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Place Dionysias (Qasr Qarun), meris of Themistos, Arsinoite nome, Egypt

1. Papyrus 231

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 231
Title:
Letter from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 9, Chrest.Wilck. 322, P.Lond. II 231 descr., TM 16866)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Abinnaeus from Demetrius, reiterating the request to seize all natron imported in Arsinoe or elsewhere, which had been made in an earlier communication. Abinnaeus should keep guard over the natron of the treasury, detain the people whom he might catch, and inform Demetrius. With addres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet of lighter colour in the upper part, torn at the top (front) but otherwise well preserved; writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back bearing two lines. On the front there is one column of 20 lines, the first of which is mutilated. Lines 17-19 are written in the right margin, and line 20 almost in the middle of the sheet, after some blank space. Left and lower margins are extant; the right margin is minimal and the upper margin is damaged. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 232

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 232
Title:
Letter of Clematius to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 33, P.Lond. II 232, TM 10030)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Clematius to Abinnaeus, asking that Ision, officer in the troops under Abinnaeus’ command, be granted leave to attend to Clematius’ affairs, which are not better specified. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, light-brown. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a two-line docket. All margins are extant and all lines are fully preserved. Housed in a glass case.

3. Papyrus 233

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 233
Title:
Agreement from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 58, P.Lond. II 233, Chrest.Wilck. 44, FIRA III 160, TM 10049)
Scope & Content:
Agreement whereby Aurelius Eulogius, prytanis and president of the senate at Arsinoe, undertakes to repay any expenses Flavius Abinnaeus may incur while he is procuring a certificate of appointment as an exactor (epistula exactoriae) in Eulogius’ name from the imperial administration on the occa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 February 345
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. The surface is somewhat abraded in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

4. Papyrus 234

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 234
Title:
Letter of Macarius to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 3, P.Lond. II 234, Chrest.Wilck. 179, TM 10027)
Scope & Content:
A letter of Flavius Macarius, procurator of the imperial estates, to Abinnaeus, prefect of the camp at Dionysias, with instructions to send a military detachment to assist with the collection of imperial taxes as per orders from above. Should Abinnaeus refuse, the dux of Egypt will be informed. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
345-350
Extent:

Fully preserved light-brown papyrus sheet, with only the top left corner missing. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back having a one-line docket written perpendicularly to the text on the recto. Margins are extant, the bottom and right being minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

5. Papyrus 235

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 235
Title:
Report from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 29, P.Lond. II 235, TM 10026)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Abinnaeus from Eulogius, a military officer, who reports that a superintendent responsible for the collection of corn dues had been arrested and taken away because of the corn quota collected. Eulogius expects to bring him to the camp at Dionysias in two days. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, written on both sides along the fibres, the back having a one-line docket. The surface is somewhat abraded on the right-hand portion of the sheet. On the front upper, lower and left margins are extant; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

6. Papyrus 236

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 236
Title:
Letter on the Dispatch of Articles from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 4, P.Lond. II 236, TM 10032)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Abinnaeus from Aetius, who informs him that corn, oil, goatskins and other articles have been dispatched to him through various intermediaries, among whom some Libyans. He also asks about some soldiers who had come to him. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line. Upper, lower and left margins are extant; the right is minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

7. Papyrus 237

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 237
Title:
Letter of Agathus to Abinnaeus concerning the Annona (P.Abinn. 26, P.Lond. II 237, TM 10024)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Abinnaeus from Agathus, a military accountant (actuarius), who is being detained in Arsinoe. Agathus asks that a certain Uranius be kept at Dionysias until his return so that he may check the accounts for the collection of the annona. Regulations of the dux as to the annona quotas co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, fully preserved, although somewhat damaged at the bottom and slightly defaced in places. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back having a two-line docket. The recto has a two-line postscript written across the fibres, perpendicularly to the main text, running from the top to the bottom of the left margin. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

8. Papyrus 238

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 238
Title:
Petition to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 50, P.Lond. II 238 descr., SB VIII 9690, TM 10041)
Scope & Content:
A petition to Flavius Abinnaeus from Aurelius Anteus of Narmouthis, who, in order to pay taxes on a plot of land, had farmed land in another village in partnership with a certain Aion. The latter, however, appropriated the petitioner’s share of grain and carried off some corn from other land. An...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 July 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by a few holes and defaced, especially in the left half. Writing is on one side along the fibres. All margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

9. Papyrus 239

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 239
Title:
Letter of Thareotes to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 31, P.Lond. II 239, TM 10028)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Abinnaeus from Tharaotes, who recommends his nephew to his attention and mentions that he has dispatched some articles such as quails and fish paste. He also announces a visit in Phamenoth (March), asking that the hempen cords shall be ready so that the huntsmen coming with him will ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved although the bottom lacks part of the layer of horizontal fibres. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back having a one-line docket. Left and bottom margins are extant, whereas no margin was left at the bottom and right. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

10. Papyrus 240

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 240
Title:
Petition of Aurelia Ataris to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 51, P.Lond. II 240, TM 10042)
Scope & Content:
A woman named Aurelia Ataris, daughter of a veteran and landholder in Hermopolis, petitions Flavius Abinnaeus reporting that, when she demanded repayment of a debt that a certain Poleion owed her, he shut her in his house and, with the assistance of the son of a village policeman and his sister,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 August 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved although somewhat damaged at the bottom. Writing is on one side along the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.