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1801. Papyrus 3022

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3022
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 258, TM 5216)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter from Theodorus, perhaps the chief of police, to Harmiysis, possibly a police guard.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 November 249 BC
Extent:

Fragment with four detached scraps a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places. On the front, there are parts of 8 lines. A few traces of ink are visible on the back. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1802. Papyrus 3023

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3023
Title:
Private Letter (P.Hib. II 259, TM 5217)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter dealing with contributions for a shared meal (eranos), of which the author acknowledges receipt; the names of the correspondents are damaged. The date is at the end. On the back, there are remains of the cartonnage painted decoration with part of a face.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 October 235 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and damaged in places; written on one side across the fibres. On the front, there are 8 lines. The back bears remains of the painted decoration, with part of a face. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1803. Papyrus 3024

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3024
Title:
Fragment of a Letter (P.Hib. II 260, TM 5218)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter from mummy cartonnage, of which little remains.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-240 BC
Extent:

Two fragments from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on one side across the fibres; the front bears parts of 2 and 3 lines. The back is covered with plaster. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1804. Papyrus 3028

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3028
Title:
Contract (P.Hib. II 264, TM 5220)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract in Demotic, followed by the Greek docket registering the deed. The Demotic text is unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 January 248 BC
Extent:

Three larger fragments and some scraps, extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres, with plaster residue in places. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1805. Papyrus 3030

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3030
Title:
Tax Account (P.Hib. II 266, TM 5222)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary account of taxes, including the tax on wool and the artisans’ tax, probably arranged by day of the month.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
around 250 BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres. The largest fragment bears portions of 16 lines, with blank space between lines 10 and 11; the other fragments preserve a few letters from a few lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1806. Papyrus 3031

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3031
Title:
Fragments from a Tax-Register (P.Hib. II 267, TM 5222)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a tax-register, listing various individuals who made purchases. Most of the fragments are unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 230 BC
Extent:

Five papyrus fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, possibly from the same roll, with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1807. Papyrus 3034

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3034
Title:
Private accounts (P.Hib. II 270, TM 5225)
Scope & Content:
Portion of private accounts, with reference to ‘sambyke’ (stringed instrument)-players and some item of calf-skin, and mentioning days in the months of Mecheir, Phamenoth and Pharmouthi. The back bears further accounts, not visible.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-240 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus with detached scrap, recovered from mummy cartonnage; written on both sides. The front bears 5 lines written along the fibres, the back 12 lines written across the fibres, not visible as the papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1808. Papyrus 3035

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3035
Title:
Private account (P.Hib. II 271, TM 5226)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage containing private accounts, presumably of a household, arranged by date and recording amounts of money spent for various items, such as wine, wheat, pigeons, fruit, vegetables, wreaths etc. Only the upper left fragment has been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 230 BC
Extent:

Four larger fragments and two detached scraps from a papyrus roll, recovered from mummy cartonnage; dark-brown, except those covered with plaster residue; writing runs along the fibres on the front; the best-preserved fragment bears 11 lines from the foot of a column. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1809. Papyrus 3037

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3037
Title:
Hercules on Oeta (P.Oxy. XXVII 2454, TM 63523, LDAB 4732, MP3 1711, TrGF II 653)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary monologue in iambic trimetres by Heracles during his last moments of life on mount Oeta. He compares his present wretchedness with his glorious past, recounting his deeds: the Nemean lion, Hydra, Antaeus, Alcyones and giants, Erymanthian boar, Thracias mares of Diomedes, Cerberus, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Fragmentary sheet from a papyrus roll written on one side along the fibres, containing portion of two columns of 30 lines each; of column 1 the ends of the lines survive, of column 2 only the beginnings. The lower margin survives to 3 cm. Housed in one glass case.

1810. Papyrus 3038

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3038
Title:
Hypotheses of Euripides’ Plays (P.Oxy. XXVII 2455, TM 59820, LDAB 925, MP3 453)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a papyrus roll containing narrative summaries (hypotheses) of Euripides’ plays, including the first line and summaries of the plays in alphabetical order of their titles from the letter 'mu' to 'chi'. The plays are Medea, Melanippe Sophe, Oedipus, Orestes, Peliades, Sciron, Stheneboe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus roll, housed in six glass frames named Papyrus 3038(1), Papyrus 3038(2), Papyrus 3038(3), Papyrus 3038(4), Papyrus 3038(5), Papyrus 3038(6); written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. There are about 35 lines per column; the average column width is 90 mm; the intercolumn measures about 25 mm. Additional fragments from the same roll are now in Oxford, Sackler Library, inventoried as 102/195(e), and Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale, inventoried as P. gr. 2676 a.

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