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171. Papyrus 311

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 311
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Lond. II 311, Chrest.Mitt. 237, TM 11690)
Scope & Content:
A loan of money, registered in the registration office (grapheion) of Herakleia, with official stamp on the back. Thaesis, daughter of Panephremmis, of Soknopaiou Nesos, and her sons borrow 1200 drachmas from Heracleia, daughter of Dioscorus. The money is to be returned with interest and is secu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 February 149
Extent:

Incomplete papyrus sheet, broken off at the left and with five detached scraps located in the left-hand side of the frame. The sheet is damaged by holes throughout, especially along the vertical folds, with loss mostly affecting the left portion. Writing runs along the fibres on the front, with one broad column of 25 lines, the last of which is indented. The back has traces of lines written across the fibres, much defaced, and the official stamp in red. Upper and lower margins are extant; no blank space was left at the right. The surface is abraded in places. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

172. Papyrus 312

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 312
Title:
Receipt for Rent on Sheep (P.Lond. II 312, TM 11691)
Scope & Content:
A receipt issued to Panephremmis, son of Herieus, who has paid 27 drachmas, 5 obols and 6 chalchi with surcharges in Soknopaiou Nesos on account of the rent on sheep.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 March 147
Extent:

Complete papyrus sheet, slightly damaged along the vertical folds and the left edge. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 52-55 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

173. Papyrus 313

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 313
Title:
Sale of a Donkey (P.Lond. II 313, TM 11692)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a mouse-coloured female donkey for 64 drachmas in Kerkesoucha, bought by Stotoetis, son of Horus, aged 35, from Pasion, son of Phasis, aged 25. The date and place are provided at the beginning and are written in a hand different from that of the body of the document.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 April 148
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with only a few small wormholes, located especially in the lower portion of the sheet. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. All margins are extant; at the right no margin was left. The blank space at the bottom measures 84-89 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

174. Papyrus 314

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 314
Title:
Sub-lease of Public Land (P.Lond. II 314, Chrest.Mitt. 149, Chrest.Wilck. 356, TM 11693)
Scope & Content:
Contract for a one-year sub-lease of seven aruras of public land located around Bakchias. The rent of 2 artabas per arura is to be paid by Heraclides, son of Horion, to Stotoetis and Pacysis, sons of Apynchis, who had leased the land from the village of Soknopaiou Nesos.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 October 149
Extent:

Complete papyrus sheet, slightly damaged along the folding lines and with a darker stain in the middle. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; the text consists of twenty-seven lines, the last three of which are separated from the rest of the text by little blank space. All margins are extant; no margin was left at the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

175. Papyrus 315

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 315
Title:
Acknowledgment of Grain Received (P.Lond. II 315, Chrest.Wilck 357, TM 11694)
Scope & Content:
Petesuchus and the other directors of the granary (sitologoi) of Bakchias and Hephaistias acknowledge the artabas of wheat they have collected.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 June 150
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, lacking part of the left hand side and damaged along the vertical folds. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text consists of one column with 21 lines, some of which lack a few letters at the beginning. All margins are extant, although the left is damaged and the right is minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 115 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

176. Papyrus 316

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 316
Title:
Certificate for Five-Day Work (P.Lond. II 316a, TM 11695), and Tax Receipts (P.Lond. II 316b-c, TM 11696-11697)
Scope & Content:
Three receipts, one for work performed on embankments and two for payment of customs dues. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. II 316a, TM 11695): Penthemeros-certificate, certificate for the requisite five-day work on the dykes, issued to Stotoetis, son of Apynchis, and dated to 26 July 153. Lower lef...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
145-154
Extent:

Three papyrus sheets, square-shaped, written on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper papyrus (A): Complete but with damage, especially in the centre; there are 8 lines, written along the fibres. All margins are extant, the right being minimal.

Lower left papyrus (B): Complete, with few small insect holes and minor surface damage; darker along the upper edge; there are 5 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant.

Lower right papyrus (C): Lacking the lower corners and with some surface damage; there are 7 lines written across the fibres. Side and upper margins are minimal, the lower is damaged.

177. Papyrus 317

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 317
Title:
Receipt (P.Lond. II 317, Chrest.Wilck. 31, TM 19983)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a receipt acknowledging that Anubion, son of Anubion, of Memphis, has paid to Labois, son of Anubion, of Memphis, the outstanding sum for the price of a boat used to transport manure. The payment was made through the bank of Sarapion, son of Areius, former high priest in the Hadrian...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 September 156
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and lacking a few horizontal fibres in the lower portion. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket. On the front 13 lines survive, with the last two very fragmentary. Left and upper margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The surface is slightly damaged in places. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

178. Papyrus 318

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 318
Title:
Customs-House Receipt (P.Lond. II 318, TM 11698)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Castor, collector of the tax for the protection of desert routes and the transit-toll for the Prosopite and Letopolite nomes, through Claudius to Pecysis, of Soknopaiou Nesos, who has paid six drachmas for one camel.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 February 157
Extent:

Small sheet of papyrus, fully preserved, written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The surface is somewhat damaged in places; all margins are extant, the right being minimal, and the text, consisting of 10 lines, is complete. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

179. Papyrus 319

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 319
Title:
Receipt for Camel-Tax (P.Lond. II 319, TM 11699)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Pacysis, son of Horus, has paid 10 drachmas with surcharges to the tax collectors at Soknopaiou Nesou on account of the camel-tax.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 August 157
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal; the blank space at the bottom measures 115 mm. A few horizontal fibres are missing in the lower part of the sheet. The text is complete and consists of 9 lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

180. Papyrus 320

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 320
Title:
Sale of a Camel (P.Lond. II 320, Chrest.Mitt. 177, TM 11700)
Scope & Content:
Sale of one female camel of the three registered in the previous year by Satabous, son of Satabous, for 800 drachmas through the bank of Dioxenus. The purchaser, Satabous, son of Harmachis, of Soknopaiou Nesos, will register the camel.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
157-158
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes at the left and bottom; it bears writing on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The text consists of one column with 19 lines, some of which lack the beginning. Margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 93 mm; the right margin is irregular and minimal. A sheet-join runs across the fibres at approximately 30 mm from the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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