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531. Papyrus 726

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 726
Title:
Acknowledgment of a Loan (P.Grenf. II 88, P.Lond. III 726 descr., TM 41305)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of an acknowledgment of a loan from Aurelius Ioannes, son of Paulus, from the village of Philoxenus in the Arsinoite nome, to Ioannes, keeper of a storehouse of Saint Sergius. The details of the loan are obscure owing to the loss of the text. The docket is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 December 602
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with some surface damage in places; written on both sides along the fibres. The back bears one line, which lacks the end; on the front there are 16 lines, but of the last only few traces survive. Side and upper margins are extant and minimal. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet at c. 15 x mm from the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

532. Papyrus 727

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 727
Title:
Record of Payments (P.Grenf. II 104, Stud.Pal. III 506, P.Lond. III 727 descr., TM 39583)
Scope & Content:
Record of four payments in kind, stated in artabas and made on various days for the Arsinoite village Makronos. The second indiction is mentioned.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century-8th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The text occupies the upper half of the sheet; there are five lines; the second is indented, and was written after some blank space at the end of the line. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 60 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

533. Papyrus 728

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 728
Title:
Receipt for Payment (P.Grenf. II 100, P.Lond. III 728 descr., TM 41306)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary receipt from Aurelius Cosmas to Victor, representative of the dux Ioseph, acknowledging a money payment. Details are obscure owing to the loss of the text. With subscription of Cosmas and two witnesses and the notarial subscription at the end, and docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 July 683
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, darker in places, lacking part of its left half and with holes in the preserved portion; written on both sides along the fibres. On the back there is one line, of which only the beginning survives. The front bears 24 lines, many of which lack the beginnings. Margins are extant, the side and upper being minimal. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

534. Papyrus 729

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 729
Title:
Festal Letter for Easter (P.Grenf. II 112, P.Lond. III 729 descr., TM 65050, LDAB 6291)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary letter from the patriarch of Alexandria to the Egyptian churches, quoting the commentary of St Cyril on John XIX 28 and setting regulations on Easter celebrations, with Easter day being fixed on 25 April for the current year.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
577 or 672
Extent:

Rotulus (roll rotated 90 degrees) of papyrus broken off at the top and bottom, and damaged along the horizontal folds. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. The text, incomplete, consists of one column, 300 mm wide, of 22 lines, the first and last of which are mutilated. Left and right margins survive, the right being irregular and occasionally minimal, the left measuring c. 25 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

535. Papyrus 730

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 730
Title:
Receipt of Goods in Epistolary Form (P.Grenf. II 108, ChLA. III 204, TM 69872)
Scope & Content:
Partially preserved receipt with the mention of the place (Pulvini) and the day (Nones of October, during the consulship of Emperor Verus and Ummidius Quadratus) it was written, along with the person who sent the items (Cornelius Germanus) and the trierach Minucius Plotianus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
7 October 167
Extent:

Brown/pale papyrus roll (from a “pasted roll”, tomos synkollesimos), broken off at the top, written on the recto; verso blank. One column, 13 lines, the first 6 of which are damaged. Side and lower (75 mm) margins are preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

536. Papyrus 731

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 731
Title:
Military Receipt ( ChLA III 205, P.Grenf. II 110, TM 69873)
Scope & Content:
This receipt for money concerns cavalrymen of an unknown unit. Although the exact nature of the payment is not expressed in the surviving text, the word fides in line 4 points to a fiduciary transaction. Perhaps such payment was needed for food supplies.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
293
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus roll, broken to the left. The document is written on the recto, along the fibres. The verso is blank. Portions of six lines survive. The light-brown papyrus preserves the top (18 mm), the right (7 mm), and the bottom (52 mm) margins. The black ink is faded in the right edge and is darker in lines 4-6. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

537. Papyrus 734

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 734
Title:
Land Register (P.Lond. III 734 ro. descr., TM 29239), and Allegorical Commentary on Homer (P.Lond.Lit. 175, P.Lond. III 734 vo. descr., TM 60832, LDAB 1960, MP3 1223)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. III 734 ro. descr., TM 29239): Portions of a land register, unpublished. Verso (P.Lond.Lit. 175, TM 60832): Allegorical interpretations of Homer, quoting Iliad VI 235-236, VII 162, XXIII 252, 648-649, and Odyssey XI 131, XVI 300, 302-303, XIX 40, 136, XXIII 278. Attributed to Plu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
Thirty-four fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, bearing writing on both sides. The front is darkened in place; the writing is along the fibres. On the back, lines run across the fibres, with approximately 30 letters to the line; no line or column is complete. Part of the upper and lower margins and the intercolumn survive. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.

538. Papyrus 736

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 736
Title:
Account (P.Lond. III 736 ro. descr., TM 29240), and Homer, Iliad (P.Lond.Lit. 15, P.Lond. III 736 vo. descr., TM 60677, LDAB 1802, MP3 817)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. III 736 ro. descr., TM 29240): Remains of accounts written the other way up in relation to the text on the back, and other writing, unpublished. Verso (P.Lond.Lit. 175, TM 60832): Portions with Homer, Iliad VIII 1-22 (line 6 omitted), 49-52, 63-65 67(?), 95, 98-109, 111-120, 128-...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with some insect holes, written on both sides; the front is darkened in places and preserves portions of some lines from various texts, some written upside down in relation to the text on the back. On the back, there are portions of four columns written across the fibres, with no complete line; each column had 48 lines. Part of the upper and lower margins and of the intercolumn survive. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.

539. Papyrus 737

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 737
Title:
Mathematical Table and Names (P.Rain.Unterricht 150, P.Lond. III 737 descr., TM 63312, LDAB 4518, MP3 2315.01)
Scope & Content:
School text with an addition table on one side, and names on the other side.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments of a papyrus sheet, medium-brown, with a dark stain at the bottom left; displaying minor abrasion in places and damage along the vertical folds, besides small insect holes in places; written on both sides. The front bears one column written along the fibres, with ample right margin. On the back, there are seven lines written against the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

540. Papyrus 740

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 740
Title:
New Comedy (P.Oxy. I 11, P.Lond.Lit. 94 descr., TM 61479, LDAB 2626, MP3 1646)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a new comedy, perhaps by Menander. A dialogue between a young man and his slave is preserved; the young man intends to break off his engagement with the daughter of an important man, as he is in love with someone else. Once the master has left, the slave ponders on what to do.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, with holes and some surface damage in the preserved portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears remains of two columns, each of 25 lines, for a height of 115 mm. The first column lacks the beginnings of the lines, the second the ends. Upper and lower margins measure 30 mm. Side margins are lost. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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