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71. Papyrus 166

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 166
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 166a, TM 11636), Certificate for Five-Day Work (P.Lond. II 166b, TM 11637), and Receipt (P.Lond. II 166c descr., TM 19953)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (P.Lond. II 166a, TM 11636): A receipt acknowledging that Longinus, son of Heraclianus, has paid to Aurelius Melas, scribe of the tax collectors of Karanis, 12 drachmas. Dated to 13 September 219. Lower papyrus on the left (P.Lond. II 166b, TM 11637): Certificate issued to Zosimus...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
177-219
Extent:

Three papyri that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper papyrus (A): complete, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; torn along the upper and lower edges, with few small wormholes; slightly abraded in the left half. The text is complete and consists of 5 lines; all margins are extant.

Lower papyrus on the left (B): Square-shaped, complete and perfect; the text is complete (6 lines) and runs along the fibres on the front; the back is blank. All margins are extant.

Lower papyrus on the right (C): Complete, with surface damage throughout; the text (4 lines) is complete and runs along the fibres on one side; the back is blank; all margins are extant, the right being minimal.

72. Papyrus 168

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 168
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. II 168, TM 11638)
Scope & Content:
A lease of one arura of an oliveyard near Psenharpsenesis for a period of three years, the lessees being Petesuchus and Apis and the lessor Artemis, daughter of Ptolemaeus, with her husband as a guardian. Ptolemaeus, son of Castor, wrote on behalf of Petesuchus and Apis because they are illitera...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 April 162
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage in places, lacking the upper right edge and with some holes. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text consists of one column of 21 lines; the second line is slightly indented; some blank space separates the last three lines from the rest of the text. Margins are extant: no space was left to the right; the blank space at the bottom measures 45 mm. A sheet-join running across the fibres along the height of the papyrus is visible at 20-25 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

73. Papyrus 170

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 170
Title:
Receipt for Poll Tax (P.Lond. II 170, TM 19955)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, has paid 20 drachmas and surcharges twice on account of the poll-tax of two years.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 June 176
Extent:

Small, square-shaped papyrus sheet, slightly damaged at the bottom and top and with few holes; it is written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 9 complete lines. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

74. Papyrus 171

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 171
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 171a, TM 11639), and Request to Open a Will (P.Lond. II 171b, Chrest.Mitt. 309, TM 31210)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (P.Lond. II 171a, TM 11639): Receipt issued by Horion, tax collector in Soknopaiou Nesos, acknowledging that Apynchis has paid 36 drachmas on a parcel of land. Dated to 21 March 102. Right papyrus (P.Lond. II 171b, Chrest.Mitt. 309, TM 31210): A third-century request to the strateg...
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 frame.

Left papyrus (A): Almost complete, lacking part of its left half and with occasional surface damage; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 10 lines, the last two of which lack the beginning; the text occupies slightly more than a third of the sheet. All margins are extant, the side being minimal; the blank space at the bottom measures 110 mm. Small holes are located along the vertical folds.

Right papyrus (B): Incomplete, broken off at the bottom, and lacking part of the upper left portion; dark-stained in the upper half. The text runs along the fibres, the back being blank; there are 23 lines, the last of which only has traces; the last two lines are separated from the rest of the text by some blank space. The lower margin is lost, part of the upper margin is preserved.

75. Papyrus 172

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 172
Title:
Return of Loan (P.Lond. II 172, TM 19956)
Scope & Content:
Heraclas acknowledges that he has received from Miccalus 120 silver drachmas of those that his father had given as a deposit.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 March 105
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, with few small wormholes and slightly abraded. The text runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank; there are 8 complete lines, which occupy slightly more than a third of the sheet. All margins are extant, with no margin to the right; the blank space at the bottom measures 94 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

76. Papyrus 173

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 173
Title:
Notification of Death (P.Lond. II 173, C.Pap.Gr. II 21, TM 11640)
Scope & Content:
Thatres, daughter of Sarapion, of the village of Karanis, writes to Claudius Iulianus, royal scribe of the division of Herakleides, in the Arsinoite nome, to report the death of a certain Mersios. An order addressed to the village scribe follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 December 101
Extent:
Papyrus sheet with one small detached fragment; incomplete, lacking most of its right half, slightly damaged also along the left edge. The text runs along the fibres on one side, with the back blank; there is one column of 26 lines, most of which lack the ending. Upper (20 mm), lower (40 mm) and left margins are extant; the right margin is only partly preserved, but it was minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

77. Papyrus 175

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 175
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. II 175(a-e), TM 19957-19958, 25615, 28015-28016)
Scope & Content:
Upper left papyrus (A) (TM 25615): Portion of a tax-register, each entry including name of the tax-payer, extension of land in aruras and artabas of wheat paid. Upper right papyrus (B) (TM 28015): Portion of a second-century land register. Unpublished. Lower left fragment (C) (TM 19957): Fragm...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Five papyrus fragments not belonging together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus, complete on the right and at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 17 lines; right and lower margins are extant. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus, complete at the top and on the right; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 11 lines; right and upper margins are extant. A sheet-join runs along the right edge. The back is blank.

Lower left fragment (C): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left and at the top; written on one side along the fibres. The beginnings of 13 lines survive, as well as the left and lower margins. The back is blank.

Fragment in the middle (D): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres. Portions of 12 lines survive, damaged in places. The back is blank.

Lower right fragment (E): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres. Portions of 14 lines survive. The back is blank.

78. Papyrus 176

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 176
Title:
Petition to a Strategus (P.Lond. II 176, TM 19959)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Lucretius petitions Aurelius Didymus, strategus of the meris of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome. The document is very fragmentary and the details remain obscure. The date is at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
May-June 225
Extent:
Papyrus sheet in poor condition, badly damaged by holes of varying size throughout in addition to the loss of the top left edge. The text runs along the fibres on one side, with the back blank; there are 24 lines, mostly incomplete; the last three lines are separated from the rest of the text by some blank space. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

79. Papyrus 177

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 177
Title:
Petition to the Prefect on Dispute over Inheritance (P.Lond. II 177, Chrest.Mitt. 57, TM 11642)
Scope & Content:
Orsenouphis of the village of Bakchias petitions Gaius Vitrasius Pollio, prefect of Egypt, as regards the possessions that his father had bequethead to him and his brothers. After their mother’s death, their elder married sister had taken possession of the furniture and utensils, and Orsenouphis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
40
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, damaged by holes mostly located in its right portion. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 27 lines; the last is written in the right edge. All margins are extant, with no blank space left to the right. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

80. Papyrus 178

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 178
Title:
Receipt for Repayment of Part of a Dowry with Duplicate (P.Lond. II 178a-b, TM 19960-19961)
Scope & Content:
Receipt in duplicate form whereby Petronia Sarapias, under the guardianship of her brother, acknowledges that she has received the repayment of 400 out of 1,000 drachmas, which formed her dowry, from her ex-husband Iulius Apollinarius, soldier in the First Apamean cohort of the century of Iulian...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 April 145
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets, written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. Mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

Left papyrus (A): Almost complete, imperfect at the bottom right edge and with few holes; slight abrasion and surface damage in the upper portion. The text is complete and consists of one column of 27 lines. The blank space at the bottom measures 60 mm.

Right papyrus (B): Broken off at the bottom and lacking the upper left edge, with few small holes and slight surface damage in the middle; well preserved as to the rest. One column of 32 lines survive, the last three lines being mutilated. Upper and left margins are extant; no margin was left to the right.

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