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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Place Krokodilopolis/Ptolemais Euergetis/Arsinoe(Medinet el-Fayum), Egypt

31. Papyrus 505

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 505
Title:
Petition to a Strategus (P.Petr. II 2(1), P.Petr. III 28a, Chrest.Wilck. 337, P.Lond. III 505 descr., TM 7406)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Diophanes, strategus of the Arsinoite nome, from Onetor, Asclepiades and Musaeus against the veteran Lysander, accompanying a petition to the king and concerning problems with the lease of a plot of land in Euhemeria.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
222-221 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off to the left, damaged by holes and with minor surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. A scrap with writing is glued onto the back. The front bears 22 lines, lacking the beginnings, for a loss of 3-5 letters; the text breaks off at the bottom. Upper and right margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

32. Papyrus 507

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 507
Title:
Letter of Introduction (P.Petr. II 2(4), P.Petr. III 28c, P.Lond. III 507descr., TM 7408)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Dioscurides to his father Diophanes, recommending Asclepiades, the bearer of the letter, who is sailing up the Nile, should he need anything. With docket on the back including the name of the sender, the recipient, the Macedonian and Greek dates, and the subject of the letter, which is...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 April 222 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with some 20 letters lost in between; mutilated at the bottom (front), and with few small insect holes in the preserved fragments. Writing runs across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. On the front, the left fragment bears the beginnings of 3 lines and the right fragment the ends of 6 lines. Both fragments have modern annotations. On the back there are three rubbed lines arranged in one column and a word written next to it; on the other fragment, written in the reverse direction, there is another line. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

33. Papyrus 508

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 508
Title:
Letter of Introduction (P.Petr. II 2(4), P.Petr. III 28(d), P.Lond. III 508a descr., TM 7409) and Miscellaneous Fragments
Scope & Content:
A: Fragmentary letter to Diophanes, mentioning his daughter, grandchildren and his son Dioscurides. The writer recommends the bearer of the letter, presumably Asclepiades, should he need anything. B-E: Small fragments of various documents, unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
222-221 BC
Extent:

Five fragments of papyrus sheets from mummy cartonnage, written on one side, with plaster residue especially on the back; mounted in the same glass frame.

A: Lacking the left-hand half; with minor surface damage; 10 lines written across the fibres, lacking the beginnings; lower and right margins minimal; upper margin extant.

B: Small strip with 2 lines running across the fibres and traces of another line.

C: Upper left corner of a sheet, with the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres.

D: Fragment with beginnings of 6 lines written along the fibres.

E: With some surface damage; lines run along the fibres; the ink is faint.

34. Papyrus 528

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 528
Title:
Letter of a Prisoner (P.Petr. II 10(2), P.Petr. III 32(b), P.Lond. III 528 descr., TM 7423)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Phaies, financial official (oikonomos), from Ammonius, scribe near Oxyrhyncha, who reports that he has been imprisoned at the door of the strategus’ office by the assistant.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
221-205 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with irregular lower margin; lacking the upper right corner and with a hole in the left portion; otherwise well preserved. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 14 lines, complete; the last word is written after a blank. Upper and side margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

35. Papyrus 529(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 529(A-C)
Title:
Petitions to a Strategus (P.Petr. II 12(2)-P.Petr. II 12(3), P.Petr. III 29b-d, P.Lond. III 529a-c descr., TM 7412-7414)
Scope & Content:
Petitions addressed to the strategus Aphthonetus. Upper left papyrus (A), (P.Petr. II 12(2), P.Petr. III 29b, P.Lond. III 529a descr., TM 7412): Petition from a man whose name is damaged, asking the strategus to summon him and his opponent and requesting that the charges he has moved be investi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
244-222 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheets from mummy cartonnage, displaying plaster residue; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper left papyrus (A): Broken off to the right, lacking the upper right corner, with few holes and surface damage in places; 15 lines, mutilated at the end, with a loss of 1-3 letters. Left, upper and lower margins partly survive. With modern annotation.

Upper right papyrus (B): Long and narrow, broken off at the bottom and with surface damage throughout; 21 lines, the last only having few traces.

Lower papyri (C): Fragment from the top of a sheet with detached fragment; portions of 4 lines are preserved on the upper fragment and parts of 2 lines on the lower fragment. With modern annotation.

36. Papyrus 536

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 536
Title:
Letter to Zopyrus (P.Petrie Kleon 84, P.Petr. II 13(7), P.Petr. III 64b, P.Lond. III 536 descr., TM 7509)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zopyrus, the name of the sender being lost, concerning a theft of money which happened to Isidote, daughter of Theodorus, in Krokodilopolis. The sender has made arrangements so that the money may be restored to Isidote. The order for the payment is enclosed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 July 238 BC
Extent:
Fragmentary papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage, lacking most of its left-hand half, and broken off to the right; written on one side along the fibres. There is one column of 25 lines, with a blank between lines 16 and 17; a fragment in Dublin contains the ends of lines 6-25 and traces of the top of another column. The upper margin measures 30 mm, the left 10 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

37. Papyrus 551

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 551
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Petr. II 17(1), P.Petr. III 22(a), P.Lond. III 551 descr., TM 7395)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the king concerning a charge moved by Lamiske, wife of Parmeniskos. The defendant asks that the strategus should call some witnesses who will testify in his favour.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
229-228 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off on all sides, with light-coloured patches and minor abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 30 lines, with traces of one additional line at the top and one at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

38. Papyrus 552(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 552(A-C)
Title:
Declarations of Witnesses (P.Petr. II 17(2-4), P.Petr. III 22(b-d), P.Lond. III 552(a-c) descr., TM 7396-7398)
Scope & Content:
Three fragmentary declarations of witnesses concerning the lawsuit of Lamiske, wife of Parmeniskos. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Petr. II 17(4), P.Petr. III 22(d), P.Lond. III 552a descr., TM 7398): Negative statement of a witness whose name is lost, mentioning a certain Timandros. Middle papyrus (B) ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
229-228 BC
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments reused as mummy cartonnage, darker in places, with traces of plaster on the surface; mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper papyrus (A): Broken off at the bottom and sides, with surface damage throughout; with portions of 11 lines written against the fibres; the back is blank.

Middle fragment (B): Broken off at the bottom and sides, darkened to the left and with surface damage throughout; on the front there are portions of 10 lines written against the fibres, one of which was added between lines, and traces at the top; the back bears one word written along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (C): Broken off at e sides, with surface damage in places; withines written against the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; upper and lower margins survive; the back is blank.

39. Papyrus 553

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 553
Title:
Petition for Assault (P.Petr. II 18(1), P.Petr. III 32c, Chrest.Mitt. 6, P.Lond. III 553 descr., TM 7424)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Dionysodorus, chief financial official (oikonomos), from Apollonius, son of Theon, of Ptolemais Nea, against a certain Cotys. Cotys allegedly struck him on the body and face; because he has not been punished, Apollonius now appeals to Dionysodorus, asking that Cotys be summoned. With...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 October 220 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom (front); with few holes in the preserved portion and plaster residue throughout; written on both sides. On the front there are 18 lines along the fibres; the writing on the back runs across the fibres and is much effaced. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

40. Papyrus 557

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 557
Title:
Legal Proceedings (P.Petr. II 21(a-d), P.Petr. III 24, P.Lond. III 557 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 28, TM 7402)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary proceedings concerning a dispute on a loan of 300 artabas of wheat that Sosus borrowed from Sotaerus. The latter brought Diogenes as a witness; with names of the judges at the beginning and statement of the witness.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
232-231 BC
Extent:

Four papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage, three of which were joined, with plaster residue and some surface damage; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The detached fragment contains portions of 15 lines, with only few traces of lines 1 and 15; the larger fragment bears portions of two columns, the first of which is better preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.