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1. Papyrus 113 (1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (1)
Title:
Record of a Lawsuit (P.Lond. I 113.1, TM 41019)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus 113.1A-Papyrus 113.1B: A sixth-century document concerning a lawsuit between Delmatius alias Valentinus, son of Phoebammon, a soldier of the rank of the standard-bearer, and Aurelius Valentinus, son of Licinianus. Delmatius had sold a fifth part of his inheritance from his father to Vale...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, damaged throughout and written on one side; mounted on cardboard in two glass frames, named Papyrus 113.1A and Papyrus 113.1B. The two fragments on top at the left-hand side of Papyrus 113.1A were acquired from the Bodleian Library in 1896.

2. Papyrus 113 (3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (3)
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. I 113.3, TM 41020)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a sixth-century lease of land from a certain Valentinus to Aurelius Elias, son of Hellas, for an indefinite time; the landowner will receive three-fourths of the produce and five-sixths of the hay, but will have to supply the seed and animals and will be responsible for cutting the hay...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Two fragments from a papyrus roll, each of which has been broken in two; broken at the top, bottom, and lacking the left-hand side; written on one side and housed in one glass case.

3. Papyrus 113 (4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (4)
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. I 113.4 + BL I 236, TM 41021)
Scope & Content:
Contract for lease of around 30 arouras of land in the village of Souris, dated to 8 June 595 and similar to 113(3). The lessees are Aurelius Ioannes and Aurelius Castous, both farmers, and the lessor is Phoebammon, a notary (tabularius) in Arsinoe. The landowner will receive three-fourths of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 June 595
Extent:

Fragments from a papyrus roll, written on both sides; the fragments preserving lines 10-13 and the concluding lines of the recto were formerly in the Bodleian Library.

4. Papyrus 113 (5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (5)
Title:
Leases of Houses or Rooms in Arsinoe (P.Lond. I 113.5(a-c), TM 41022-41024)
Scope & Content:
Parts of leases of houses or rooms in Arsinoe. Upper fragment on the left-hand side (P.Lond. I 113.5(a), TM 41022): Beginning of a lease of a house in Arsinoe, the lessor being Flavius Plutammon, from the military unit of the Transtigritani, and the lessee Aurelius Thomas. Dated to 23 March 498...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
498-600
Extent:

Papyrus fragments of varying size, belonging to three different documents and broken at the bottom; written on both sides and housed in one glass case. The lower text consists of two fragments, one of which was formerly in the Bodleian Library.

5. Papyrus 113 (6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (6)
Title:
Leases of Rooms (P.Lond. I 113.6(a-b), TM 41025-41026) and Sale of Hay (P.Lond. I 113.6(c), TM 41027)
Scope & Content:
Left-hand side document (P.Lond. I 113.6(a), Jur.Pap. 39, FIRA III 148, TM 41025): Complete lease of a room in a house in Arsinoe, the lessee being Aurelia Maria, daughter of Aion, and the lessor Aurelia Eudoxia, daughter of Charis, both from Arsinoe. With notarial subscription at the end and en...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
first half of the 7th century
Extent:

Three papyrus strips, all bearing writing on both sides. The first and the second texts are complete, the third is broken at the top. Housed in one glass case.

6. Papyrus 113 (11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (11)
Title:
Contract (P.Lond. I 113.11(a), CPJ III 512, TM 37020) and Petition (P.Lond. I 113.11(b), TM 37021)
Scope & Content:
Upper document (P.Lond. I 113.11(a), CPJ III 512, TM 37020): A contract, fully preserved, between Apollos, son of Antonius, from Ptolemais Arabon in the Arsinoite nome, and a Jew named Abramus, from Arsinoe. Apollos agrees to take sour wine in exchange for sweet wine of the suceeding year. Dated...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th-7th century
Extent:
Two papyrus strips written across the fibres, the upper one fully preserved, the lower one damaged on both sides; the lower bears writing on the other side. Housed in one frame.

7. Papyrus 1177

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1177
Title:
Accounts on the Water Supply of a Metropolis (SB XXVI 16652, TM 11763) and Other Accounts (P.Lond. III 1177v. descr., TM 29258)
Scope & Content:
Recto Papyrus 1177(1), Columns 1-2 (column 1 only having a few traces): Remains of an account with sums stated in drachmas, with the total at the end and rough notes in a different hand. Papyrus 1177(1), Column 3: Further accounts in a fast cursive hand, also found throughout the recto, in the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
113
Extent:

Sheets from a papyrus roll, overall well preserved with the exception of the end, which is damaged; written on both sides and preserving several columns. Housed in three glass frames.