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681. Papyrus 914

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 914
Title:
Receipt for Payment of Grain (P.Lond. III 914, TM 22712)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary acknowledgment by Dius and the other grain collectors (sitologi) of the payment of 15 artabas of wheat.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 June-24 July 155
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off to the right, irregularly cut and with surface damage throughout. Writing runs on one side along the fibres, and the back is blank. There are 7 lines, of which only the beginnings are preserved. The text occupies less than half of the sheet. There are some specks of ink in the bottom edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

682. Papyrus 915

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 915
Title:
Census Declaration (P.Lond. III 915, TM 22713)
Scope & Content:
Census declaration addressed to Cephalon, royal scribe of the Memphite nome, the declarant being Apollonius, son of Harphaesis alias Hephaestion and Thermouthis, aged 37. Apollonius registers himself and his five-year old child, Soterichus, whom he had from his ex-wife. He lives in rented proper...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 July-28 August 160
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, slightly torn at the top, lacking the bottom, with few small wormholes located in the lower half; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears 45 lines, and the back has a two-line docket. Upper and left margins are preserved; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

683. Papyrus 917

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 917
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Ryl. II, p. 254, P.Lond. III 917 descr., TM 13013)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts issued by the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) for money payments made on account of various types of land by a certain Tamystha (lines 1-7), and another person whose name is damaged (line 8-end).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 May 167
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with holes and surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines, with blank space between lines 7 and 8. All margins are extant. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

684. Papyrus 918

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 918
Title:
Receipt for Repayment of a Loan (P.Lond. III 918, Chrest.Mitt. 162, TM 11813)
Scope & Content:
Pacysis, son of Pacysis, of Neilopolis, acknowledges the repayment of a debt of 112 drachmas. Paouetis owed the money to Harpagathes, brother of Pacysis’ father, now deceased, and Pacysis acts as his heir.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 November 171
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, mutilated in the upper half, and with small insect holes throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 32 lines, the first of which are somewhat mutilated. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

685. Papyrus 919(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 919(A-B)
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 919a, TM 11814), and Census Declaration (P.Lond. III 919b, TM 22715)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 919a, TM 11814): Receipt acknowledging money payments made to Horus and the other tax collectors of Soknopaiou Nesos on account of the tax on pasture. Dated to 3 February 152. Right papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 919b, TM 22715): Census declaration by Tyrannus, who lives...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
152-175
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Complete sheet, damaged by holes throughout and abraded in the left portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 11 lines; all margins are extant, the right being minimal.

Right papyrus (B): Sheet broken off at the top and bottom, with few holes; slightly abraded, especially in the right portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 16 lines, with traces of another line at the top. The left margin is extant; no margin was left to the right.

686. Papyrus 921

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 921
Title:
Petition to the Royal Scribe (P.Lond. III 921, TM 29248)
Scope & Content:
A petition addressed to Heron, royal scribe of the Phthemphuthite nome, from Sarapion, son of Potamon, of Taua, concerning some agricultural privilege his father had been granted by the prefect Pactumeius Magnus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 2nd century-early 3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and damaged at the top left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 11 lines, complete; traces of further writing is visible at the bottom. Upper and left margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. Two dark dots are visible in the upper left margin. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

687. Papyrus 922

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 922
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 922a, TM 11815), and Names of Tax Collectors (SB XVIII 14058, P.Lond. III 922b descr., TM 27720)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A), (P.Lond. III 922a, TM 11815): Receipt acknowledging that Sotas has paid the customs-dues on four donkeys passing the gate of Soknopaiou Nesos. Three of the donkeys carry corn and one vegetables. Dated to 1 July 211. Lower papyrus (B), (SB XVIII 14058, P.Lond. III 922b descr.,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper papyrus (A): Small papyrus sheet, darkened in its right half, complete; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 6 lines, complete, which occupy slightly more than half of the sheet; all margins are minimal with the exception of the lower.

Lower papyrus (B): Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete but with surface damage in the left half; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 5 complete lines, abraded at the beginning; all margins are extant.

688. Papyrus 923

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 923
Title:
Documents from Theognostus’ Archive (P.Lond. III 923 descr., TM 219270) and Census Return (P.Bagnall 56, TM 22717)
Scope & Content:
Unpublished fragmentary texts, mostly belonging to the archive of Theognostus and his family from Hermopolis, among which are applications for admission of youths to the gymnasial status. Papyrus 923(3), first text (P.Lond. III 923(6), P.Bagnall 56, TM 22717): Census return, consisting of the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd-3th century
Extent:

Papyrus fragments of varying size from different texts, written on one side, mounted on cardboard and housed in three glass cases.

689. Papyrus 924

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 924
Title:
Petition of Tax Collectors (P.Lond. III 924, Chrest.Wilck. 355, TM 11816)
Scope & Content:
The collectors of grain taxes of Soknopaiou Nesos petitioned the strategus Apollonius alias Ptolemaeus, complaining about the inhabitants of a neighbouring village, who had appropriated some land for which taxes weren paid when the land had been sown. The tax collectors ask that the inhabitants ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
187-188
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete; broken off at the bottom, well preserved as to the rest, with only minor surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 21 lines, with the last mutilated. Upper and side margins are extant. The left margin measures c. 25 mm and the upper c. 20 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

690. Papyrus 925

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 925
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 925, TM 11817)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts issued by the tax collectors of Hephaistias to Dionysarion, daughter of Apollonius, for the payments of taxes for two years. Lines 1-8: Receipt acknowledging three payments of 20, 12 and 14 drachmas for taxes of the previous year; dated to 4 March 197. Lines 9-20: Receipt acknowle...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
197-198
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, only lacking the lower part of its left margin; with few holes and minor abrasion in places. Written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 20 lines, complete, with a blank space of 30 mm between lines 8 and 9. Margins are extant, the right being minimal and irregular; the left margin, which survives up to line 15, measures 45 mm. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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