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Place Antinoopolis, Egypt

11. Papyrus 1734

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1734
Title:
Deed of Divorce (P.Lond. V 1712, TM 19729)
Scope & Content:
Deed of divorce by mutual agreement between Aurelius Mathias, son of Phoebammon and Helene, oarsman, and Aurelia Cyra, daughter of Ioannes and Tanoe, both from Antinoopolis. An evil demon is blamed for the separation. The ex-spouses acknowledge that they have received back their possessions in fu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 July 569
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus, incomplete at the bottom and left, and with a few holes in places; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 26 lines, some of which are very fragmentary. Almost no margin was left at the top and right, while the lower margin is ample. The left margin is poorly preserved. Vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

12. Papyrus 1737(a-b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1737(a-b)
Title:
Marriage Contract (P.Lond. V 1710, TM 19727), Encomiastic Poems by Dioscorus (P.Aphrod.Lit. p. 430 no. IV 30, P.Lond.Lit. 101, TM 59717, LDAB 821, MP3 351.030) and Contract of Lease of Land (?) (P.Lond. V 1879 descr., TM 36984)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus 1737a: Recto (P.Lond. V 1710, TM 19727): The recto preserves the beginning of the first 17 lines of a marriage contract, dated to the reign of Justin II. Probably the opening formula on lines 4-6 contained a general reflection on the nature of marriage and these lines were possibly spac...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Two unrelated fragments of papyrus, dark brown in places; both coming from the archive of Dioscorus; housed in one glass frame.

Left-hand side fragment: Papyrus 1737a: The recto is the upper left-hand corner of a papyrus sheet; written across the fibres. Well-preserved on the left and upper sides; probably folded from the bottom upwards and possibly from the right side towards the middle. The verso is written along the fibres and upside-down in relation to the recto; only a few lines are preserved followed by blank space.

Right-hand side fragment: Papyrus 1737b: Fragment from the right side of a document, written along the fibres. Probably folded at right angles to the fibres, but it is not clear in which direction. The back is blank.

13. Papyrus 1743

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1743
Title:
Conclusion of a Petition (P.Lond. V 1675, TM 19694)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a petition to the dux of the Thebaid, the details being lost; it may be the end of Papyrus 1727 (P.Lond. V 1674), a petition written by the inhabitants of Aphrodito against the misdeeds of the pagarchs.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-573
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, darker in places and with surface damage; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 8 lines from the foot of a column. The side margins are minimal, the lower is ample. Folding lines are still visible. A sheet-join runs along the width of the papyrus at the beginning of the lower margin. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

14. Papyrus 1744

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1744
Title:
Petition from the Archive of Dioscorus (P.Lond. V 1676, TM 19695)
Scope & Content:
A man petitions the dux against the attempts of Petros to make the petitioner and his wife liable for taxes. The petitioner’s father had become a monk and left him in the care of his maternal uncle Colluthus, who later became his father-in-law, as the petitioner married his daughter. Upon their m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-573
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus, with lighter patches, rubbed in places; written on both sides. The front bears 32 lines written across the fibres; on the back, there are 36 lines written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the front, with an interlinear addition of one line. Margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

15. Papyrus 1756

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1756
Title:
Scope & Content:
RECITATION (probably in the form of a petition) of a family dispute with regard to certain payments made for the support of the parents of the parties, and a consequent claim by one of them on the inheritance. Imperfect at beginning and end, but containing 247 lines of continuous text, besides f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Modern
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
1 item

16. Papyrus 1890 and 1892

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1890 and 1892
Title:
Extracts from Official Records (SB V 7601, TM 17991)
Scope & Content:
Extracts from the official minutes of the strategus, recording lawuits concerned with the tax on sales (enkyklion). The first lawsuit (Fragments A-B, and possibly the beginning of C) is fragmentary and appears to be against Callinicus, Dioscorus and Heraclides. The second lawsuit (fr. C) is an ex...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 July 135
Extent:
Three fragments of a papyrus roll, with writing on one side; the back is blank. The upper fragments preserve portions of 13 lines written along the fibres; the fragment at the bottom bears the last 6 lines of one text and, after some blank space, 13 additional lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

17. 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.

18. Papyrus 1894

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1894
Title:
Registration of an Ephebe (P.Fam.Tebt. 32 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 32, SB V 7605, TM 20961)
Scope & Content:
Registration of Philosarapis, son of Herakleides alias Valerius and Herakleia, aged 14, as ephebe; with list of guarantors, confirmation of registration and subscription of Apollonius, councillor and keeper of the public archives. The endorsement is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
146-161
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium brown, complete but damaged by breaks and insect holes, especially along the vertical folds on the left; written on both sides. On the front, there are 10 lines written in red ink along the fibres and occupying the upper half of the sheet. Margins are extant, with no blank space to the right and left. The back bears three lines written against the fibres in the upper right corner upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

19. 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.

20. 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.