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591. Papyrus 794

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 794
Title:
Contract of Apprenticeship (P.Oxy. II 275, P.Lond. III 794 descr., TM 20546)
Scope & Content:
A contract whereby Tryphon, of Oxyrhynchus, apprentices his son Thoonis to Ptolemaeus, weaver of Oxyrhynchus, for the period of one year. Tryphon shall cover his son’s expenses, but Ptolemaeus shall pay 5 drachmas per month and 12 drachmas on account of clothing at the end of the contract. Penal...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 September 66
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few insect holes along the folds. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of 46 lines; lines 37-46 are indented. There is little surface damage occasionally. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 135 mm. No margin was left to the right. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

592. Papyrus 795

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 795
Title:
Lease of a Mill (P.Oxy. II 278, P.Lond. III 795 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 165, TM 20549)
Scope & Content:
Lease of a mill for a period of seven months, the lessor being Isidorus and the lessee Heracleius. The rent is of two drachmas and three obols per month. The mill shall be returned in the same condition as it was when received, or else a value of 100 drachmas shall be paid by the lessee; for any...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 January 17
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, badly damaged at the top and with insect holes located especially along the vertical folds. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back having a two-line docket. The front contains one column of 41 lines in two hands. Left and lower margins measure 20 mm on average and 50 mm respectively; no margin was left to the right. Modern annotations are visible on either side, with the number in red referring to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

593. Papyrus 796

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 796
Title:
Petition on Extortion by a Tax Collector (P.Oxy. II 285 ro., P.Lond. III 796 descr., TM 20556), and Writing Exercise (P.Oxy. II 285 vo., P.Lond. III 796 descr., TM 63122, LDAB 4326, MP3 2748)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. II 285 ro., P.Lond. III 796 descr., TM 20556): Petition to Tiberius Claudius Pasion, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Sarapion, a weaver of Oxyrhynchus, who complains about the extortion and violence of Apollophanes, an ex-tax collector. Apollophanes had seized from Sarapio...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, only torn at the top right edge; with writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front contains one column of 21 lines. The lower margin hosts three additional lines in a different hand, the last line being separated by some blank space from the other two. The text is occasionally rubbed. All margins are extant, with no margin to the right. The second hand of the front also wrote three lines on the back of the sheet: one line runs along the upper edge, and two lines are written the other way up at the bottom. There are modern annotations on both sides, with the number in red referring to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

594. Papyrus 797

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 797
Title:
Claim of a Creditor (P.Oxy. II 286, P.Lond. III 797 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 232, TM 20557)
Scope & Content:
Petition of a woman whose name is lost, concerning a sum of 2000 drachmas she and her mother had borrowed from a certain Philumene five years earlier, which the creditor was claiming back. The agreement was that Heron, son of Philumene, would repay the loan and any interest and would secure the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 May 82
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and damaged at the bottom and with small holes throughout; strips of fibres are occasionally missing; loose and dislocated fibres are visible at the top and bottom. The papyrus bears writing on both sides along the fibres; of the text on the back only few letters remain. On the front there are 29 lines; the last two lines are separated by some blank space from the rest of the text. Few traces remain of the first line preserved. At the height of line 28, text was written in the left margin. The left margin is extant, the lower margin is damaged, and the right is minimal and irregular. Modern annotations are visible on both sides, with the number in red referring to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

595. Papyrus 798

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 798
Title:
Taxation Accounts (P.Oxy. II 288, P.Lond. III 798 descr., TM 20559)
Scope & Content:
Copies of tax receipts recording money payments made over various years by Tryphon and his father Dionysius on account of four taxes: the tax on weaving, the poll tax, the tax on pig and the tax for the maintainance of the dykes. The payments were mostly made through banks. In the extract at the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 22 July 25
Extent:

Papyus sheet, complete but damaged by abrasion and holes, especially in the left half and along the vertical folds; writing is on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. There is one column of 42 lines; all margins are extant, the right being minimal and irregular. The left margin measures 17-23 mm, and the lower 30-35 mm. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

596. Papyrus 799

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 799
Title:
Taxation Account (P.Oxy. II 289, P.Lond. III 799 descr., TM 20560)
Scope & Content:
Copies of receipts of tax payments, mostly made by Thoonis, son of Thoonis, through the bank, in various years, from 12th of Nero to 8th year of Vespasian. The payments were made on account of various taxes (poll-tax, tax on pig, tax for the maintainance of the embankments).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 January 83
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll, broken along the horizontal fold, darkened in places, especially to the left, and with surface damage throughout; it breaks off to the right. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. The text is arranged in two columns, separated by approximately 13-25 mm. From line 11, the first column comprises two columns, of which the first has 4 short lines, and the second 7 lines. Upper and left margins are extant. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

597. Papyrus 800

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 800
Title:
Letter of a Strategus (P.Oxy. II 291, P.Lond. III 800 descr., TM 20562)
Scope & Content:
A letter of Chaereas, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to Tyrannus, administrator, requesting him to write a list of arrears in wheat and money, the payment of which should be demanded, according to Severus’ instructions. He mentions that he will be visiting soon. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25-26
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, light-brown by patches, complete but damaged by holes throughout and with some abrasion. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket located at the bottom. The front has one column; all margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 75 mm. Modern annotations were made on either side; the number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

598. Papyrus 801

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 801
Title:
Title Tag (P.Oxy. II 301, P.Lond.Lit. 95, TM 62774, LDAB 3962, MP3 1481)
Scope & Content:
Title tag (sillybos), originally pasted to the outside of the roll under its right-hand end, reading ‘Sophron’s mimes on women’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Slip of papyrus, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. It contains three words arranged in three lines; all margins are extant, the upper, left, and bottom being minimal. The right margin measures 70 mm. The tag would have been pasted to the outside of the roll to help identify the content. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

599. Papyrus 802

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 802
Title:
Loan for the Purchase of a House (SB X 10249, P.Oxy. II 318, P.Lond. III 802 descr., TM 16687)
Scope & Content:
A contract for a loan of 160 drachmas of silver to be repaid within the following year, the lessor being Antiphanes, son of Heraclas, and the lessee Tryphon, son of Dionysius, both of Oxyrhynchus. The loan is intended to cover the outstanding sum for the purchase of a house that Antiphanes himse...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
58-59
Extent:

Incomplete papyrus sheet, severely mutilated at the top and in the lower half, and worm-eaten throughout the preserved portion. The surface is abraded in few places. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Parts of one column of 35 lines survive, with lines 5-17 being better preserved and mostly complete. The text was crossed out. Parts of the left and upper margins survive; no margin was left to the right. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

600. Papyrus 803

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 803
Title:
Notice on the Registration of a Mortgage (P.Oxy. VIII 1105, P.Oxy. II 339 descr., P.Lond. III 803 descr., TM 21730)
Scope & Content:
Phanias, agent of Phanias, asks the notary (agoranomos) of Oxyrhynchus to register a three-year mortgage contract of three-fifths of a three-storey house for a loan of 400 drachmas of silver. The house includes a cellar, courts, and a stone well among the other things. The mortgagee is Thonis, s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
81-96
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and with some surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. One column of 23 lines survives, with the last three lines quite mutilated. Left and right margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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