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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Horus, donkey driver, 2nd half of 3rd century BC Digitised Content Yes (unavailable)

1. Papyrus 561

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 561
Title:
Receipts of a Donkey-Driver (P.Petr. II 25(d), P.Petr. III 61(d), P.Lond. III 561(a-b) descr., TM 7498, 100175)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (TM 7498): The donkey-driver Horus acknowledges receipt from Charmus of the necessaries for the animals; written by someone else. Lower papyrus (B) (TM 100175): Horus acknowledges receipt of oil and other necessaries from Charmus. Written by someone else as he is illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 226 BC
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper fragment (A): Broken off at the bottom, with some surface damage and plaster residue; 4 lines written along the fibres; upper and side margins minimal.

Lower fragment (B): Lower part of a sheet, with 7 lines from the foot of a column written across the fibres; lower and side margins are extant.

2. Papyrus 563

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 563
Title:
Receipt of a Donkey Driver (P.Petr. II 25f, P.Lond. III 563 descr., TM 7500)
Scope & Content:
The donkey driver Horus acknowledges receipt of some goods, which the papyrus does not preserve, from Charmus, representative of Asclepiades, the financial official (oikonomos) of the Arsinoite nome. Double document, with the inner text being a shorter version.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 March 226 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, reused for mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom, lacking the upper right corner and with surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres. The beginnings of 8 lines remain, with line 8 being mutilated. Blank space separates lines 2 and 3. Upper and left margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.