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271. Papyrus 434

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 434
Title:
Account from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 77, SB VIII 9695, P.Lond. II 434 descr., TM 32686)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary column of an account listing names and amounts of corn. Some of the men mentioned are military. Another portion of this account is contained in Papyrus 430.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Mid 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres and containing another portion of the account partly preserved by Papyrus 430. Only the beginnings of 20 lines of a column, broken at the top and bottom, survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

272. Papyrus 435

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 435
Title:
Accounts from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 73, SB VIII 9694, TM 32684)
Scope & Content:
Accounts headed ‘exaction of barley’, arranged in two columns; each column lists names and sums stated in talents. The total for a day is given in column 2, line 18; further accounts follow. The columns are preceded by three mutilated lines which contain names.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; damaged at the left, in the upper margin and along the vertical folds. The surface is darker in the upper portion of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

273. Papyrus 436

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 436
Title:
Two ‘Penthemeros’-Certificates (SB XX 14968, TM 14909-14910)
Scope & Content:
Two 'penthemeros' (five-day)-certificates issued for the requisite five-day work on the dykes to members of the same family. Column 1: Certificate issued to Petesuchus, son of Dicranes and Tanetbes, for the five-day work performed at the canal of Hephaistion. With subscriptions at the end. Col...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 July-10 August 69
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The sheet is complete, although the surface is abraded in places and there are a few holes throughout. All margins are extant and the texts are complete. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

274. Papyrus 438

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 438
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. II 438, TM 11744)
Scope & Content:
Copy of a proposal whereby two men of Karanis, one of whom named Pasocnopaeus, intend to rent some land already sown, located near Kerkesoucha, for the current year from Hierenouphis and others. The names of the parties are mutilated.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
134-135
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with some surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front preserves 19 lines, the last 7 of which are mutilated. Upper and left margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

275. Papyrus 439

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 439
Title:
Statement of Wheat Received (P.Lond. II 439, TM 11745)
Scope & Content:
Acknowledgment of receipt of some artabas of wheat by Horion and his colleagues, collectors of grain (sitologi); dated in the reign of Commodus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged by holes throughout, especially in its left half, and with the surface abraded in places. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. All margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

276. Papyrus 443

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 443
Title:
List of Names (P.Lond. II 443, TM 28050)
Scope & Content:
A list of names followed by the number of animals (possibly camels or donkeys) in possession of each individual, with distinction between full-grown animals and foals. The total is given at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, somewhat damaged to the left, but otherwise perfect. Writing runs along the fibres on one side and the back is blank. Upper, right and lower margins are extant. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

277. Papyrus 445

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 445
Title:
Petition to the Strategus (P.Lond. II 445, TM 11747)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary petition addressed to Dionysodorus, strategus of the Arsinoite nome, from Psenatymis, farmer of Bakchias in the property of Livia and Germanicus, against some shepherds of the same village.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14-19
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and damaged along the horizontal folds; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Upper, left and right margins survive, the side margins being minimal. 25 lines remain, some of which are mutilated. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

278. Papyrus 446

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 446
Title:
List of Names (SB XXII 15490, TM 35267)
Scope & Content:
A list of names, with no heading to describe its object. The first four persons are mentioned without patronymic.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, with writing on one side along the fibres; the lower part of the sheet, measuring 140 mm, is blank. Vertical folds are visible. The upper margin measures 10 mm, the left between 15 and 20 mm. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

279. Papyrus 447

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 447
Title:
Draft of a Petition (P.Abinn. 1, P.Lond. II 447 ro. descr., TM 10014) and Hermias’ Account of Grain and Barley (P.Abinn. 78, SB VIII 9696, P.Lond. II 447 vo. descr., TM 32687)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Abinn. 1, P.Lond. II 447 ro. descr., TM 10014): Draft of a petition addressed to the emperors Constantius and Constans from Abinnaeus, who summarises his career, and focuses on the time when he conducted the refugees of the Blemyes to Constantinople, as well as on his appointment as pre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
340-342
Extent:

Papyrus roll, pale brown, broken off at the top, written on both sides. The recto bears one column of 15 lines, the verso two columns of 22 lines, complete. On the front the preserved margins are the right (40 mm), lower (45 mm) and left (40 mm). The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

280. Papyrus 448

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 448
Title:
Sale of a Storehouse and Apartment (P.Bodl. I 45, SB I 5113, TM 22584), and Declaration of Inheritance (TM 23737)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 22584): Greek contract for the sale of a storehouse and an apartment above it, inherited from the vendors’ parents, at a price of four and two thirds solidi of gold, of which the sellers acknowledge receipt. The buyers are Paamios, Jacob, Thecla; the names of the vendors are lost; date...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
610-627
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, another fragment of which is Oxford, Bodleian Library, inventoried as MS. Gr. class. c. 25 (P); broken off at the top and damaged throughout, especially along the central vertical fold; written on both sides. On the front, there are 30 lines in Greek written across the fibres; the Bodleian fragment preserves further 14 lines from the top. On the back, there are 37 lines in Coptic written along the fibres; the Bodleian fragment preserves 9 further lines from the beginning of the text. The papyrus was rolled up from bottom to top; housed in a glass frame.

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