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1141. Papyrus 1682

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1682
Title:
Acknowledgment of Debt for Rent (P.Lond. V 1766, TM 19758)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Colluthus, son of Cyriacus, of Nagogis, acknowledges the debt he owes to Flavius Georgius, son of the late Silvanus, as oustanding rent for the land he is leasing from him, and undertakes to pay the sum in Epeiph; with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 January 559 (?)
Extent:

Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, darknened and abraded in places, and with a gap at the top (front); written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line. On the front there are 14 lines from the top of a column; upper and right margins are minimal, the left is irregular. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1142. Papyrus 1684

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1684
Title:
Lease of a House (P.Lond. V 1768, TM 36939)
Scope & Content:
Lease of a house property located in Hermopolis, in the Quarter of the Western Citadel, provided with two exedrae, one external, facing north, and one, internal, facing east, a vaulted room in the cellar and a chaff barn, at a yearly rent of six carats. There follow the subscriptions of the lesse...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, imperfect at the bottom, complete on the sides; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 26 lines written along the fibres; left and right margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs along the right edge. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres, the sheet having been rotated 90 degrees. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1143. Papyrus 1685

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1685
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1771, TM 36941)
Scope & Content:
Lease of land located in the Hermopolite nome, of the duration of more than one year; details on the rent are given. There follow the subscriptions of the lessee, written by someone else as he is illiterate, of three witnesses, and of the notary Apollos; the back bears the endorsement.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet with five detached scraps, broken off at the top, imperfect at the bottom, complete on the sides; with some surface damage; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 17 lines written along the fibres; left and right margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs along the right edge. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres, the sheet having been rotated 90 degrees. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1144. Papyrus 1687(a-b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1687(a-b)
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. V 1739, TM 38843) and Order for Payment (P.Lond. V 1805, TM 35260) and Fragment of a Letter (TM 39666)
Scope & Content:
Top papyrus (Papyrus 1687a, P.Lond. V 1739, TM 38843, TM 39666): A seventh- or eighth-century receipt for land-tax (δημόσια) and poll-tax (διάγραφον) of the fourth indiction issued to Abba Iustus, the notary. The text is signed by Taurinus and Severus. On the other side there are two fragmentary...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-8th century
Extent:

Two papyri of different size not belonging together and housed in one glass case.

Top papyrus (Papyrus 1687a): Small papyrus sheet, written on both sides.

Bottom papyrus (Papyrus 1687b): Papyrus sheet, with a few gaps throughout; writing is on one side across the fibres.

1145. Papyrus 1688

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1688
Title:
Acknowledgment of Debt (P.Lond. V 1773, TM 19762)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of an acknowledgment of a debt amounting to fifty thousand talents for the price of one hundred cnidia of wine. The parties are from Hermopolis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 April 454
Extent:
Light- to medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, imperfect on the left, and complete on the other sides; bearing writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are 13 lines from the top of a column, written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings; upper margin is extant, right margin minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1146. Papyrus 1689

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1689
Title:
Lease of House-Property (P.Lond. V 1872, TM 19778)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a contract for the lease of some house-property between Aurelius Georgius, son of Silvanus, the lessor, and Aurelius Pcylis son of Copreus and Anna.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 November 548
Extent:
Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, with some surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 17 lines from the top of a column; upper and side margins are extant. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1147. Papyrus 1690

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1690
Title:
Fragment of a Lease (P.Lond. V 1767, TM 19759)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a lease between Flavius Faustus, son of the late Victor, of Hermopolis, the lessor, and Aurelius Phoebammon, son of Matthaeus and Sophia, a vinedresser from the hamlet of Basileios, in the Hermopolite nome, the lessee. The lessee is vouched for by two guarantors. Details of the lease...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
561-562
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at bottom, imperfect at the top, and complete on the sides; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are eleven lines from the top of a column written along the fibres, the last being very fragmentary; left and right margins are minimal. On the back, there are the beginnings of two lines written along the fibres, with ample blank space between them. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1148. Papyrus 1691

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1691
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. V 1759, TM 36935)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging two payments in kind made by Capito Herminus through the administrator Ioannes on account of the grain-tax (embole), for a total of 116 artabas of wheat; with subscriptions of two tax officials, Anuphis and Cyriacus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Papyrus slip, torn on the sides, with holes and surface damage throughout; written on one side across the fibres, with the back blank; the front bears 4 lines; upper and lower margins are extant, the lower measuring 40 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1149. Papyrus 1692

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1692
Title:
Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1799, TM 35256)
Scope & Content:
Order from Marcellinus to Nilammon to pay 85 myriads to a worker.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century (?)
Extent:

Mid-dark-brown papyrus piece, with the fibres being horizontal and the top and vertical at the bottom; a sheet-join runs from left to right in the middle; written on one side, the back being blank. The first 3 lines run across the fibres, the fourth line, written in the lower half of the piece runs against the fibres. Margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1150. Papyrus 1693

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1693
Title:
Lease of a Vineyard (P.Lond. V 1769, TM 36940)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary lease of a vineyard including an orchard yard and olive grove.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom, and left; written on one side, the back is blank. On the front, there are ten written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. , the last being very fragmentary; the right margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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