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032-002104451 Place Memphis, Egypt

1. Papyrus 25

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 25
Title:
Account (P.Lond. I 25, UPZ I 87, TM 3478)
Scope & Content:
Accounts recording three money payments made on 4 Mecheir (4 March) of year 21, in the reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor and Cleopatra II, on the front, and money payments made in year 20 and year 21 on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 and 18 March 160 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with writing on both sides. On the front, there are four lines written along the fibres; margins are extant, and there is ample blank space at the bottom. On the back, there are six lines written across the fibres, with ample margin at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 30
Title:
Account (P.Lond. I 30, UPZ I 105, TM 3496)
Scope & Content:
Account recording money payments for grain and especially for water, arranged in boxes. The account for water extends from the 16th of the month Pauni to the 26th of the month Epeiph. The back bears traces of two lines.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
172-152 BC (?)
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some surface damage throughout. The writing runs on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 4 lines, followed by several tables with figures; all margins are extant. The back bears two lines, badly damaged. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening for the text on the back.

3. Papyrus 3079

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3079
Title:
Account of Debts (UPZ I 150, SB I 5633, TM 3542)
Scope & Content:
Portion of an account of debts, extracted from a papyrus sandal; another portion is preserved in Papyrus 3080. Dated after 5 April 181 BC, 30 March 157 BC, or 14 March 90 BC; with painted decoration on the plastered surface of the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
157-90 BC
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, dark-brown, another portion of which is Papyrus 3080; both fragments were reused for the making of a pair of papyrus sandals for a mummy; with portions of two columns on the front, almost no longer visible; on the back, painted decoration on plastered surface. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 3080

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3080
Title:
Account of Debts (UPZ I 150, SB I 5633, TM 3542)
Scope & Content:
Portion of an account of debts, extracted from a papyrus sandal; another portion is preserved in Papyrus 3079. Dated after 5 April 181 BC, 30 March 157 BC, or 14 March 90 BC; with painted decoration on the plastered surface of the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
157-90 BC
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, dark-brown, another portion of which is Papyrus 3079; both fragments were reused for the making of a pair of papyrus sandals for a mummy; with portions of one column on the front, no longer visible; on the back, painted decoration on plastered surface. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

5. Papyrus 469

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 469
Title:
Customs-House Receipts (P.Lond. II 469a-b, TM 11752, 28053)
Scope & Content:
Lower Papyrus (P.Lond. II 469a, TM 11752): Receipt acknowledging that a certain Valerius has paid the customs dues at the gate of Philadelphia on account of the tax for the protection of desert routes. Dated to 25 December 133. With remains of the seal. Upper Papyrus (P.Lond. II 469b, TM 28053)...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Two small papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in one glass case.

Lower papyrus (A): Papyrus sheet of small size, complete; the text, which runs along the fibres, occupies the upper half of the sheet. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 25 mm. Remains of a clay seal are visible. The back is blank.

Upper papyrus (B): Square-shaped papyrus, complete, although slightly damaged at the top. The text, running across the fibres on one side, is complete. The margins are minimal.

6. Papyrus 29

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 29
Title:
Account (P.Lond. I 29, UPZ I 88, TM 3479)
Scope & Content:
Money account on both sides of the papyrus, from the archive of Ptolemaeus son of Glaucias, 'recluse' (katochos) of the Serapeum in Memphis; with traces of erased lines.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 March 160 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on both sides. On one side, there are 6 lines running along the fibres, with ample blank space between lines 6 and 7, and traces of erased lines at the bottom; all margins are extant. On the other side, there are 8 lines running across the fibres, with ample blank space between lines 4 and 5. The last two lines are written upside down. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

7. Papyrus 1216

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1216
Title:
Receipt for Poll Tax (P.Lond. III 1216, TM 22842)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for poll tax issued by the tax collector Aemilius from Memphis to Orsenouphis son of Paapis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 May - 24 June 192
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, with writing on one side along the fibres; mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

8. Papyrus 45

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 45
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Lond. I 45, UPZ I 10, TM 3401)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the king and queen by Ptolemaeus, son of Glaucias, 'secluded' (katochos) in the Serapeum in Memphis. Not only did his neighbours demolish a paternal house located in the Herakleopolite nome, carrying off the goods, but they also used the space as their own. As Ptolemaeus is not able ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
160 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet of light colour with darker patches, complete, with few holes and some surface damage in places; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 35 lines, with wide top. Left and bottom margins; the right margin is irregular and occasionally minimal. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at 55 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

9. Papyrus 317

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 317
Title:
Receipt (P.Lond. II 317, Chrest.Wilck. 31, TM 19983)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a receipt acknowledging that Anubion, son of Anubion, of Memphis, has paid to Labois, son of Anubion, of Memphis, the outstanding sum for the price of a boat used to transport manure. The payment was made through the bank of Sarapion, son of Areius, former high priest in the Hadrian...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 September 156
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and lacking a few horizontal fibres in the lower portion. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket. On the front 13 lines survive, with the last two very fragmentary. Left and upper margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The surface is slightly damaged in places. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

10. Papyrus 915

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 915
Title:
Census Declaration (P.Lond. III 915, TM 22713)
Scope & Content:
Census declaration addressed to Cephalon, royal scribe of the Memphite nome, the declarant being Apollonius, son of Harphaesis alias Hephaestion and Thermouthis, aged 37. Apollonius registers himself and his five-year old child, Soterichus, whom he had from his ex-wife. He lives in rented proper...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 July-28 August 160
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, slightly torn at the top, lacking the bottom, with few small wormholes located in the lower half; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears 45 lines, and the back has a two-line docket. Upper and left margins are preserved; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.