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

21. Papyrus 3002

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3002
Title:
Fragment of a Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 238, TM 5198)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the king with the request to summon Heracleides, a police officer, concerning a false registration of sheep.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-221 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet with detached scrap, extracted from mummy cartonnage, worm-eaten and abraded; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 11 lines; on the back there are traces of plaster. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

22. Papyrus 3017

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3017
Title:
Fragment of a Letter (P.Hib. II 253, TM 8291)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a letter, the beginning of which is lost, possibly from Leodamas for the reference to a military unit.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 3rd century BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, dark-stained in places, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres. On the front, there are 16 lines; margins are extant, the lower being ample. The back is blank. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

23. Papyrus 3031

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3031
Title:
Fragments from a Tax-Register (P.Hib. II 267, TM 5222)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a tax-register, listing various individuals who made purchases. Most of the fragments are unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 230 BC
Extent:

Five papyrus fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, possibly from the same roll, with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

24. Papyrus 3101

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3101
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Michael. 9, TM 21402)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a document concerned with a loan of money, secured on a share of the paternal house. The lessor is Gaius Annius Fuscus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 92
Extent:
Two fragments from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, originally in several fragments that have been joined; with writing on one side. The back displays white residue and traces of writing, apparently setoffs of other fragments. On the front, there are 24 lines written along the fibres; the small detached fragment bears portions of 4 lines. The upper margin measures 15 mm and the lower 20 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.