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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Place Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt

11. Papyrus 2539

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2539
Title:
Certificates for Tax Exemption and Account (P.Diog. 13, 14, 46, TM 15717-15718, 15721)
Scope & Content:
Column 1 (P.Diog. 13, TM 15717): Certificate for tax exemption for the supply of wine for the tollgates at Schedia and Iouliopolis, issued by Flavius Apollonius, strategus of Alexandreon Chora, through the acting royal scribe. Dated 141-142. Column 1 (P.Diog. 14 TM 15718): Certificate for tax e...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
141-211
Extent:

Parts of two papyrus sheets of different height pasted together, broken off to the left and right; written on both sides. On the front, there are two columns of writing running along the fibres. Upper and lower margins survive. A sheet-join is visible. The back bears two columns running across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

12. Papyrus 2973

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2973
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 201, TM 5185)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the King from Ammias, with the request to order Aristion to look into his complaint so that, if he is proven right, he may obtain justice. The object of the controversy is not preserved. In the subscription, Dorion instructs Aristion to examine the matter. Little remains o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:
Four papyrus fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage; with writing on one side. The largest fragment at the top bears portions of 14 lines from the bottom of a column running across the fibres; of the first four lines preserved only some traces remain. The fragments at the bottom are in poor condition and bear traces of writing, mostly illegible. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.

13. Papyrus 2974

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2974
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 202, TM 5186)
Scope & Content:
Petition to King Ptolemy from Pleistainos, who was wronged and was apparently deprived of his clothes; the petitioner asks the king to order Aristion and Hieronymos, two epistatai, to look into the matter so that he may recover his items or be reimbursed. An order from Dorion to investigate the m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:
Two contiguous fragments of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with 4 detached scraps, from mummy cartonnage; with writing on one side. The front bears 9 lines running across the fibres, lacking the ends; the detached fragments preserve a few traces of writing and are unplaced. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.

14. Papyrus 2979

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2979
Title:
Letter to an Agent (P.Hib. II 207, TM 5191)
Scope & Content:
Letter from a landowner to his agent, with instructions on some financial and agricultural transactions, including payment and collection of loans and the sale of olyra (a type of grain) and wheat; the sender also asks the recipient to buy some soft wool to keep the slave girls busy.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-245 BC
Extent:
Fragment with detached scraps from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 19 lines written along the fibres, some of which are damaged at the beginning; of the last line, only a few traces survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

15. Papyrus 2980

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2980
Title:
Marriage Agreement (P.Hib. II 208, TM 5192)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a six-witness marriage agreement between Chrestos and Ebryzelmis, presumably acting for the bride, Nikarete, with description of the dowry, Chrestos’s acknowledgment of its receipt, and his undertaking of returning it if necessary.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
265-250 BC
Extent:
Fragment from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, darker by patches, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 14 lines written across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends and abraded in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

16. Papyrus 2982

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2982
Title:
Loan (?) (P.Hib. II 210, TM 5193)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a document, apparently a loan; the name of the borrower is lost, the lender is Zenodorus, financial official (oikonomos) of the Lower Toparchy of the Oxyrhynchite nome. The top left fragment does not belong to this text.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:
Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, from mummy cartonnage, with writing on one side. The top left fragment is in poor condition; traces of a few lines, now illegible run across the fibres. The larger fragment preserves portions of 12 lines running across the fibres, overall complete. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

17. Papyrus 2998

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2998
Title:
Letter of Oil-Sellers (P.Hib. II 234, TM 5194)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the oil-sellers of the Oxyrhynchite nome to Heraclides; the text continues on the other side. Only a portion of the letter has been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-221 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and surface damage in places; written on both sides. On one side there are 20 lines written across the fibres, obliterated; the text continues on the other side with 6 lines written along the fibres; the papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

18. Papyrus 2999

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2999
Title:
Fragment of a Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 235, TM 5195)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the king from a certain Spartacus from Thracia against Dionysia with regard to a lease of land. The subscription of Dorion at the end indicates that the petition was submitted to the strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 10 lines. The upper margin is extant. The back bears traces of plaster and ink. The papyrus housed in a glass frame.

19. Papyrus 3000

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3000
Title:
Fragment of a Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 236, TM 5196)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the king from a certain Melanthius, complaining about a theft or housebreaking in the Oxyrhynchite village of Tholthis. Only the first four lines of the largest fragment have been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 10 lines. The upper margin is extant. The papyrus housed in a glass frame.

20. Papyrus 3001

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3001
Title:
Fragment of a Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 237, TM 5197)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the king from a certain Philippus (Cyrenaeus?) concerning a dispute over inheritance and containing the request to involve the strategus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-221 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet with four detached scraps, extracted from mummy cartonnage, worm-eaten and with surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 7 lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.