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

61. Papyrus 879

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 879
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 879, TM 84)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up by the notary Heliodorus recording the sale of one quarter of arura of land located near Pathryis at a price of 4,000 bronze drachmas. The seller is Patous, son of Phagonis, and the buyers Panebchounis, son of Totoes, and his wife Kobahetesis alias Maithotis; with summary of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 November 123 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll of fine quality, complete and well preserved, with a few holes along the upper edge; written on both sides. On the front, there are three columns; the first has 5 lines written across the fibres on the first sheet of the roll, which displays vertical fibres; the other two columns are wide and have 10 lines. Margins are extant and sheet-joins are visible. On the back, there is a short line written along the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame with an opening for the text on the verso.

62. Papyrus 880

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 880
Title:
Division of Property (P.Lond. III 880, TM 85)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in the office of the notary Heliodorus whereby Totoes, son of Pelaeus, divides the lands belonging to him and located in the plain of Pathyris between his children.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 March 113 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll with darker patches, damaged especially at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are two columns of 15 and 16 lines respectively. The upper margin is extant, the other margins partly survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

63. Papyrus 881

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 881
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 881, Chrest.Mitt. 153, TM 86)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in the office of the notary Sosus by his agent Hermias recording the sale of one and a quarter arura of land in the plain of Pathyris by Pmois, son of Thotortaeus, to Kobahetesis and her four sons at the price of three bronze talents; with summary of the deed (scriptura interior) in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 March 108 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus roll of fine quality, complete and well preserved. On the front, there are 3 columns; the first column has 8 lines written across the fibres, as the first sheet of the roll displays vertical fibres; the second column is wide and has 16 complete lines; the third column has 7 lines in Greek, followed by some blank space and 7 lines in Demotic. Margins are extant; sheet-joins are visible. On the back, there are dark spots and traces of ink. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

64. Papyrus 882

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 882
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 882, Chrest.Mitt. 154, TM 87)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up by Pisarchus, agent of the notary of Diospolis Parva, recording the sale of two plots of land amounting to three and a half aruras for one bronze talent. The seller is Thamounis, daughter of Patous, and the buyer Peteharsemtheus, son of Nechoutes; with summary of the deed (scriptura...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
March-April 101 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus roll, complete and well preserved, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 3 columns of 6, 14 and 7 lines respectively. Margins are extant; sheet-joins are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

65. Papyrus 883

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 883
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 883, TM 88)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in the office of the notary Hermias in Pathyris, recording the sale of a plot of land. The seller is Peteharsemtheus, son of Almaphis, and the buyer Peteharsemtheus, son of Panebchounis; with summary of the deed (scriptura interior) in column 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 January 88 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus roll of fine quality, complete and well preserved, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 2 columns of 16 and 12 lines respectively. Margins are extant; two sheet-joins are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

66. Papyrus 888

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 888
Title:
Receipt for Repayment of Loan (SB XVIII 13846, TM 89), and Loan Contract (P.Lond. II 888(b) descr., TM 5898)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (TM 89): Acknowledgment of the repayment of a loan, amounting to eight bronze talents, repaid by Panebchounis, son of Totoes, to Pmois, son of Phentemmoutis. Drawn up in Krokodilopolis, Pathyrite nome, by the notary (agoranomos) Paniscus, and dated 6 January 107 BC. The docket i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
139-107 BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments not belonging together, housed in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Medium-to-dark-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top and bottom, broken off on the sides; with holes regularly distributed along the right edge; written on both sides. The front bears the mid portions of 22 lines running along the fibres; upper and lower margins survive; on the back, there are 3 lines, written across the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

Right papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top, right and bottom, broken off on the left; written on both sides. The front bears the ends of 28 lines running along the fibres; the lower margin survives, the right and upper margins are minimal; on the back, there are portions of 2 lines, written across the fibres at the bottom, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

67. Papyrus 889

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 889
Title:
Receipt (P.Dryton 21, P.Lond. III 889a, TM 288) and Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. III 889b descr., TM 639)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (P.Dryton 21, P.Lond. III 889a, TM 288): A self-written receipt (cheirographon) of Zois alias Onchasis, who acknowledges having received 12 talents of copper from the priest Patous on behalf of Esthladas, son of Dryton. The receipt was written by a representative and issued in the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC - 1st century BC
Extent:

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

The upper fragment (A) is the top portion of a sheet, broken off at the bottom and written on both sides: the text on the recto is Greek and runs across the fibres, whereas the verso has a one-line docket in Demotic running along the fibres. On the verso, several fibres are missing.

The lower fragment (B) is the lower part of a sheet, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank.

68. Papyrus 1203

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1203
Title:
Loan of Money and Wheat (P.Lond. III 1203, TM 90)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in the office of the notary Heliodorus in Pathyris, recording the loan of money and wheat received by Totoes, son of Pelaeus, from his son Panebchounis. The loan is to be repaid in Mesore. With subscription of Areius, agent of Heliodorus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 March 113 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete but lacking part of the upper right edge and with surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres, with the back blank. There are 13 complete lines, which occupy the upper half of the sheet; the last line, written after paragraphus and some blank space, is indented. Margins survive, although the right margin is lost opposite the text. The blank space at the bottom measures 190 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

69. Papyrus 1204

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1204
Title:
Sale and Receipt for Tax on Transfer (P.Lond. III 1204, Chrest.Mitt. 152, TM 91)
Scope & Content:
Deed recording the sale of half of a house in Pathyris drawn up by Ammonius, the sellers being Taelolous and Siepmous, daughters of Totoes, and the buyer Kobaetesis, daughter of Phagonis, at the price of one talent of copper. Dated to 26 December 113 BC; with summary of the deed (scriptura inter...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
113-112 BC
Extent:

Papyrus roll, complete and well preserved, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears three columns; the first has 5 lines, the second 11 lines and the third 14 lines, the last 6 of which are indented. All margins are extant; sheet-joins from top to bottom are visible. The original clay seal is preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

70. Papyrus 1205

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1205
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Lond. III 1205, TM 92)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a contract drawn up by Hermias, agent of the notary Paniscus, in Pathyris, recording the loan of wheat given to Phagonis by Peteharsemtheus. With summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 April 99 BC
Extent:
Upper left-hand corner of a papyrus sheet, with slight damage along the top and left margins; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 5 lines from the top of a column running along the fibres and lacking the ends; line 5 is very mutilated. The left margin is minimal, the upper is generous and measures 40 mm. On the back there are 2 lines written against the fibres in the upper left corner, slightly abraded. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.