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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Place Krokodilopolis/Ptolemais Euergetis/Arsinoe(Medinet el-Fayum), Egypt Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable)

1. Papyrus 141

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 141
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. II 141, TM 11626)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in Ptolemais Euergetis, recording the sale of 12 ¾ aruras of oliveyards located near Karanis and Psenharpsenesis, bought by Miccalus, son of Ptolemaeus alias Petheus, from Didymus alias Diodorus and his wife Diodora. With superscription in a different hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 June 88
Extent:

Upper portion of a long slip of papyrus, broken off at the bottom and left, and darkened in places; damaged by abrasion and holes, with occasional loss of horizontal fibres at the bottom. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Parts of 10 lines are preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 208

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 208
Title:
Miscellenaeous Documents (P.Lond. II 208a ro., TM 11551, P.Lond. II 208a vo. descr., TM 28027; P.Lond. II 208b descr., TM 28028; P.Lond. II 208d descr., TM 19969), and Philosophical Text (P.Lond.Lit. 161, P.Lond. II 208c, TM 63199, LDAB 4323)
Scope & Content:
Top left papyrus (A), (P.Lond. II 208a ro. and P.Lond. II 208a vo. descr.) Recto (TM 11551): Notification of death addressed to Herminus, royal scribe (basilikos grammateus) of the division of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome from Heron, who reports the death of his brother of the same mother ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Four papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass case.

Top left papyrus (A): dark brown sheet, complete, with surface damage throughout; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears 28 lines; all margins are extant. The back bears 24 lines, abraded; all margins are extant.

Top right papyrus (B): Fragment of a sheet, broken off at the bottom and left; with few small insect holes. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The top of a column is preserved; portions of 12 lines survive. The upper margin is extant, no margin was apparently left to the right.

Bottom left papyrus (C): Fragment, broken off at the sides and at the top, damaged by insect holes; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The feet of two columns is preserved, with portions of 5 and 6 lines respectively. The lower margin measures 55 mm and the intercolumn 18 mm.

Bottom right papyrus (D): Fragment of a sheet, damaged at the bottom, left and top right edge; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 17 lines, some of which mutilated, preceded by line ends of another column.

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 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.

5. Papyrus 254

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 254
Title:
Accounts (P.Lond. II 254 ro., P.Lond. II 254 vo., TM 11655, 28030)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 11655): Account recording the artabas of wheat and occasionally of barley for seed distributed daily in various localities of the Arsinoite nome, such as Kerkesoucha, Bakchias, Karanis. Dated to 8 February 134. Verso (TM 28030): Second-century account for 12-18 Phaophi, with names a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus roll, darkened in places and damaged by holes of varying size, abrasion, and loss of fibres. It bears writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front contains 9 narrow columns; the intercolumn and lower margin are irregular. The upper and right margins are minimal; the left margin survives to x mm. The back contains 4 broad columns, with wide intercolumn between the third and fourth columns. In the left margin there are two lines.

The papyrus is mounted in a glass case.

6. Papyrus 294

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 294
Title:
Marriage Agreement and Other Documents (SB XXIV 16256, P.Lond. II 294 descr., TM 11677)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Collection of various documents. Columns 1-column 3, line 1: Marriage agreement between Epimachus and Cronia, and division of property of Cronia’s parents, Isidorus and Thermutharion, to become effective after their death; dated to 24 July 109. Column 3, lines 2-20: Registration made by...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
after 117-118
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, bearing writing on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. The recto preserves three columns, the first only having the ends of the lines; 24-36 mm were left blank at the top, 22-27 mm at the right and 15-20 mm at the bottom. On the verso there are three complete columns. The surface is abraded in places and damaged by holes. Seven vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

7. Papyrus 298

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 298
Title:
Deposit of Money (P.Lond. II 298, Chrest.Mitt. 332, TM 11680)
Scope & Content:
Primus, son of Sambas, acknowledges that he has received 2,000 silver drachmas as a deposit from Heraclides, son of Triadelphus, through the bank of Dionysius alias Chaeremon at Ptolemais Euergetis. The deposit is free from all risks and not subject to any deduction; should Primus fail to return...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 June 124
Extent:

Complete papyrus sheet, damaged at the sides and in the lower part. The surface is abraded in places. Writing is on either side: on the front there is a wide column of 24 lines written along the fibres; the blank space at the bottom measures 88 mm. On the back there are two lines written across the fibres and the official stamp in red.

8. Papyrus 332

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 332
Title:
Repayment of a Loan (P.Lond. II 332, TM 19985)
Scope & Content:
A receipt from five debtors, Didymus, Tesenouphis, another Tesenouphis, Panephremmis and Pabous, to Serenus alias Claudianus, acknowledging that they have repaid the loan of 1124 drachmas through the bank of Sarapion, in the ‘Treasuries quarter’ (Tameion). Claudianus has no further claims as to ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 September 166
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete, slightly damaged at the bottom and upper edges. It bears writing on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The text is complete and consists of 28 lines. Left, upper and lower margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 50 mm. No margin was left at the right. Vertical and horizontal folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

9. Papyrus 336

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 336
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Lond. II 336, Chrest.Mitt. 174, TM 11716)
Scope & Content:
A five-month loan of 400 drachmas from Pharion, son of Didas, to Stotoetis, Alpaeitis, Pecysis, Harpagathes and Satabous, priests of Soknopaiou Nesos. The loan was made through the bank of Didymus and was to be repaid with interest. The text was crossed out.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 March 167
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, nearly complete but damaged at the bottom; with some surface damage throughout. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of one column of 25 lines, which were crossed out. Left and upper margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

10. Papyrus 340

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 340
Title:
Receipt for Poll Tax (P.Lond. II 340, TM 11719)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, has paid 20 drachmas and surcharges to the tax collector Diogenes, also called Euporion, on account of the poll-tax of the previous year.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 September 179
Extent:

Small papyrus sheet, complete, with slight surface damage in the middle along the vertical fold. The text is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.