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

21. Papyrus 625

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 625
Title:
Loan of Salt (P.Dryton 29, P.Grenf. I 29, P.Lond. III 625 descr., TM 66)
Scope & Content:
A loan of 6 artabas of salt with interest included from Sennesis to Phagonis. The loan is to be returned in Choiak (mid-January), and, should the borrower fail to return it in time, he will have to pay some artabas of wheat in Phamenoth (April). The scribe is Hermias, subordinate of the notary P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 September 105 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments forming an almost complete sheet, with a small portion lacking in the lower half. Writing runs along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso, with the verso having a two-line docket. On the recto, the upper margin measures 25 mm, the left 5 mm, the right a maximum of 20 mm; the lower margin, originally of 30 mm, was then used for three Demotic lines. The papyrus was rolled horizontally from top to bottom. The damage is located along the horizontal folds. The surface is occasionally abraded. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

22. Papyrus 626

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 626
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Pates and Pachrates (SB XX 14728, C.Jud.Syr.Eg. 1, P.Grenf. I 30+P.Amh. II 39, P.Lond. III 626 descr., TM 164)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter of the commander Portis and the youths of the unit to Pates, Pachrates and the other soldiers, with reference to the strife against the inhabitans of Hermonthis, the appointment of a prostates of the god Nechtpharaus, and with some instructions. The beginning is preserved ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 June 103 BC
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, the upper part of which is in New York, at the Pierpont Morgan Library, inventoried as P. Gr. 39; damaged along the folds and bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. There are 11 lines from the foot of a column, the first two mutilated, written along the fibres. Lower and side margins are extant. The Pierpont Morgan Library papyrus preserves the first ten lines of the column, and the address on the back, written with the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

23. Papyrus 627

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 627
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Grenf. I 31, P.Lond. III 627 descr., TM 48349)
Scope & Content:
Loan of 7 1/6 artabas of wheat, drawn up in Pathyris before Hermias, representative of the notary Paniscus; the lenders are Herienouphis and his comrades, and the borrower Nechutes. Penalty applies should Nechutes fail to pay the wheat back within the agreed time.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
101-100 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, somewhat torn along the right edge and with little damage along one horizontal fold, but otherwise well preserved. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text occupies two thirds of the sheet; there are 19 lines with traces of an additional line at the top. A paragraphus and some blank space separate the last line. Side margins are minimal, and the blank space at the bottom measures 80 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

24. Papyrus 628

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 628
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Pates and Pachrates (SB XXIV 16069, SB XX 14730, C.Jud.Syr.Eg. 4, P.Grenf. I 32, P.Lond. III 628 descr., TM 161)
Scope & Content:
Letter from various military officers to various recipients, among whom are Poeris, son of Nechoutes, and presumably Pachrates, requesting the release of at least two individuals.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 April 102 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, lacking most of the upper half and broken along the folds; writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Portions of 10 lines survive; lines 1-4 are badly mutilated, with a loss of c. 70 letters to the right. The lower margin is extant; a sheet-join runs along the fibres at the bottom. A fragment in Cairo, inventoried as P.Cair. inv. 10373, preserves portions of the first 4 lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

25. Papyrus 630

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 630
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Grenf. I 34, P.Lond. III 630 descr., TM 235)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract for the sale of some land, executed in Pathyris at the office of the notary Paniscus, with date at the beginning. The names of the parties are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
102-101 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of varying size from the same papyrus sheet, with a gap of 10 letters on average between them. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Portions of 8 lines remain; the upper and lower margins at least partly survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

26. Papyrus 631

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 631
Title:
Fragment of a Letter (SB XX 14731, P.Grenf. I 35, C.Jud.Syr.Eg. 7, P.Lond. III 631 descr., TM 158)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter with reference to the delivery of the monthly amount of grain assigned to the senders. The names of the correspondents are lost; the senders are writing from Ptolemais.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 September 105 BC
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet of coarse quality, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text breaks off at the top; 9 lines survive, the last of which is indented. The right margin is minimal and irregular, the lower margin is extant, and the left margin is partly preserved. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 25 mm from the right edge. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

27. Papyrus 632

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 632
Title:
Sale of Land and Tax Receipt (P.Grenf. I 36, Chrest.Mitt. 155, P.Lond. III 632 descr., TM 1499)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the sale of some land located in the Pathyrite nome and drawn up in the office of the notary Paniscus before his representative. The buyer is Pakoibis and the seller Petosiris. The receipt for the payment of 1200 copper drachmas on account of the tax on sale is included. The banker ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
16 February 106 BC
Extent:

Fragments of varying size of a dark-brown papyrus, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of two columns survive; of the first only few letters remain. Upper and lower margin survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

28. Papyrus 633

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 633
Title:
Fragment of a Petition (P.Grenf. I 37, P.Lond. III 633 descr., TM 261)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a petition, the details of which are obscure owing to the loss of text. The official dockets containing the decision are at the end and continue on the back. Some lines were erased.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 May 108 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top (front) and lacking most of the left half; with few holes and minor damage along the folds in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back; the back was rotated 180 degrees, and has 3 lines written at the top, which are the continuation of the front; the beginning of line 2 was cancelled. The front bears 16 lines, 11 of which lack the beginnings; the last 3 lines were apparently erased. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

29. Papyrus 634

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 634
Title:
Petition on a Case of Assault (P.Grenf. I 38, P.Lond. III 634 descr.,TM 262)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Numenius, strategus and chief of the bodyguards (archisomatophylax), from Pocas, a police official, who complains about an assault of which he was the victim, perpetrated by a priest of the temple of Suchus in Krokodilopolis in the Pathyrite nome. He asks that the offender be summoned.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 September 170 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete but heavily damaged by holes located along the folds, especially in the lower half and at the top. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 21 lines, which occupy slightly more than half of the sheet. The blank space at the bottom measures 135 mm. There is a sheet-join running along the height of the sheet at c. 20 mm from the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

30. Papyrus 635

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 635
Title:
Accounts (P.Grenf. I 39, P.Lond. III 635 descr., TM 263)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Account of waggon-loads of barley for year 12 of an unnamed king. Verso: Account headed Phamenoth 5, with a list of names, among whom are dyers (column 1), and a record of the expenditures (column 2). With traces of another column to the left.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 June 193 BC, 180 BC or 12 June 169 BC
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, broken off to the right (front), damaged by holes at the bottom and in the left-hand margin; written on both sides. The front bears two columns written along the fibres; of the second, only the beginnings of the lines survive; the first column is complete. The intercolumn measures 30 mm and the left margin 50-55 mm. A sheet-join runs along the right edge. On the back, there are two columns and traces of another column to the left, written across the fibres; the first is abraded at the bottom and consists of 19 lines; the second has 5 lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.