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811. Papyrus 1072

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1072
Title:
Receipts for Rent (P.Lond. III 1072(a-d), TM 38286-9)
Scope & Content:
Receipts for rent issued by the Holy Church of Hermopolis through the administrator (pronoetes) Colluthus. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 1072(a), TM 38286): Receipt for Enoch, possibly a fruit merchant, for the payment of 22 gold carats, ½ and ¼ as rent on land. Second papyrus from top (B) (P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 7th century
Extent:

Four papyrus slips that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown, complete, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. 4 lines, complete; margins extant; back blank.

Second papyrus from top (B): Medium-brown, complete, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. 4 lines, complete; margins extant; back blank.

Third papyrus from top (C): Medium-brown, imperfect at the bottom, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. 4 lines, the last being damaged; back blank.

Lower papyrus (D): Medium-brown, complete, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. 5 lines, complete; margins extant; back blank.

812. Papyrus 1073

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1073
Title:
Letter to the Comes (P.Lond. III 1073, TM 38290)
Scope & Content:
Letter to the count (comes) Anatolius, concerned with the complaint of some farmers, bearers of the letter, who are being hindered by the neighbours. The recipient is asked to write to the village heads (protokometai). The endorsement is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus slip, complete and well preserved; with minor damage along the horizontal folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are four lines written across the fibres; all margins are extant. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

813. Papyrus 1074

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1074
Title:
Summons (SB XX 14967, P.Lond. III 1074 descr., TM 38524)
Scope & Content:
Summons addressed to the eirenarchs (peace-keeping officials) of the village of Senilais demanding the appearance of a certain Papostolos, as he has been accused.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, complete but with insect holes; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are three lines, complete, with a trace of ink at the top; margins are minimal. Horizontal folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

814. Papyrus 1075

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1075
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. III 1075, TM 39590)
Scope & Content:
A letter where the sender (a pagarch?) complains about the disrespectful behaviour of Joseph, one of his estate labourers, who had accused him of extortion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, complete, with holes and abrasion in places; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 28 lines running across the fibres; margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

815. Papyrus 1077

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1077
Title:
Metrological Tables (SB XXII 15706, P.Lond. III 1077 descr., TM 65191, LDAB 6433, MP3 2326.01)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a codex with metrological tables. Recto, column 1: Tables with measures of capacity; Recto, column 2, and verso, column 1: Accounts of metrological nature; Verso, column 2: Tables with measures of length.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Sheet (double-page) from a papyrus codex, damaged by holes, effaced, and very fragmentary, especially at the bottom; it preserves two columns on each side, written along and across the fibres respectively, with each page of the codex bearing one column. The codex is of the ‘nearly square’-type, each page measuring 292 x 225 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

816. Papyrus 1078

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1078
Title:
Private Letter (SB XX 14449, P.Lond. III 1078 descr., TM 39683)
Scope & Content:
Private letter requesting permission for a visit, mentioning letters from Babylon and the dispatch of a pair of beast’s loads. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, paler by patches, complete but with holes throughout; written on both sides. The front bears 10 lines written along the fibres, complete; margins survive. On the back there is one damaged line written along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

817. Papyrus 1080

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1080
Title:
Donation (SB XX 14104, P.Lond. III 1080 descr., TM 38424)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a donation of a plot of land located near the village of Thynis made by a man whose name is lost to a Christian lay confraternity (philoponeion).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Two fragments of varying size from a light-brown papyrus, broken off at the top, bottom and lacking most of its left-hand side. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The left fragment preserves the beginnings of 4 lines and the left margin, which measures c. 20 mm; the right fragment contains the ends of 25 lines and the right margin; a sheet-join runs along the width of the papyrus at c. 70 mm from the top. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

818. Papyrus 1081

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1081
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. III 1081, TM 22789)
Scope & Content:
Petition from an agricultural worker to a bishop, asking for help against the claims of the Arab governor, who had asked him to deliver three horses and two mules.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 7th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, lacking the lower right corner and damaged by small insect holes throughout; written on both sides. On the back, there are two lines written in the upper part of the sheet along the fibres; the front bears 14 lines running against the fibres, with lines 8-13 lacking the ends. Margins are minimal; the right is preserved up to line 7; the left is torn at the bottom. A sheet-join runs along the width in the middle of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

819. Papyrus 1083

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1083
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 1083, TM 38294)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging a money payment made by Petrus, of Hermopolis, on account of public taxes for the tenth indiction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, medium-brown, with darker patches; complete but damaged along the left edge, with minor abrasion and few small holes at the top; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 4 lines running against the fibres, complete; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

820. Papyrus 1087

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1087
Title:
List of Expenses (SB XX 14702, P.Lond. III 1087 descr., TM 38517)
Scope & Content:
List of expenses, with traces of a preceding column. On the back there are remains of an account (unpublished).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, with minor abrasion and few small insect holes in places; written on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 17 lines from one column lacking the top and the foot, with only few traces of line 17; traces of a preceding column are visible in the left margin, opposite lines 3-4. On the back, there are remains of few lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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