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Place Elephantine Island, Aswan, Aswān, Egypt, Africa

1. Egerton Ostracon 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Ostracon 1
Title:
Contract of lease (under publication TM 987451)
Scope & Content:
Contract between Petorzmethis, son of Psenpoueris, pastophoros of the god Neilammon, and the four dekanoi (head of a group of 10 men) of the pastophoroi of the god Neilammon, concerning a short term lease for the harvest of a vineyard of the gods Ammon and Ouserzmet of Syene and Elephantine, the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 July 193
Extent:

1 potsherd, complete, all margins, 18 lines (17 Greek, 1 Demotic).

2. Egerton Ostracon 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Ostracon 2
Title:
Receipt for Customs Duties (under publication TM 987458)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for customs duties for pitch and other items.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

1 potsherd, incomplete, broken at top, left and right, margin at bottom, 5 lines.

3. Egerton Ostracon 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Ostracon 4
Title:
Receipt for harbour guard fees (under publication TM 987460)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Antonius Malchaios, head of the harbour guard (hormophylakia) of Syene, for harbour fees (enhormion) for cargoes made from Pachon until Mesore, paid by Ammonius, with signature of Antonius Malchaius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
23 August 116
Extent:

1 potsherd, incomplete, broken at left, margins at top, right and bottom, 8 lines.

4. Egerton Ostracon 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Ostracon 7
Title:
Receipt for poll tax (under publication TM 987463)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by the tax collector (praktor) Hermogenes for the poll tax (laographia) of year 2 of Trajan.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
98-99
Extent:
1 potsherd, incomplete, broken at left, margins at top, right and bottom, 4 lines.

5. Or 5655

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5655
Title:
Deed of mediation (P.Lond.Copt. 446, TM 47751)
Scope & Content:
The text is of legal nature, a deed of mediation. The issuer might be a person named Cyros. It is fragmentary, therefore, the contents are vague. Patermoute`s (=Patermouthis) mother is mentioned, and “your wife, Tapia”, then a recurring word seems to be “imprisonment/imprisoning someone”. The tex...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet in two fragments which belong together, the smaller one precedes the larger one. Recto is written against the fibres in Coptic, in 8 (smaller fragment) and 11 lines (larger fragment); there is an endorsement in 1 line on verso along the fibres.

6. Or 6809

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6809
Title:
Letter listing products and services (TM 47750)
Scope & Content:
The text is possibly a letter, addressing the receiver in the second person singular and also mentioning “your wife”, “your sons”, although no letter formulae remain in the extant text. Writer gives a long list of products, mostly with amounts, and services he provided, in many cases “without a f...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet with a Coptic text on both sides. The text starts on verso against the fibres and continues on recto along the fibres. There are 19 lines on verso and 4 lines on recto. The beginning of the text is missing.

7. Or 6943 (1)-(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6943 (1)-(12)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (Or 6943 (1)-(12), TM 47746, TM 47741 (2-5), TM 47748 (6-10), TM 47747 (11), TM 47743 (12))
Scope & Content:
Fragment 1 (Or 6943 (1), Crum ST 96, SB Kopt.3 1395 TM 47746): a settlement of debt (release). The issuer of the text and creditor of the money is Paeion, the person paying back the debt is Kako, Patermoute`s (Patermouthis) wife. In the present text Paeion acknowledges to have received the full ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Fragment 1: Two fragments of a papyrus sheet which preserves the complete text of 8 lines written against the fibres. The smaller fragment follows the larger fragment, it is immediately below it. Fragments 2-5: the four fragments belonged to one and the same document, which is incomplete. 9 incomplete lines are preserved, written along the fibers. Fragment 11: Fragment of a papyrus sheet of light colour, with damaged surface, incomplete. Fragment 12: Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and sides, its surface damaged.

8. Ostracon 5790

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5790
Title:
Receipt for harbour fees (O.Wilck. II 304, TM 76867)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Antonius Malchaius, head of the harbour police of Syene, for harbour fees (enhormion) covering the months Choiak until Pharmouthi of year 18 of Trajan, paid by Harpaesis, the goose breeder, with signature of Antonius Malchaius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 April 115
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, complete, 8 lines, housed in a cardboard box.

9. Ostracon 5791

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5791
Title:
Receipt for poll tax, prison guards and salary of river police boats (O.Wilck. II 104, TM 76679)
Scope & Content:
Receipt through the scribe Sarapion for poll tax, prison guards and salary of river police boats (laographia, desmophylakia, misthos potamophylakidon) of year 19 of Trajan, paid by Harpaesis, son of ---sis and Tachnou---, with signature of Sarapion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
23 July 116
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, broken off at right, 9 lines, housed in a carboard box.

10. Ostracon 5792

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5792
Title:
Receipt for poll tax (O.Wilck. II 51, TM 76630)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of the tax collector (praktor) Hermogenes for poll tax (laographia) of year 1 of Trajan, paid by Harpaesis, son Petorzmethis, with signature of Hermogenes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
98
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, complete, 5 lines, housed in a carboard box.