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391. Papyrus 566

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 566
Title:
Hire of Animals (P.Petr. II 25i, P.Petr. III 62a, P.Lond. III 566 descr., TM 2901)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the hire of twenty-four animals, the parties involved being eleven donkey-drivers and the financial official (oikonomos) Asclepiades; with dating clause at the beginning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 November 225 BC
Extent:

Two joining fragments of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom and right, lacking the upper right corner of the preserved portion and with some surface damage; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The beginnings of 16 lines from the top of a column remain; left and upper margins survive. A trace of ink is visible in the left margin opposite line 14. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

392. Papyrus 567(A-F)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 567(A-F)
Title:
Receipts (P.Lond. III 567(a-f), P.Petr. III 61(i), TM 7503)
Scope & Content:
Second papyrus at the bottom (P.Petr. III 61(i), TM 7503): The donkey-driver Horus acknowledges that he has received from Charmus, agent of Apollonius, financial official of the Arsinoite nome, bread and money for other donkey-drivers. A-D, F: Five other similar receipts for payments of necessi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
227-226 BC
Extent:

Six fragments of varying size extracted from mummy cartonnage, mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, slightly damaged on the left; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 10 lines, the back is blank.

Second papyrus at the top (B): Light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, damaged along the right edge; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 9 lines, with traces of another line at the bottom; the back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (C): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right, with surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears the ends of 6 lines, the back is blank.

Lower left papyrus (D): Long and narrow papyrus sheet, with some surface damage and plaster residue; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 10 lines followed by some blank space and another 6 lines in another hand. The back is blank.

Second papyrus at the bottom (E): Light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on the left; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 15 lines, with blank space between lines 3 and 4. The back is blank.

Lower right papyrus (F): Light-brown papyrus sheet, with plaster residue; imperfect on the right and at the top. Written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 18 lines; the back is blank.

393. Papyrus 569

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 569
Title:
Petition about a Theft (P.Petr. II 32(1), P.Petr. III 36d, P.Lond. III 569 descr., TM 7436)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Dorotheus, upper-level financial official (epimeletes), from the tanner Petosiris, who accuses a certain Dionysius to have entered his house and carried off his clothes, pillows, wool, cups, tools and more, for a value of 2600 drachmas. Petosiris asks that Dionysius be summoned and r...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 September 197 BC
Extent:

Two halves of a papyrus sheet reused for mummy cartonnage, with no loss in between, with holes and surface damage throughout; written on both sides. On the front there is one column of 32 lines along the fibres; the text continues on the back, with 8 lines written across the fibres and, in the other fragment, 3 lines written across the fibres in reverse direction. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

394. Papyrus 570

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 570
Title:
Petitions and Official Correspondence (Petr. II 32(2a), P.Petr. II 32(g), TM 7427, 7699, 7700)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 7427, 7699): Two petition for redress following acts of violence, dated 18 November and 5 December 217 BC respectively. In the first, a watchman who had been set to guard has been assaulted by a certain Ptolemy and his friends. Verso (TM 7700): Copies of the official correspondence o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
217 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet extracted from mummy cartonnage, with surface damage and plaster residue in places; written on both sides. The front bears two columns written along the fibres one under the other, after some blank space. The back contains one column running across the fibres, written the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

395. Papyrus 571

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 571
Title:
Account of Household Expenses (P.Petr. II 33a, P.Petr. III 143, P.Lond. III 571 descr., TM 7609)
Scope & Content:
Account of expenses of a household, with entries and amounts stated in drachmas and obols for the months of Athyr and Choiak. Among the expenses are those for rent, workers, animals, loaves of bread which have been sent, and tools. An account of wheat follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and few holes; damaged at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of two columns survive. The first comprises 36 lines, well preserved, and the second 20 lines, broken off to the right. Upper and left margins survive. A sheet-join partly survives in the left margin, running along the height of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

396. Papyrus 572

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 572
Title:
Account (P.Petr. II 34b, P.Petr. III 127ro, P.Lond. III 572ro. descr., TM 7595), and Report on Land (P.Petr. III 127 vo. descr., P.Lond. III 572 vo. descr., TM 4409)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Petr. II 34b, P.Petr. III 127ro, P.Lond. III 572ro. descr., TM 7595): Fragmentary account of unguents with quantities and prices. Oils and perfumes are obtained from various plants, such as rose, palm, fenugreek, myrtle. The detached fragment bears names of the same perfumes as found in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragment of papyrus and detached scrap, reused as mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue, especially on the back; broken off at the sides; written on both sides. The front bears portions of two columns written along the fibres; a sheet-join runs from top to bottom in the left edge. The detached fragment has the beginnings of 8 lines and a trace of another line at the top. On the back there is one column written across the fibres, covered with plaster. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

397. Papyrus 573

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 573
Title:
Register of Cavalry Horses and Account (P.Petr. II 35, P.Petr. III 54., TM 7486, 7720)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a register of cavalry horses, recording their owners and description. With reference to the sixth and seventh years of Ptolemy III Euergetes (242-241 BC and 241-240 BC). The other side bears portions of an account.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
242-240 BC
Extent:

Papyrus fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage, housed in three glass frames named Papyrus 573(1), Papyrus 573(2) and Papyrus 573(3); written on both sides, along and across the fibres. Traces of plaster or painted decoration are still visible in places.

398. Papyrus 574(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 574(A)
Title:
Report on Irrigation (P.Petrie Kleon 120, P.Petr. II 36(1), P.Petr. III 45(1), P.Lond. III 576a descr., TM 7453)
Scope & Content:
Report of Imouthes, supplying measurements (length, breadth and depth) of trenches excavated in various farms for irrigation; with total.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 May 241 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, mutilated at the bottom and lacking most of the left margin (front); writing runs along the fibres on the front; two columns of varying length remain, the first having 31 lines and the second 5 lines. Margins are partly preserved. A sheet-join runs along the height of the papyrus in the right-hand edge. The back bears remains of the mummy decoration. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

399. Papyrus 574(B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 574(B)
Title:
Report on Irrigation (P.Petrie Kleon 121, P.Petr. II 36(2), P.Petr. III 45(2), P.Lond. III 574b descr., TM 7454)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a report on irrigation works conducted over two days, with totals of earth removed each day and total for the month; the rate follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-236 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a mid-brown papyrus from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres; portions of 11 lines remain. A modern annotation refers to the mummy from which the papyrus derives. The fragment is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

400. Papyrus 575

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 575
Title:
Register of Correspondence (P.Petrie Kleon 88, P.Petr. II 37, P.Petr. III 44(2), P.Lond. III 575 descr., TM 7450)
Scope & Content:
Register of outgoing letters concerning irrigation. Recto Column 1, lines 1-6: Order to supply materials, as the water is rising. Lines 7-end: Report on the gates that had been opened and are in operation, and order to write to the guard of the dyke. Column 2, lines 1-13: Fragmentary letter,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
242-241 BC
Extent:

Papyrus fragment with detached scrap from mummy cartonnage, with traces of plaster in places; lacking part of the top and bottom; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. Each side bears portions of 4 columns; three sheet-joins run along the height of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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