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11. Papyrus 2490

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2490
Title:
Summons (TM 942810)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an order, presumably addressed to the chief of police (archephodus) of an Arsinoite village, to send up a certain Ammonilla and someone else, being accused by Pacysis. With large crosses at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Right-hand portion of a papyrus slip, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the ends of 3 lines, with at least two-third lost to the left. Upper (19 mm), lower (16 mm) and right margins are extant. A sheet-join runs horizontally at 13 mm from the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

12. Papyrus 3097

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3097
Title:
Miscellaneous fragments
Scope & Content:
1: Unidentified document. 2: Unidentified document. 3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14: Unidentified document referring to Epeiph 25, a certain Demetrios, a certain Harpchemis, a sale and immovable property. Frr. 13-14 in Demotic. 15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22: Petition by anonymous person to Asklepiades...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century-2nd century BC
Extent:

Twenty-two papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage (traces of plaster), housed in the same glass frame

1: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres), with left margin partly extant.

2: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (1 line along the fibres).

3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14: Twelve fragments probably belonging to the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (6+2+2+1+1+1+1+1+1+1 lines along the fibres), with right margin partly extant. Only the upper papyrus layer of these fragments is preserved (with the exception of 6, which still has two layers). 14 has the wrong side up in the frame.

15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22: Eight fragments of the same largely complete papyrus, written on both sides (24 lines along the fibres on recto, 5 lines against the fibres on verso), with all margins partly extant.

13. Egerton Papyrus 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Papyrus 15
Title:
Summons (TM 942812)
Scope & Content:
Order from the night-strategi (nyktostrategoi) to some officials (comarchs and demosioi) of the village of Adaiou, in the Oxyrhynchite nome. to 'come up' with a man sent by them. The names of three men follow, whose appearance is apparently demanded.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with some surface damage, especially along the folds; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 5 complete lines; all margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

14. Papyrus 2132

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2132
Title:
Letter from Hermanoubas(?) (under publication; TM 832444)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Hermanoubas(?), concerning the production or acquisition of textiles. The verso contains remnants of an address.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-3rd century
Extent:
1 single sheet of papyrus, complete on the middle of the left side and the right side; writing is along the fibres. The verso contains the remnants of an address written along the fibres. A small fragment probably belonging to the document is visible on the lower left side. Mounted in glass.

15. Papyrus 2118

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2118
Title:
Tax Receipt (?) (under publication; TM 832447)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a text starting with a dating formula for the Emperor Antoninus Pius. The traces of the following line seem to suggest that text was a receipt.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9 September 140
Extent:

Fragment of a sheet of papyrus, broken off at the bottom and written on one side along the fibers. The sheet was folded vertically twice and suffers from damage in the middle due to the horizontal fold. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

16. Papyrus 3111

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3111
Title:
Private Letter (P.Michael. 39, TM 33541)
Scope & Content:
Private letter concerned with various matters, including the poor health of the recipient’s mother, who may be at the point of death. The sender asks that someone be sent, as the recipient has left. With endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century (?)
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete but imperfect at the lower edge and partly on the sides; writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 20 lines written along the fibres; margins are minimal. On the back, there is one broken line written across the fibres at the top of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

17. Papyrus 1903

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1903
Title:
Summons (TM 942811)
Scope & Content:
Order to the chief of police (archephodus) and the notables (euschemones) of the village of Herakleia to send up two men, accused by another man. With line-filler at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet of fair quality, complete, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 4 complete lines, and traces of another line at the top; the upper margin measures 27 mm, the lower 66 mm; the left ranges between 27 and 35 mm, as lines 2-4 are slightly indented. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

18. Papyrus 3086

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3086
Title:
Miscellaneous Fragments
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts: 1: Unidentified document. 2: Unidentified document with physical descriptions. 3: Unidentified document. 4: Unidentified document referring to a certain Nikandros. 5: Unidentified document referring to a certain Hakoes. 6: Unidentified document. 7: Unidentified docume...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century-2nd century BC
Extent:

Twenty-nine papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage (traces of plaster) and five papyrus fragments apparently from other context (13+14+15+16+17), housed in the same glass frame:

1: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (7 lines along the fibres).

2: Fragment of papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres).

3: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

4: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), with right margin partly extant.

5: Fragment of a papyrus, written on both sides (8 lines along the fibres on recto, 2 lines against the fibres on verso).

6: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

7: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres).

8: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres), with right margin partly extant.

9: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres).

10: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres).

11: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

12: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), with lower and possibly left margin partly extant.

13+14+15+16+17: Five fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on both sides (5+4+4+4 lines along the fibres on recto, 2 lines against the fibres on verso), with upper and left margin (recto) partly extant.

18: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (4 lines along the fibres).

19: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (6 lines along the fibres).

20: Fragment of a papyrus, apparently sticking to 19, written on at least one side (1 line along the fibres).

21: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres).

22: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), possibly with right margin partly extant.

23: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres).

24+25: Two fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (6+3 lines along the fibres), with left margin partly extant.

26: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), with left margin partly extant.

27: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (3 lines along the fibres).

28: Fragment of a papyrus, written on one side (2 lines along the fibres), possibly with right margin partly extant.

29+30+31+32+33: Five fragments of the same incomplete papyrus, written on one side (9+4+3+1 lines along the fibres), with left and possibly right margin partly extant.

34: Fragment of a papyrus, written on both sides (5 lines along the fibres on recto, 7 lines against the fibres on verso), with left margin (recto) partly extant.

19. Papyrus 1128

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1128
Title:
Miscellaneous Texts (TM 22798, 25987, 25988)
Scope & Content:
Lower left papyrus (B) (SB XXVI 16735, TM 22798): Fragmentary contract for the sale of a male donkey at the price of 1300 drachmas; dated 217-267. Other papyri (A, C): Fragmentary documents, unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-4th century
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments not belonging together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom and on the right, broken off on the other sides; with some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the right-hand portion of a column; the lower margin survives, no margin was left to the right. The back is blank.

Lower left papyrus (B): Upper right fragment from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 11 lines from the top of a column; the upper margin measures 23 mm. No margin was left to the right. The back is blank.

Right papyrus (C): Light-brown papyrus strip, of darker colour in places, complete at the top and bottom and broken off on the sides; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank.

20. Papyrus 1650

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1650
Title:
Receipt (P.Lond. V 1701, TM 19717)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Flavius Theodorus to Aurelius Heraclius, wine dealer, for a sum of money paid by various men, debtors of Heraclius, on account of wine owed. With subscription of Ariston, son of Phoebammon, acting on behalf of Theodorus, and notarial subscription at the end; the endorsement is on the b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 September 510, 525 or 540
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, darker on the left-hand side; damaged at the top and lacking the upper right corner, but otherwise well preserved; written on both sides. On the front, there are 14 lines against the fibres; margins are minimal. The back bears one line running along the fibres, written at the top and lacking the beginning. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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