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181. Papyrus 1873(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1873(2)
Title:
Portions from Iliad II 364-462
Scope & Content:
Portion of a roll containing Homer’s Iliad II 364-395, 398-430, 435-462, with stichometric annotation (delta = 400) and the letter pi (=poietes, poet). On the back, a word is visible, perhaps the beginning of a verse.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1-87
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus roll, abraded in places; written along the fibres on one side, with one word written across the fibres on the back. Portions of three columns are preserved on the front, alongside the upper margin. Housed in a glass frame.

182. Papyrus 1873(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1873(3)
Title:
Portions from Iliad II 466-559
Scope & Content:
Portion of a roll containing Homer’s Iliad II 466-494, 498-526, 529-559, with an additional line inserted after line 498.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1-87
Extent:

Portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll, abraded in places; written along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Portions of three columns are preserved alongside the upper margin. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

183. Papyrus 1873(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1873(4)
Title:
Portions from Iliad II 562-660
Scope & Content:
Portion of a roll containing Homer’s Iliad II 562-592, 597-625, 630-660, with omission of lines 586-587 and 657. The back bears Iliad 1 1-2.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1-87
Extent:

Portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll, broken off at the bottom and damaged at the top and in the centre along the width; written along the fibres on the front, with portions of three columns and the upper margin surviving. The back is mostly blank, with the exception of three lines running across the fibres at the bottom in the centre. Housed in a glass frame.

184. Papyrus 1873(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1873(5)
Title:
Portions from Iliad II 663-760
Scope & Content:
Portion of a roll containing Homer’s Iliad II 663-691, 696-726, 730-760, with an additional line after line 683 and omission of line 687. Traces of writing are visible on the back, perhaps a name (Epagathos).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1-87
Extent:

Portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll, broken off at the bottom and damaged at the top and along the centre; written along the fibres on the front, with portions of three columns and the upper margin surviving. The back is mostly blank, with the exception of some traces running across the fibres at the bottom left and a stroke in the centre. Housed in a glass frame.

185. Papyrus 1873(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1873(6)
Title:
Portions from Iliad II 803-875
Scope & Content:
Portion of a roll containing Homer’s Iliad II 803-830, 838-875 (lines 818-819, 822, 825-826, 828-829 in lacuna), with omission of line 839. The back of the smaller fragments bear cursive writing (document or verses?).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1-87
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus roll, abraded in places; written along the fibres on the front; portions of two columns survive, the first of which is very fragmentary, alongside the upper margin. The largest fragment is blank on the back, while the two smaller fragments bear portions of a few lines running across the fibres on the back. Housed in a glass frame.

186. Papyrus 1873(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1873(7)
Title:
End-title, prose introduction to the Iliad, further verses and lease of land
Scope & Content:
Portion of a roll containing the end-title, a prose introduction to the Iliad, Iliad I 1-2 and further lines from the Iliad, with stichometric annotations. Unplaced fragments are on the right. Two lines are visible on the back, perhaps a stichometric annotation; another text is written upside ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1-87
Extent:

Larger portion and several detached scraps from a medium-brown papyrus roll, written on both sides. The front of the largest fragment preserves three columns parallel to the fibres, with remains of writing on the back, written across the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The small fragments bear a few traces of writing on the front, and one of them displays a letter on the back. Housed in a glass frame.

187. Papyrus 1900

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1900
Title:
Receipt for tax payments (TM 981668)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Theon and other grain-collectors (sitologoi) of Tebtynis, recording a payment in kind made to the credit of Pasis, son of Theon, for dues on public land.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 June 185
Extent:
Tall and narrow papyrus sheet, left blank for almost two thirds of the sheet. Lower margin measures 135 mm, upper and right margins are slightly irregular but the text is complete. Written along the fibres on one side only. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard and housed in a glass frame.

188. Papyrus 1918

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1918
Title:
Sale of a house and annexed documents (SB XXII 15472, TM 43198)
Scope & Content:
Left-hand side of 'pasted roll' (tomos synkollesimos), preserving a copy of the contract of the sale of a house and appurtenances located in Soknopaiou Nesos, bought at the price of 600 silver drachmas. The seller is Taharpagathes, daughter of Tesenouphis, priestess of Soknopaiou Nesos, acting wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 November 134
Extent:
Left-hand side portion of a ‘pasted roll’ (tomos synkollesimos), made of three papyrus sheets pasted together, with detached scrap on the left; the writing runs on one side. On the front, there are 70 lines written in one column along the fibres. The back bears no writing, but there are traces of red ink. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

189. Papyrus 1921

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1921
Title:
Poll-tax receipt (TM 981762)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued to Theon, son of Sarapion, of the quarter of Thesmophorion in Arsinoe acknowledging his payment of twenty drachmas and ten bronze obols on account of the poll tax (laographia) of the preceding year.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
0180
Extent:
Fragmentary papyrus sheet riddled with insect holes bearing surface damage. Written on one side along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard and housed in a glass frame.

190. Papyrus 1979

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1979
Title:
Tax receipt (TM 981653)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for payments in kind made to the directors of the granary of Tebtunys (sitologoi) on account of taxes on catoecic land at Tebtunys by Heracleia daughter of Hermes. The other side bears traces of writing, possibly unrelated to the text.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 July 133
Extent:
Long, narrow papyrus sheet, probably the height of the source roll, displaying insect holes along the folds. Written on both sides. One one side, 10 lines written along the fibres; on the other side traces of writing, badly abraded. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.