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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136

181. Papyrus 225

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 225
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Lond. II 225, TM 5889)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the loan of some artabas of wheat, drawn up in the notarial office of Hermias and Apollonius, the lender being Zenodorus. The names of the borrowers are lost. The verso bears remains of another text, defaced.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 November-9 December 118 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, bearing writing along the fibres on both sides. The text on the back is much defaced. On the front, the upper fragment contains portions of 16 lines and the lower fragment parts of 7 lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

182. Papyrus 226

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 226
Title:
Fragment of a Letter or Petition (P.Lond. II 226a, TM 78458), and Fragment of a Contract (P.Lond. II 226b, TM 78459)
Scope & Content:
Two fragments from mummy cartonnage. Upper fragment (P.Lond. II 226a, TM 78458): Fragment containing a letter or petition, of which little reminas. Lower fragment (P.Lond. II 226Bb, TM 78459): Fragment of a contract, presumably a lease.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together, from mummy cartonagge, written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper fragment (A): Broken off at the top, bottom and left and containing the ends of 7 lines with traces of another line. The right margin is irregular and minimal; no other margin survives.

Lower fragment (B): Broken off at the top, bottom and left; containing the ends of 8 lines, with traces of 2 more lines (1 at the top and 1 at the bottom); with surface damage throughout; no margin was left to the right; the other margins are lost.

183. Papyrus 227

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 227
Title:
Receipt (P.Lond. II 227a recto, TM 5890), Document (P.Lond. II 227a verso, TM 78460), and Official Letter (P.Lond. II 227b, TM 5891)
Scope & Content:
Two fragments from mummy cartonnage. Upper fragment (A) Recto (P.Lond. II 227a recto, TM 5890): Fragment of a receipt mentioning the month of Pauni of the 4th year, presumably of Ptolemy VI Philometor (July 177 BC). With subscription at the end. Verso (P.Lond. II 227a verso, TM 78460): Docume...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, from mummy cartonagge, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper fragment (A): With surface damage throughout, bearing writing on both sides along the fibres. The front is broken off at the sides, and preserves the upper and lower margins. The back contains three complete lines and in the bottom left margin one line running across the fibres, perpendicular to the other lines.

Lower fragment (B): with surface damage and writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of 7 lines survive.

184. Papyrus 229

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 229
Title:
Deed of sale of a slave boy (P. Lond. I 229), with original seals
Scope & Content:
Deed of sale (P. Lond. I 229), in Latin, whereby C. Fabullius Macer purchases a boy named Abbas or Eutyches, aged seven years, from Q. Julius Priscus. Signed by the parties and witnesses, whose seals are ranged along the top of the document. Mutilated Greek subscription.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
24 May 0166
Extent:

1 roll, writing on one side only, mounted in glass

185. Papyrus 230

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 230
Title:
Psalms and Isocrates, Ad Demonicum (P.Lond.Lit. 207, P.Lond.Lit. 255, TM 62310, LDAB 6473, MP3 1245, 2751.434)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a papyrus roll with two texts, presumably teachers’ models (Cribiore 1996; Barker 2007). Recto (P.Lond.Lit. 207): Psalms 11(12):7-14(15):4, with titles and syllabification through supralinear dots as a reading aid (against Jourdan-Hemmerdinger (1979), who suggests that the dots are m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 3rd century- mid 4th century
Extent:

Portion of a papyrus roll, pale-brown, broken off on the sides, with holes and surface damage in places; written on both sides. The front bears two columns of 37 lines each, written along the fibres; the width of the column is 130 mm; the intercolumn varies between 35 and 10 mm. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the left edge. The back contains portions of two columns of 25 and 6 lines respectively; the second column is followed by large blank space; the intercolumn measures 30-35 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

186. Papyrus 231

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 231
Title:
Letter from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 9, Chrest.Wilck. 322, P.Lond. II 231 descr., TM 16866)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Abinnaeus from Demetrius, reiterating the request to seize all natron imported in Arsinoe or elsewhere, which had been made in an earlier communication. Abinnaeus should keep guard over the natron of the treasury, detain the people whom he might catch, and inform Demetrius. With addres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet of lighter colour in the upper part, torn at the top (front) but otherwise well preserved; writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back bearing two lines. On the front there is one column of 20 lines, the first of which is mutilated. Lines 17-19 are written in the right margin, and line 20 almost in the middle of the sheet, after some blank space. Left and lower margins are extant; the right margin is minimal and the upper margin is damaged. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

187. Papyrus 232

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 232
Title:
Letter of Clematius to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 33, P.Lond. II 232, TM 10030)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Clematius to Abinnaeus, asking that Ision, officer in the troops under Abinnaeus’ command, be granted leave to attend to Clematius’ affairs, which are not better specified. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, light-brown. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a two-line docket. All margins are extant and all lines are fully preserved. Housed in a glass case.

188. Papyrus 233

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 233
Title:
Agreement from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 58, P.Lond. II 233, Chrest.Wilck. 44, FIRA III 160, TM 10049)
Scope & Content:
Agreement whereby Aurelius Eulogius, prytanis and president of the senate at Arsinoe, undertakes to repay any expenses Flavius Abinnaeus may incur while he is procuring a certificate of appointment as an exactor (epistula exactoriae) in Eulogius’ name from the imperial administration on the occa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 February 345
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. The surface is somewhat abraded in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

189. Papyrus 234

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 234
Title:
Letter of Macarius to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 3, P.Lond. II 234, Chrest.Wilck. 179, TM 10027)
Scope & Content:
A letter of Flavius Macarius, procurator of the imperial estates, to Abinnaeus, prefect of the camp at Dionysias, with instructions to send a military detachment to assist with the collection of imperial taxes as per orders from above. Should Abinnaeus refuse, the dux of Egypt will be informed. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
345-350
Extent:

Fully preserved light-brown papyrus sheet, with only the top left corner missing. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back having a one-line docket written perpendicularly to the text on the recto. Margins are extant, the bottom and right being minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

190. Papyrus 235

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 235
Title:
Report from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 29, P.Lond. II 235, TM 10026)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Abinnaeus from Eulogius, a military officer, who reports that a superintendent responsible for the collection of corn dues had been arrested and taken away because of the corn quota collected. Eulogius expects to bring him to the camp at Dionysias in two days. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, written on both sides along the fibres, the back having a one-line docket. The surface is somewhat abraded on the right-hand portion of the sheet. On the front upper, lower and left margins are extant; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

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