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461. Papyrus 653

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 653
Title:
Official Letter (P.Lond. III 653, TM 33770)
Scope & Content:
Official letter to Paulus and Papirius from Heracleius, concerning some documents that have been sent. Details are obscure owing to mutilation.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 4th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, darker in the right-hand portion, broken off at the bottom and lacking part of the right-hand half; with some surface damage in places and detached scrap. The front bears 21 lines, written along the fibres; from line 10 onwards, the ends of the lines are missing. The preserved margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

462. Papyrus 654

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 654
Title:
Sale of a Tree (P.Grenf. II 16, Chrest.Mitt. 157, P.Lond. III 654 descr., TM 59)
Scope & Content:
Contract made at Pathyris for the sale of a sycamore tree, bought by Zmenous for the price of 1 talent and 4000 drachmas. The sellers are Patous and his sister Takmeis. Patous receives the money, but penalty applies should he fail to give his sister her share within the agreed time.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 November 136 BC
Extent:

Two halves of a light-brown papyrus sheet, well preserved. On the front, writing runs across the fibres. There are 9 lines; line 7 is mutilated. All margins are extant and the blank space at the bottom measures c. 60 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

463. Papyrus 655

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 655
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Grenf. II 18, P.Lond. III 655 descr., TM 61)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in the notarial office of Pathyris, recording a three-month loan of 5600 drachmas with no interest from Thoteus to Totoes and his wife Takmeis. Penalty applies should the borrowers fail to repay the loan within the agreed time.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 October 127 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, damaged by holes especially in the left portion; otherwise well preserved. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 28 lines, the last of which is indented and separated by some blank space. All margins are extant, with the right being irregular and minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 85 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

464. Papyrus 656

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 656
Title:
Official Order to Pay (P.Grenf. II 23, Chrest.Wilck. 159, P.Lond. III 656 descr., TM 270)
Scope & Content:
Official letters concerning the order to pay 34 talents and 100 artabas of wheat to two boats hauling grain. Lines 1-8: Order to Demetrius from Hermias, who instructs him to pay 34 talents from the bank of Pathyris, and encloses previous letters. Lines 9-16: Letter of Hermonax to Hermias, orde...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 June 108 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with light-coloured patches and dark spots at the top, complete but damaged by holes. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back bearing one line with Greek and Demotic. On the front there is one column. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet at 105-110 mm from the left edge; a small strip of vertical fibres is visible in the lower half of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

465. Papyrus 657

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 657
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Grenf. II 23a, P.Lond. III 657 descr., TM 67)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in Krokodilopolis at the office of the notary Paniscus recording the sale of two plots of land for a total of three aruras and a half at the price of nine talents. The sellers are Taous, aged 48, and her two sisters, with Taous’ husband as a guardian, and the buyers are Petehar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 November 107 BC
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus roll, complete and well preserved, displaying minor damage along the vertical folds and in the left edge; writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are three columns of varying height and width; the first is of 8 short lines; the second has 11 broad lines, with lines 3-11 being indented; the third has 4 broad lines, the last written in the middle of the column. The intercolumns between columns 1 and 2 and between columns 2 and 3 measure x mm and x mm respectively. Upper, lower and right margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

466. Papyrus 658

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 658
Title:
Loan of Wine (P.Grenf. II 24, P.Lond. III 658 descr., TM 68)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in the office of the notary Paniscus at Krokodilopolis, in the Pathyrite nome, recording the loan of six jars of wine from Peteharsemtheus to Psemmenches, both of Pathyris; the wine is to be returned in Mesore, and its quality is guaranteed until 30 Athyr. Penalty applies if the co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 February 105 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, written along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The back bears a three-line docket; on the front there is a column of 27 lines, the last of which is indented and separated by some blank space and paragraphus. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 70 mm. Litlle space was left blank also between lines 3 and 4. There is a sheet-join running along the height of the sheet in the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

467. Papyrus 659

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 659
Title:
Sale Contract: Exchange of Land (P.Grenf. II 25, P.Lond. III 659 descr., TM 69)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up before Hermias in the notarial office of Pathyris, recording that 1 ¾ aruras of land in the plain of Pathyris have been given from Nechthanoupis to Peteharsemtheus and his brothers. Reference to a Demotic contract concerning a sale of land is made.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 September 103 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with only few small insect holes and minor surface damage in few places. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 26 lines, the last of which is indented and separated by paragraphus and some blank space. All margins are extant.; the blank space at the bottom measures 65 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

468. Papyrus 660

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 660
Title:
Acknowledgment of Repayment of a Loan (P.Grenf. II 26, P.Lond. III 660 descr., TM 70)
Scope & Content:
Document drawn up in the notarial office in Pathyris before Hermias, recording the repayment of a loan of money from Peteharsemtheus and his three brothers to Horus, son of Paous. Peteharsemtheus and his brothers had requested the loan on behalf of their grandmother Tareesis, who had borrowed th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 December 103 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged along the central horizontal fold and along the upper and lower edges; well preserved as to the rest. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides; the back bears two lines and displays some dark spots throughout; on the front there is one column of 26 lines; margins are extant, with the upper and lower being wide and the right irregular and minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

469. Papyrus 661

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 661
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Grenf. II 27, P.Lond. III 661 descr., TM 71)
Scope & Content:
Document drawn up before Hermias in the notarial office in Pathyris, recording the loan of 5100 drachmas from Peteharsemtheus, son of Nechutes, to Peteharsemtheus and his brother Petesuchus, sons of Panebchounis. With endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 December 103 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but with some holes in the lower portion and some minor surface damage throughout; edges are irregular. Writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back; the back has 4 lines written in the lower right margin. On the front there is one column of 27 lines, the last of which is indented and separated by paragraphus and some blank space. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

470. Papyrus 662

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 662
Title:
Sale Contract (Cession of Purchase) (P.Grenf. II 28. P.Lond. III 662 descr., TM 72)
Scope & Content:
Document drawn up by Hermias in the notarial office in Pathyris, recording the sale of the fourth part of a vineyard and the fifth part of some corn-land, from Sennesis, with her husband as a guardian, to Peteharsemtheus. Sennesis had bought the plots of land from him two years before (recorded ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 December 103 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, but with major breaks along a vertical fold and in the upper left portion. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides; on the back there are two columns of two lines each, located in the lower left part; the front bears one column of 22 lines, of which the last is indented and separated by paragraphus and some blank space. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 90 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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