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561. Papyrus 763

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 763
Title:
Agreement for Sale of Two Slaves (P.Oxy. I 94, P.Lond. III 763 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 344, TM 20753)
Scope & Content:
Agreement between Marcus Antonius Ptolemaeus and Dionysius, son of Theon, from Oxyrhynchus, whereby Dionysius is being appointed as the agent for the sale of two slaves belonging to Ptolemaeus, Diogas alias Nilus, aged 40, and Diogas, aged 30. Dated in the 3rd year of Domitian, Phaophi 28 (26 Oc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 October 83
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, written along the fibres, with one column of writing occupying less than one third of it, followed by blank space. Mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass frame. Number 94 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.

562. Papyrus 764

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 764
Title:
Repayment of a Loan (P.Oxy. I 98, P.Lond. III 764 descr., TM 20757)
Scope & Content:
Receipt whereby Chaeremon, son of Theon, from Oxyrhynchus, acknowledges the payment of 168 drachmas from Archias, a freedman from Oxyrhynchus, through the bank of Heraclides in the Serapeum. This is the last instalment of a loan of 700 drachmas lent four years earlier. Dated in the 5th year of A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
141-142
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, broken off at the bottom; ink is faded at the end of some lines; lines 3 and 16 are damaged. Mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass case. Number 98 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy.

563. Papyrus 765

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 765
Title:
Copy of a Sale of House Property (P.Oxy. I 99, P.Lond. III 765 descr., TM 20758)
Scope & Content:
Copy of a deed of sale whereby a three-storey house in Oxyrhynchus is being purchased for 32 talents of copper by Tryphon, son of Dionysius, from Pnepheros, his mother’s cousin, son of Papontos. Descriptions of the physical features of the men and of the location of the house are provided. At th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 September 55
Extent:

Papyrus sheet written on one side and nearly fully preserved, although damaged by holes throughout and lacking the portion on the right-hand side. A fragment is misplaced in the frame, currently covering parts of the ends of lines 3-10; it belongs in the gap at the bottom, containing letters from lines 16-19; mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

564. Papyrus 766

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 766
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Oxy. I 102, P.Lond. III 766 descr., TM 20761)
Scope & Content:
One-year lease of nine arouras of land, the lessor being Aurelia Antiochia alias Dionysia, daughter of Antiochus alias Dionysius, former magistrate in Alexandria, and the lessee Aurelius Dioscorus, son of Apollonius, from Oxyrhynchus. The land, located in the Oxyrhynchite nome, is to be sown wit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 October 306
Extent:

Papyrus sheet written on one side along the fibres, with the first line being somewhat damaged, but overall well preserved; mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass case. Number 102 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.

565. Papyrus 767

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 767
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Oxy. I 103, P.Lond. III 767 descr., TM 45292)
Scope & Content:
Offer to lease a single aroura of land near the village of Isieion Panga for the duration of one year, the lessor being Aurelius Themistocles alias Dioscurides and the lessees Aurelius Leonides, son of Theon, and Aurelius Dioscorus, son of Ammonius. The land is to be sown with flax and the produ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 October 316
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, with a few holes; written on both sides along the fibres, the back only having one line. Housed in one glass case. Number 103 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy.

566. Papyrus 768

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 768
Title:
Letter to a Prefect (P.Oxy. I 122, P.Lond. III 768 descr., TM 31348)
Scope & Content:
A private letter from Gaianus to the prefect (eparchos) Agenor, confirming that he received what the recipient had dispatched, and apologising for not having been able as yet to catch the wild animals he had asked for, due to the little number of soldiers with him. With endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd or 4th century
Extent:

Incomplete papyrus sheet, lacking part of its lower portion and the left-hand upper part, written on both sides along the fibres, the back only having one broken line. A kollesis (sheet-join) is at c. 3 cm from the left-hand side, with the fibres of the first sheet being perpendicular to the ones of the second sheet. Housed in one glass case. Number 122 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.

567. Papyrus 769

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 769
Title:
Receipt for Embole (P.Oxy. I 142, P.Lond. III 769 descr., TM 20781)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Asclas, boatman from the village of Koma, has received some artabas of wheat on account of the grain levy (embole) for the 13th indiction and a sum of money for the transport of the cargo to Alexandria from Pamouthius, pronoetes (administrator) of the hamlet of Leon....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 November 534
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, with a few wormholes, presumably originally folded in half; written on both sides and housed in a glass case. A heading letter (chi) is in the upper margin.

568. Papyrus 770

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 770
Title:
Three Tax Receipts (P.Oxy. I 143, P.Lond. III 770 descr., Stud.Pal. III 287, TM 20782)
Scope & Content:
Three receipts for money taxes paid by Pamouthius, pronoetes (administrator) of the hamlet of Leon in the Oxyrhynchite nome, in the 13th indiction, signed by the banker Philoxenus. The receipts display the same phrasing and are written by the same hand; some blank space was left in between them....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
January-August 535
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, with wormholes throughout; written on both sides and housed in a glass case. Number 143 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.

569. Papyrus 771

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 771
Title:
Private Letter (SB XXII 15350, P.Lond. III 771 descr., P.Oxy. I 164, P.Oxy.Descr. 2, TM 31352)
Scope & Content:
Private letter where the sender reports that an unnamed man known to the recipient had found a way to settle a matter, not better specified.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 3rd century
Extent:

Piece of papyrus, well cut, written on one side along the fibres; the folding-lines suggest that it was rolled up from right to left. Overall well preserved, with the surface being somewhat damaged on the left-hand side along the folding-lines. Number 164 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. I. Mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass case.

570. Papyrus 772

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 772
Title:
Private Letter (SB XXII 15357, P.Lond. III 772 descr., P.Oxy. I 179, P.Oxy.Descr. 9 TM 31355)
Scope & Content:
A short letter, with no address nor name of the sender, with a note concering a matter previously discussed where a certain Publius is involved: the addressee may settle it as he thinks fit.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, well cut and well preserved, written across the fibres; margins have been left on all sides. Number 179 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. I. Mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass case.

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