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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Lysimachus alias Didymus, citizen of Antinoopolis, 125-185 Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable)

1. Papyrus 1891

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1891
Title:
Letter from the Nomarch concerning a Petition (P.Fam.Tebt. 43 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 43, SB I 5343, TM 15173)
Scope & Content:
Documents concerning a dispute between Lysimachus alias Didymus, son of Heraclides, and Serenus, guardian of the heirs of Dius, son of Chaeremon, who had died without paying back a loan of 240 drachmas bearing interest. Column 1: Letter of Artemidorus, nomarch of Antinoopolis, to Damarion, stra...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 July 182
Extent:
One papyrus made of two sheets of varying height pasted together, medium-dark brown; the left sheet is broken off at the top and lacks the lower left corner; the right sheet is complete and well preserved. Few insect-holes are visible in places. The writing is on both sides along the fibres. On the front there are two columns of 18 lines and 39 lines respectively; the first column is damaged in places; the second is complete. A sheet-join runs at 170 mm from the left-hand edge. The back hosts one line lacking the end, written at the top on the back of what is the left-hand sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 1895

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1895
Title:
Registration of a Minor (P.Fam.Tebt. 34 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 34, SB V 7604, TM 20963)
Scope & Content:
Lysimachus alias Didymus, son of Heraclides, aged 25, registers the birth of his son Heraclides alias Valerius, aged 20 days; names of the guarantors follow; with signature of Heraclides son of Heraclides at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 February 151
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, damaged on the left, lacking the lower left border; with a longer strip on the right; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines, some of which lack a few letters at the beginning. Upper and lower margin are ample and measure 40 and 55 mm respectively; no space was left on the right. Vertical folds re still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 1896

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1896
Title:
Registration of Minors as Citizens of Antinoopolis (P.Fam.Tebt. 30 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 30, SB V 7603, TM 20960)
Scope & Content:
Certificate for the registration of two sons of Heraclides alias Valerius, named Lysimachus, aged 7, and Philosarapis, aged 1, as citizens of Antinoopolis; with list of guarantors and signature of Areius, son of Hermias; the summary is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 May 133
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, complete but damaged along the left edge and with holes and abrasion in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 16 lines running along the fibres; upper, lower and right margins are extant; the left is damaged. Vertical folds are visible. On the back, there are 2 lines written along the fibres at the top, and remains of 5 lines written across the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 1905

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1905
Title:
Return for the Granting of a Privilege (P.Fam.Tebt. 33 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 33, SB V 7602, TM 20962)
Scope & Content:
Lysimachus alias Didymus, son of Heraclides, notifies the nomarch of Antinoopolis of the birth of his son, Heraclides alias Valerius, aged 20 days, born to him by his wife Ninnarous. Lysimachus provides the names of three guarantors of his marriage and parentage; with oath of Didymus. The child i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9 February 151
Extent:
Papyrus, medium-brown, broken off on the left and lacking the lower left portion; with surface damage and a few insect-holes in places; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 26 lines lacking the beginnings; line 27 is in lacuna. Upper and lower margins survive; no space was left on the right. Vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

5. Papyrus 1953

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1953
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Fam.Tebt. 39 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 39, TM 10750)
Scope & Content:
Three receipts acknowledging money payments made on account of taxes. Lines 1-9: Receipt issued by the collector of money taxes of Tebtynis to Lysimachus alias Didymus (erroneously called 'son of Didymus') for money payments he made on account of taxes, also to the credit of Heracleia, daughte...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
170-172
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, square-shaped, complete, with some insect holes at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 15 lines, complete with blank space between lines 9 and 10, and between lines 13 and 14. Margins survive. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

6. Papyrus 1977

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1977
Title:
Agreement on a Pledge (P.Fam.Tebt. 40 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 40, SB IV 7364, TM 10752)
Scope & Content:
Copy of the agreement between Philantinous alias Nilammon and his brother Lysimachus concerning Martilla, the female slave that Philantinous had pledged to a creditor (see Papyrus 1983). Philantinous agrees to produce a copy of the hypothecation to prove that he had pledged only one-third of the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
173-174
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, incomplete, broken off at the bottom and left, and badly riddled with insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, portions of 20 lines survive, lacking the beginnings. The column breaks off at the bottom. Vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

7. Papyrus 1983

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1983
Title:
Petition to the Nomarch (P.Fam.Tebt. 38 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 38, SB IV 7363, TM 20967)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Callon, nomarch of Antinoopolis, from Lysimachus alias Didymus and Philosarapis, sons of Heraclides, who accuse their brother Philantinous of having pledged their female slave, Martilla, inherited from their mother, to a creditor. The money was enjoyed by Philantinous only. The petiti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 or 13 September 168
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete; with insect-holes especially along the vertical folds and minor abrasion in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 25 lines running along the fibres; margins are extant. The back was rotated 90 degrees and bears one line written along the fibres at the top left. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

8. Papyrus 2013

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2013
Title:
Appointment of a Representative (P.Fam.Tebt. 41 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 41, TM 20968)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary appointment of a representative, who is to perform his own and Lysimachus alias Didymus’s duties as a 'night-strategus' (nyktostrategos) in Antinoopolis; with date and subscriptions at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 March 176
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, incomplete, broken off at the top and left, with insect holes in the centre of the preserved portion and surface damaged throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front there are portions of 19 lines, all lacking the beginnings; part of the lower margin survives; no margin was left to the right. A sheet-join runs vertically in the middle of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.