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1531. Papyrus 2447

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2447
Title:
Rescript of Severus and Application to a Strategus (P.Oxy. XII 1405, TM 21815)
Scope & Content:
Petition from Aemilius Stephanus, of the village of Sinkepha, to Aurelius Leonides, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, complaining about his appointment as a tax collector. He refuses the duty and cedes his property in accordance with the rescript of the emperor Severus, which is provided at th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
236-237
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, in poor condition, broken at the top and bottom and with holes throughout; writing is on one side along the fibres. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1532. Papyrus 2448

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2448
Title:
Edict of Caracalla (P.Oxy. XII 1406, TM 21816)
Scope & Content:
Edict of Caracalla, stating that any senators verbally or physically offending the prytanis (president) or any other council members is to be deprived of the rank and dishonoured.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
213-217
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, damaged to the right and with a few wormholes, especially along the vertical folds. Writing is on one side along the fibres. The left margin measures 15 mm, the lower 12 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1533. Papyrus 2449

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2449
Title:
Imperial Rescripts (P.Oxy. XII 1407, TM 31739)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Collection of imperial rescripts from different decades and issued from various places. Imperial titles are mostly preserved, but the subjects in most cases remain obscure. Column 1, lines 1-8: First rescript as an answer to a petition, from Neapolis (which Neapolis is not stated), date...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments of different size, written on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. The smaller fragment, which was joined to the larger one, was placed upside down.

The recto preserves the ends of twenty-one long lines forming a column, and the beginnings of a few lines of a second column, partly preserved by the smaller fragment. The intercolumn measures 2--30 mm and the lower margin 28 mm.

The verso was reused for another text, of which parts of 12 lines survive. The upper margin measures 30 mm.

The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1534. Papyrus 2450

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2450
Title:
Circulars on Dykes and Canals (P.Oxy. XII 1409, TM 21819)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Aurelius Harpocration, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to the decaproti of the nome, enclosing the copy of a circular written by the dioecetes Ulpius Aurelius. In view of the approaching inundation of the Nile, Ulpius Aurelius orders the building up of dykes, the cleansing of the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 April 278
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged on the right and lacking a small portion of the lower left margin; a few holes are visible throughout. The left margin measures between 20 and 23 mm, the upper 17 mm, and the lower is included between 16 and 19 mm. Writing is on one side along the fibres. The last line, written by a different hand, is in brownish ink. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1535. Papyrus 2451

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2451
Title:
Taxation-Return concerning Pastophori (P.Oxy. XII 1435, TM 21839), and Account of Village-Taxes (P.Oxy. XII 1436, TM 21840)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. XII 1435, TM 21839) Taxation-return concerning money taxes paid by pastophori (priests). The name of the pastophorus, the sums due and the dates of the payments to the bank are recorded. The second column, very fragmentary, may contain a summary. Dated to 147. Verso (P.Oxy. XII 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
147-157
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, written on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. The recto preserves two columns; the first is broken off at the bottom, and of the second only the beginnings of the lines survive, followed by blank space. The verso contains parts of four columns: of the first, only the ends of a couple of lines remain. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1536. Papyrus 2452

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2452
Title:
Receipt for Payment of Taxes (P.Oxy. XII 1442, TM 21845)
Scope & Content:
A receipt issued by Aurelius Triadelphus to Aurelia Maxima, daughter of Ammonius, who paid 36 drachmas for the ‘one drachma’-tax and the ‘two drachmas’-tax (taxes on land?).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 April 252
Extent:

Papyrus lacking the lower part of its left margin, but fully preserved as to the rest; vertical folds are visible. The upper margin measures 20 mm, the lower survives to 41 mm, the left is approximately 23 mm and the right 10 mm. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1537. Papyrus 2453

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2453
Title:
Estimate of Repairing a Public Building (P.Oxy. XII 1450, TM 21851)
Scope & Content:
An estimate perhaps addressed to the city council, made by a carpenter as to the costs of roofing, plastering and repairing a public building. The building included a room for exercises and a set of baths.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
249-250
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, lacking its left half and with a few holes in the preserved portion. The right margin is included between 10 and 15 mm, the lower measures 45 mm. Vertical folds are visible. The text runs along the fibres and the back is blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1538. Papyrus 2454

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2454
Title:
Sworn Declaration of Temple Lamp-Lighters (P.Oxy. XII 1453, TM 21854)
Scope & Content:
Copy of a declaration on oath addresseed to the superintendents of the temples, whereby four lamp-lighters, Thonis alias Patoiphis and Heraclides from the temple of Sarapis in Oxyrhynchus, and Paapis and Petosiris from the temple of Thoeris, undertake to supply oil for the daily lights burning i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30-29 BCE
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged by holes throughout and mostly mutilated in its lower portion. Writing is on one side along the fibres; mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1539. Papyrus 2455

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2455
Title:
Sworn Undertaking of an Oil-Seller (P.Oxy. XII 1455, TM 21856)
Scope & Content:
Declaration on oath addressed to Aurelius Herammon, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, by Aurelius Theodorus, an oil-seller of Oxyrhynchus, who undertakes to provide fine oil at the market-place on a daily basis. With signatures of Theodorus and his surety Aurelius Sarapammon written by Aureliu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 October 275
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged by a few wormholes throughout and broken at the bottom and top; in its upper portion the layer of horizontal fibres is mostly lost, and the vertical fibres forming the back survive occasionally. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1540. Papyrus 2456

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2456
Title:
Declaration on Oath concerning Appearance in Court (P.Oxy. XII 1456, TM 21857)
Scope & Content:
A sworn declaration from Aurelius Zoilas, of Oxyrhynchus, to Aurelius Philiarchus alias Horion, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome. Zoilas undertakes to appear before the prefect Marcus Aurelius Diogenes, when he is in Oxyrhynchus or in the nome, in order to bring an action against some comarchs...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
284-286
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and damaged to the left. Writing is on one side along the fibres. The upper margin survives to 11 mm; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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