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831. Papyrus 1173

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1173
Title:
Business Letter (P.Lond. III 1173, P.Sarap. 103, TM 17128)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Hephaestas to Anubion, brother of Sarapion, reporting on various business matters, such as work performed on some dry vineland and salaries paid to various workers; the address in on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9 December 125
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by insect holes, with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 20 lines written along the fibres in the upper half of the sheet; margins are extant, the lower being ample; on the back, there are traces of one line running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

832. Papyrus 1176

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1176
Title:
Amulet with Christian Prayer (P.Lond.Lit. 231, P.Lond. III 1176 descr., PGM christliches 5d, TM 65329, LDAB 6575, van Haelst 933)
Scope & Content:
Amulet containing part of a Christian prayer to the Trinity for protection.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:

Bottom left portion of a papyrus sheet, with parts of five lines and a deep lower margin measuring 145 mm, which may have been folded round as a protective covering. Written across the fibres, on one side only. Mounted on cardboard in one glass frame.

833. Papyrus 1178

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1178
Title:
Diploma of Membership of a Boxer (P.Lond. III 1178, Chrest.Wilck. 156, Pap.Agon. 6, TM 22834)
Scope & Content:
Diploma of membership to a guild of athletes given to the boxer Herminus alias Morus, of Hermopolis. Papyrus 1178(1): Summary of the diploma, with a shorter version of the circular of the synod of athletes. Papyrus 1178(2), lines 1-8: Letter of the emperor Claudius to the synod of athletes, wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
200-212
Extent:

Portions of papyrus roll, housed in three glass frames named Papyrus 1178(1), Papyrus 1178(2), and Papyrus 1178(3); damaged by holes throughout and written on one side, the back being blank. Papyrus 1178(2) and Papyrus 1178(3) are mounted on cardboard; Papyrus 1178(1) preserves three seals on the back. Writing runs along the height of the roll.

Papyrus 1178(1): Sheet glued at the beginning of the roll; 7 lines written along the fibres, abraded in places; blank space between lines 1 and 2; margins are extant. On the back at the bottom there are three seals. Sheet-joins running along the width are visible.

Papyrus 1178(2): Light-coloured by patches, with minor abrasion and holes especially in the left half; 42 lines written across the fibres, few of which lack the beginnings. A strip of horizontal fibres was glued onto the surface in the upper half. Three stains are visible at the top.

Papyrus 1172(3): With darker patches; mutilated in the left-hand side and at the bottom, with detached scrap; with surface damage in places. 50 lines written across the fibres, some of which lack the beginnings.

834. Papyrus 1179

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1179
Title:
Register of Contracts (P.Lond. III 1179, TM 11764)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a register recording various legal transactions for the tenth year of an unnamed emperor (Antoninus Pius?).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 August 146-147 (?)
Extent:

Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, light-brown, with darker patches; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of various columns running along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

835. Papyrus 1180

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1180
Title:
Aristophanes, Fragments of an Unknown Comedy (P.Oxy. II 212, P.Lond.Lit. 85, TM 59246, LDAB 343, MP3 156)
Scope & Content:
Portion of the same papyrus roll as P.Oxy. XXXVII 2808, preserving iambic trimeters from a comedy attributed to Aristophanes. Identification of the comedy (Thesmophoriazusae II? Lemniae?) has been debated and remains uncertain.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century BC-1st century
Extent:
Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, three additional fragments of which are preserved in the Sackler Library, Oxford, and have been published as P.Oxy. XXXVII 2808. The writing is one side along the fibres, and the back is blank. The largest fragment (A) preserves portions of two columns, the second of which is well preserved; the other two fragments (B-C) contain portions of few lines. The column height is c. 140 mm, the width c. 120 mm; there are 20 lines to the column; the height of the roll was c. 230 mm. Upper and lower margins survive to 44 and 46 mm respectively. The intercolumn varies between 9 and 35 mm. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

836. Papyrus 1181

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1181
Title:
Portion of an Unknown Epic (P.Oxy. II 214, P.Lond.Lit. 39, TM 64084, LDAB 5302)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a papyrus codex preserving forty-three hexameters from an unknown Alexandrian epic on Telephus. The surviving portion preserves a speech by a woman, possibly Astyoche, Telephus’s mother, describing Telephus’s adventures and the battle between the Achaians and the Mysians; the other s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
Fragment from a leaf of a papyrus codex, with writing on both sides. One side bears 21 lines written along the fibres and the other side 22 lines written across the fibres. Letters are 3 mm high on average. The modern annotations refer to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

837. Papyrus 1182

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1182
Title:
Unknown Philosophical Work (P.Oxy. II 215, P.Lond.Lit. 157, TM 59745, LDAB 842)
Scope & Content:
Portions of an unknown philosophical work, possibly by Epicurus, on the popular idea of religion and fear of the gods, criticised by the author. The back bears parts of an account arranged by date, unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century BC
Extent:
Portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll, with writing on both sides. The front bears portions of three columns written along the fibres; on the back, there is one column, broken off at the top, written across the fibres at the top right of the papyrus. The modern annotations refer to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

838. Papyrus 1183

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1183
Title:
Collection of Barbaric Customs (P.Oxy. II 218, P.Lond.Lit. 113, TM 64085, LDAB 5303, MP3 2184)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a roll containing a work in prose, with paradoxographical anecdotes on barbarian customs concerning offences and punishment, and the rituals for the death of a priest of Ares; quoting the authors Zopyrus, Clitarchus, and Archelaus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with surface damage, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The fragments have been named A-E in the frame: fragment A, the largest, is made of two fragments and bears remains of three columns, the intercolumn and the upper margin; the first and last columns are poorly preserved; the column width is 62 mm. Fragment C continues the second column of A; fragment E contains three lines from the foot of a column, with the lower margin. The other fragments preserve parts of few lines and remain unplaced. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

839. Papyrus 1185

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1185
Title:
Account (P.Lond. III 1185 ro. descr., TM 29259), and List of Olympic Victors (P.Oxy. II 222, P.Lond.Lit. 124, TM 59764, LDAB 868, MP3 2188)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. III 1185 ro. descr., TM 29259): Fragmentary money account mentioning the tenth and fourteenth years of reign of an emperor (Marcus Aurelius or Septimius Secerus); unpublished. Verso (P.Oxy. II 222, P.Lond.Lit. 124, TM 59764, LDAB 868, MP3 2188): List of Olympic victors covering t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
Portion of a papyrus roll, with holes, bearing writing on both sides; another fragment of the same roll may be Papyrus 2932. The front preserves the top of a column written along the fibres, broken off at the bottom and right, with upper and left margins extant. On the back there are parts of two columns against the fibres; the first is better preserved and contained 67 lines. The second column lacks the top and the right-hand side, and contained 64 lines. The intercolumn is extant. There are modern annotations on both sides; the number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

840. Papyrus 1186

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1186
Title:
Notice of Removal (P.Oxy. II 251, P.Lond. III 1186 descr., TM 20521)
Scope & Content:
Notice addressed to Didymus and presumably Apollonius, district and village scribes (topogrammateis and komogrammateis), by Thamounis, of Oxyrhynchus, reporting that her son Thoonis no longer lives in the quarter where he was registered, but moved abroad. Thamounis asks that his son may be added...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 January 44
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, worm-eaten throughout, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 41 lines, with traces of ink in the upper margin. The numbers in red refers to the edition in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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