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301. Papyrus 301

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 301
Title:
Freight Contract (P.Lond. II 301, Chrest.Mitt. 340, TM 19981)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary agreement, whereby the contracting party undertakes to look after a public freight of wheat with diligence and care, and to deliver it safe and undamaged. With signature at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
138-161
Extent:

Lower part of a light-brown papyrus sheet, with the surface abraded in the middle along the height of the sheet. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. 16 lines from the end of a column survive, with the last line indented and separated from the rest of the text by a horizontal line. Left and bottom margins are preserved; no margin was left at the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

302. Papyrus 1645

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1645
Title:
Ackowledgment of Debt for Rent (P.Lond. V 1687, TM 19704)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Anuphius acknowledges a debt of wheat owed for the outstanding rent, to be paid in the following indiction. With subscriptions of Anuphius written by Aurelius Ioannes, son of Cornelius, and of two witnesses.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
16 December 523
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, dark-brown, broken off to the left, abraded in places and with few insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 23 lines lacking the beginnings; line 24 is lost. Upper, lower and right margins survive, the right being minimal. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

303. Papyrus 2105

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2105
Title:
Private Letter with Insults and Threats (SB XX 14463, TM 35747)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary private letter from a certain Valerius to a certain Athanasius containing insults and threats of lashing and burning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:

Incomplete papyrus, written on one side across the fibres. Housed in one glass case.

304. Papyrus 643

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 643
Title:
Scope & Content:
FRAGMENT of a letter from Epaenetus to his son, from the same mummy-case as the preceding. 2nd cent. B.C. (?). 31 in. x 61 in. Imperfect, only the first six lines being preserved in a rather large, thin, semi-uncial hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:
1 item

305. Papyrus 222

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 222
Title:
Fragments of a Contract (P.Lond. II 222, TM 78455)
Scope & Content:
Three fragments from mummy cartonnage containing a contract of uncertain nature, perhaps concerning the division of some property. A certain Tryphon and some Callicles are mentioned. The verso bears remains of writing.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Three fragments from mummy cartonnage.

Upper fragment: The front preserves portions of 20 lines; a sheet-join runs across the fibres along the height; the text on the back is covered by a different sheet glued onto it.

Middle fragment: small fragment with remains of 4 lines on the front and 5 lines on the back alongside traces of red ink.

Lower fragment: On the front there are traces of 16 lines, on the back remains of 10 lines.

306. Papyrus 873

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 873
Title:
Christian Hymn (P.Lond.Lit. 235, TM 64882, LDAB 6121)
Scope & Content:
Hymn to Jesus and the Virgin Mary; with passages from hymns 4 and 5.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus sheet, imperfect at the top and bottom, especially on the left, and displaying surface damage throughout; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 35 lines written along the fibres. No margins were left on the left and right. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

307. Papyrus 1654

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1654
Title:
Receipt for Customs Dues (P.Lond. V 1754, TM 38856)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for customs dues levied by two tax-officials (telonarchai) of Babylon (Fostat). Dated in the 6th indiction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century-8th century
Extent:

Papyrus slip, light-coloured, complete and regularly cut; well preserved; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are two lines written against the fibres; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

308. Papyrus 1754

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1754
Title:
End of a Contract (P.Lond. V 1862, TM 36977)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a contract, of which only the subscriptions survive.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Lower fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 13 lines; the back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

309. Papyrus 2210

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2210
Title:
Lease of Bulls with Plough (SB X 10573, TM 14331)
Scope & Content:
Arignotus, slave of Caius Servilius, leases two black bulls and a plough to Sarapion, son of Sarapion, and Apollonius, son of Heraclides, at a rent of twenty-seven artabas of wheat. The lessees are responsible for maintaining the animals. P.Wisc. II 51 preserves the end of the lease, with the sub...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 October-27 November 10 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with insect holes and minor surface damage in places; joining P.Wisc. II 51, which contains the lower left corner of the sheet; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 25 lines, with only a small trace of the last; only the beginnings of lines 19-24 remain. Upper and left margin are extant, no space was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

310. Papyrus 2575

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2575
Title:
Register of Epikrisis of the Epheboi of Antinoopolis (TM 983595)
Scope & Content:
Abstract from the register of ephebes of Antinoopolis registering Titus Flavius Antas, son of son of Titus Flavius (N) and Cornelia Antonilla, in his fourteenth year, written by a single hand in the 11th year of Antoninus Pius, i.e. 170/171 CE. Three witnesses with their Antinoopolite tribe and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
170-171
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at left hand side, with some of the top margin remaining. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 8 lines written in one column in red ink. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard and housed in a glass frame.

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