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1. Papyrus 32

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 32
Title:
Official Notice (P.Forshall XLIV, P.Lond. I 32, W.Chr. 24, TM 19999) and Accounts (P.Lond.Copt. 698 descr., TM 86304)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Forshall XLIV, P.Lond. I 32, W.Chr. 24, TM 19999): An official notice containing measures taken against fugitives, possibly sailors; dated to 30 May 698 or less probably 713. Verso (P. Lond. Copt. 698 descr., TM 86304): Greek accounts with Coptic words.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
end of 7th century-8th century
Extent:
Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the left, top, and right on the recto, and at the left, bottom, and right on the verso. On the recto there is a Greek text written against the fibres, on the verso there is a Greek text with Coptic words (Sahidic with Fayumic influences) running along the fibres. Mounted on paper in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 116(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 116(A-B)
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. I 116a, Chrest.Wilck. 286, TM 11623; and P.Lond. I 116b, TM 38889)
Scope & Content:
Upper text on papyrus (P.Lond. I 116a, Chrest.Wilck. 286, TM 11623): Receipt for poll tax paid at the order of the amir Abdallah by the carpenter Theodorus. Dated to 14 December 645 or 705? Lower text on parchment (P.Lond. I 116b, TM 38889): Seventh-century receipt for a tax payment made throug...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:

Two pieces that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

Upper piece (A): Small papyrus piece, complete, with writing on one side across the fibres; the back is blank. The text is complete and consists of six lines. All margins are extant.

Lower piece (B): Rectangular piece of parchment, with writing on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of three lines. All margins are extant.

3. Papyrus 140

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 140
Title:
Sale of Land (SB XXVIII 17080, P.Lond. II 140, TM 11625)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a third share of some land in the meris of Herakleides, purchased by Tesenouphis, daughter of Herieus, from Mysthes. The plot was adjacent to the house she inhabited with her husband Stotoetis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
69-79
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged at the left and bottom, lacking most of its lower part. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Occasional abrasion occurs. Parts of 26 lines survive, with the first 10 better preserved. Upper, right and lower margins measure 24 mm, 10-14 mm and 78 mm respectively. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

4. Papyrus 151

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 151
Title:
Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. II 251, TM 28009)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Didymus has received the payment for the rent for the olive crops from Petheus the elder. The rent is paid in quantities of oil; a gift of one artaba of olives was also given.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
87-88?
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken of at the bottom, with the loss of presumably one line of text. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, with the back blank. Upper, left and right margins are extant. Five horizontal folds are visible; there are dark spots in the top right edge and at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

5. Papyrus 157

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 157
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. II 157a, TM 28010), and Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. II 157b, TM 31207)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (P.Lond. II 157a, TM 28010): An order to some slaves to return what was stolen from the house of a fellow-slave, a camel-herd, or else to bring everything to the sender. Lower Papyrus (P.Lond. II 157b, TM 31207): Fragmentary receipt acknowledging that Ammonous has received 8 artab...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper papyrus (Papyrus 157 A): complete, with few wormholes along the vertical folds and the upper and right edges. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 65 mm.

Lower papyrus (Papyrus 157 B): broken off at the bottom and damaged on top, having lost its upper margin. The text runs along the fibres on one side, with the back blank. The left margin is extant; no margin was left to the right. A few wormholes are visible.

6. Papyrus 170

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 170
Title:
Receipt for Poll Tax (P.Lond. II 170, TM 19955)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, has paid 20 drachmas and surcharges twice on account of the poll-tax of two years.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 June 176
Extent:

Small, square-shaped papyrus sheet, slightly damaged at the bottom and top and with few holes; it is written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 9 complete lines. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

7. Papyrus 175

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 175
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. II 175(a-e), TM 19957-19958, 25615, 28015-28016)
Scope & Content:
Upper left papyrus (A) (TM 25615): Portion of a tax-register, each entry including name of the tax-payer, extension of land in aruras and artabas of wheat paid. Upper right papyrus (B) (TM 28015): Portion of a second-century land register. Unpublished. Lower left fragment (C) (TM 19957): Fragm...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Five papyrus fragments not belonging together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus, complete on the right and at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 17 lines; right and lower margins are extant. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus, complete at the top and on the right; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 11 lines; right and upper margins are extant. A sheet-join runs along the right edge. The back is blank.

Lower left fragment (C): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left and at the top; written on one side along the fibres. The beginnings of 13 lines survive, as well as the left and lower margins. The back is blank.

Fragment in the middle (D): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres. Portions of 12 lines survive, damaged in places. The back is blank.

Lower right fragment (E): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres. Portions of 14 lines survive. The back is blank.

8. Papyrus 176

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 176
Title:
Petition to a Strategus (P.Lond. II 176, TM 19959)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Lucretius petitions Aurelius Didymus, strategus of the meris of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome. The document is very fragmentary and the details remain obscure. The date is at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
May-June 225
Extent:
Papyrus sheet in poor condition, badly damaged by holes of varying size throughout in addition to the loss of the top left edge. The text runs along the fibres on one side, with the back blank; there are 24 lines, mostly incomplete; the last three lines are separated from the rest of the text by some blank space. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

9. Papyrus 188

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 188
Title:
Register (P.Lond. II 188, TM 11647)
Scope & Content:
A list arranged in columns with names of tax-payers, each followed by amounts stated in artabas of wheat. The beginning of the text is preserved in BGU II 585, from which it becomes clear that this is a report addressed to the strategus from the grain collectors (sitologi) of the village of Sebe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
212-250
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll the beginning of which is preserved in papyrus of the Berlin collection published as BGU II 585. Writing runs on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The papyrus is damaged by holes and is abraded and rubbed off occasionally. The front contains portions of six columns; of the first, only the ends of the lines survive; the third and fourth columns lack part of the top; the second and the fifth are complete; the sixth only has the beginnings of the lines. Upper and lower margins are extant. The back preserves parts of four columns, with the first lacking the left portion and the second and third damaged at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

10. Papyrus 191

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 191
Title:
Inventory of a Household (P.Lond. II 191, TM 19963)
Scope & Content:
Inventory of household furniture given to Agrippianus by Tertia Ancharenia, presumably after her husband’s death. The inventory includes various type of containers, garments such as Arabic leather shin guards, meat-hooks, and the alike. Many words are Latin. With subscriptions of Tertia Ancharen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
103-117
Extent:
Papyrus sheet lacking the left portion, slightly damaged along the vertical folding lines and at the top. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one wide column of 22 lines lacking the beginning. Upper, lower and right margins are extant, with the right being minimal and irregular. The blank space at the bottom measures 52 mm. A sheet-join running across the fibres along the height of the sheet is visible in the right edge, at 3-7 mm from the edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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