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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Place Pelousion, meris of Themistos, Arsinoite nome, Egypt Digitised Content Yes (unavailable)

1. Papyrus 363

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 363
Title:
Fragment of a Petition (P.Lond. II 363, TM 25628)
Scope & Content:
Petition addressed to the strategus of the meris of Themistos and the meris of Polemon from Tesenouphis and Harpagathes, priests of the temple in Pelousion, who complain about the theft of one white female camel out of four. With subscriptions of the petitioners and dating clause at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c.175
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left, and damaged by insect holes throughout and abrasion in the left portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; parts of 13 lines survive, all lacking the beginnings; the right margin is nearly intact, the upper measures 30 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2. 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.

3. Papyrus 826

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 826
Title:
Loan of Seed (P.Fay. 89, Chrest.Mitt. 166, P.Lond. III 826 descr., TM 10932)
Scope & Content:
Loan of barley and vegetable seed for a period of four months, registered in the registration office of Pelusion. The borrower is Petheus, son of Patron, and the lender Acusilaus, son of Theon. Penalty applies if Petheus fails to repay the loan within the agreed time. The loan was cancelled.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 March 9
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom but well preserved as to the rest, with only few small holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 18 lines, with blank space of 125 mm between lines 5 and 6. The text was crossed out. Left and upper margins are extant, no margin was left to the right; the lower margin is lost. The modern annotation in red refers to the edition in P.Fay. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.