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171. Papyrus 1755

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1755
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Scope & Content:
FRAGMENT containing a portion of a letter, apparently forming part of a literary work, perhaps an oration or romance. From Assuan. 1st cent. 4¼ in. x 5¾ in. Transferred from the Dept. of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities. Papyri: Greek. Literary and theological: 3rd cent.B.C.-5th cent. A.D. Sy...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:
1 item

172. Papyrus 1756

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1756
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Scope & Content:
RECITATION (probably in the form of a petition) of a family dispute with regard to certain payments made for the support of the parents of the parties, and a consequent claim by one of them on the inheritance. Imperfect at beginning and end, but containing 247 lines of continuous text, besides f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Modern
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
1 item

173. Papyrus 1775

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1775
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Scope & Content:
(a) FRAGMENT of a register. Late 2nd cent. On the verso a 3rd cent. account, in two HANDS 5¼ in. x 4¼ in. (b) FRAGMENT of a register.. 2nd cent. On the verso, written in rough uncials, a portion of a narrative, perhaps a report of legal proceedings. 3rd cent. 4 in. x 3¼ in.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
1 item

174. Papyrus 1786

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1786
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Scope & Content:
LEATHER BINDING of a papyrus codex, backed with papyrus containing traces of writing, apparently of the 7th cent. 6½ in.x 5 in. Bindings EGYPTIAN: Brown leather cover of papyrus codex: 7th cent.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
1 item

175. Papyrus 1824

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1824
Title:
Fragments of a New Comedy (P.Hib. I 6, P.Lond.Lit. 89, TM 65728, LDAB 6982, MP3 1666)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a new comedy extracted from mummy cartonnage.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Nineteen fragments of a papyrus roll extracted from mummy cartonnage, housed in two glass frames, named Papyrus 1824(1) and Papyrus 1824(2).

176. Papyrus 1842

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1842
Title:
Census Register, Property List (P.Oxy.Census, P.Oxy. VI 984, TM 20395, 25568) and Pindar’s Paeans (P.Oxy. V 841, P.Lond.Lit. 45, TM 62532, LDAB 3713, MP3 1361)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. Census, P.Oxy. VI 984a-c, TM 20395): Census list enumerating 63 households, usually providing details such as name, patronymic, paternal grandfather’name, mother’s name etc; the basis of the entry (‘from his declaration’); gymnasial status, if applicable; place of residence and det...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 1st century-Early 2nd century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, originally forming distinct documents which were then pasted together to provide space for a copy of Pindar’s Paeans on the back. The papyrus was also trimmed off at its lower edge and cut into sections then pasted together; strengthening strips were added on the recto. The fragments are now in 9 frames, named Papyrus 1842 (1)- Papyrus 1842 (8), with frame 6 consisting of two separate glass cases named Papyrus 1842(6 Sheet 1) and Papyrus 1842 (6 Sheet 2). Some fragments remain unplaced.

177. Papyrus 1848

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Papyrus 1848
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Scope & Content:
THREE fragments, 7th~8th centt., one in a hand very similar to those of the letters of Kurrah b. Sharik [cf. 1558-1560], perhaps from the same collection.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7th century-8th century
Extent:
1 item

178. Papyrus 1860

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1860
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Scope & Content:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of a loan of corn. 6th cent. 5¾ in. x 2¾ in.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
1 item

179. Papyrus 1861

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1861
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Scope & Content:
Recto, small portion of an accompt, 7th cent.; verso, part of a protocol of the "Byzantine" type. 11½ in. x 2½ in.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
1 item

180. Papyrus 1873(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1873(1)
Title:
Portions from Iliad II 251-345
Scope & Content:
Portion of a roll containing Homer’s Iliad II 251-254, 267-284, 296-309, 331-345, with marginal annotations. On the back, there is trace of a letter.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1-87
Extent:

Five fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus roll, written along the fibres on one side. Portions of four columns are preserved; part of the upper margin survives; back mostly blank with the exception of one letter, written across the fibres at the top. Housed in a glass frame.