fibres. Portions of 10 lines survive, with only scant traces of the last two lines; the upper margin is extant. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (C): Bottom of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the sides and broken off at the top; written on one side across the fibres. Four lines from the bottom of a column survive, with lower and side margins. The back is blank.

333. Papyrus 500

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 500
Title:
Contest of Homer and Hesiod (P.Lond.Lit. 191, P.Petr. I 25(1), P.Lond. III 500 descr., TM 59083, LDAB 178, MP3 77)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a papyrus roll recounting the first stages of the contest between Hesiod and Homer (Alcidamas, Certamen 69-102). Theognis 425-427 and Odyssey IX 5-11 are quoted.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll reused as mummy cartonnage, with some surface damage in places; written along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Portions of two columns survive, the first lacking the beginnings and the second the ends. The intercolumn measures 7-12 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

334. Papyrus 501

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 501
Title:
Official Letter (P.Petr. I 25(2), P.Petr. III 126, P.Lond. III 501 descr., TM 7594)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an official letter, containing some instructions on the transport of corn. The names of the recipient and sender are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 November 251 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, mid-dark brown, broken off to the left and with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 8 lines, with lines 1-7 lacking the beginnings. The upper and lower margins measure 25 mm and 20 mm respectively; the right margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

335. Papyrus 502

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 502
Title:
Official Letter (P.Petr. I 26, P.Petr. II 12(1), P.Petr. III 29(a), Chrest.Wilck. 449, P.Lond. III 502 descr., TM 7411)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Agenor to Theodorus, concerning the damaging of houses used for billeting. With address and docket including date of receipt on the back. Lines 1-7: Letter of Agenor to Theodorus. Lines 8-9: Copy of the letter of the strategus Aphthonetus to Agenor, enclosing the memorandum of Andron...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 August 242 BC
Extent:
Fragmentary papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, with two larger fragments and two smaller ones, lacking part of the upper left portion and damaged at the bottom. The sheet broke in the middle, along the vertical fold. The surface is damaged in places, and displays some plaster residue, especially on the back. Writing runs across the fibres on the front, which bears 17 lines; blanks are left between lines 7 and 8, and lines 9 and 10. Margins partly survive. A modern annotation at the bottom refers to the mummy from which the papyrus comes. The writing on the back, occupying the upper left-hand corner, runs along the fibres and is upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame

336. Papyrus 503

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 503
Title:
Fragments of Letters (P.Petrie Kleon 8, P.Petr. I 30(1), P.Petr. III 42h(4), P.Lond. III 503a descr., TM 7670; P.Petr. I 30(2), P.Lond. III 503b descr., TM 78714; P.Petr. I 30(3), P.Lond. III 503c descr., TM 78715)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Petrie Kleon 8, P.Petr. I 30(1), P.Petr. III 42h(4), P.Lond. III 503a, TM 7670): Letter of Philonides to his father Cleon on private matters. Philonides will send some linen cloths as soon as he receives them, and informs Cleon that Satyrus is in Memphis, ill. Lower left pa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage, written on one side and mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): mutilated at the sides; 7 lines written on the front along the fibres; the upper and lower margins measure 20 mm.

Lower left papyrus (B): Left portion of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage and plaster residue; the front bears the beginnings of 6 lines, written along the fibres.

Lower right papyrus (C): Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at all sides, with traces of plaster and some surface damage. Portions of 8 lines run along the fibres on the front. There is a sheet-join.

337. Papyrus 504

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 504
Title:
Fragment of a Petition (P.Petr. II 1, P.Petr. III 36c, P.Lond. III 504 descr., TM 7435)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a petition for redress of injury and imprisonment by Athenodorus, requesting protection from the chief of the guards (archiphylakites) and another man. Written on Epeiph 27 (line 1).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, lacking its left half, but well preserved in the surviving portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; there are 26 lines, well preserved, but lacking the beginnings with the exception of line 26. Upper, lower and right margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet at c. 60 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

338. Papyrus 505

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 505
Title:
Petition to a Strategus (P.Petr. II 2(1), P.Petr. III 28a, Chrest.Wilck. 337, P.Lond. III 505 descr., TM 7406)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Diophanes, strategus of the Arsinoite nome, from Onetor, Asclepiades and Musaeus against the veteran Lysander, accompanying a petition to the king and concerning problems with the lease of a plot of land in Euhemeria.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
222-221 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off to the left, damaged by holes and with minor surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. A scrap with writing is glued onto the back. The front bears 22 lines, lacking the beginnings, for a loss of 3-5 letters; the text breaks off at the bottom. Upper and right margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

339. Papyrus 506

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 506
Title:
Official Letter to a Strategus (P.Petr. II 2(2), P.Petr. III 28b, Chrest.Mitt. 22, P.Lond. III 506 descr., TM 7407)
Scope & Content:
An official letter from Moschion to Diophanes, strategus of the Arsinoite nome, concerning a dispute between Dionysius and Dorimachus. Moschion summoned Dionysius, who denied the charges against him. Moschion is now sending Dionysius to Diophanes. With address and docket including date and summa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 May 222 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, almost complete, only lacking the lower right corner; with few holes and minor surface damage in places. Writing runs across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. On the front there are 8 lines, with line 7 written in the right-hand half of the sheet, and line 8 indented. All margins survive, and there is a modern annotation. The back bears 3 lines written in the lower left corner and an additional line next to them; the text was written upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

340. Papyrus 507

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 507
Title:
Letter of Introduction (P.Petr. II 2(4), P.Petr. III 28c, P.Lond. III 507descr., TM 7408)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Dioscurides to his father Diophanes, recommending Asclepiades, the bearer of the letter, who is sailing up the Nile, should he need anything. With docket on the back including the name of the sender, the recipient, the Macedonian and Greek dates, and the subject of the letter, which is...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 April 222 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with some 20 letters lost in between; mutilated at the bottom (front), and with few small insect holes in the preserved fragments. Writing runs across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. On the front, the left fragment bears the beginnings of 3 lines and the right fragment the ends of 6 lines. Both fragments have modern annotations. On the back there are three rubbed lines arranged in one column and a word written next to it; on the other fragment, written in the reverse direction, there is another line. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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