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991. Papyrus 2981

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2981
Title:
Receipt for Rent (P.Hib. II 209, TM 2833)
Scope & Content:
Lysicrates, decurion of the troop of Zoilus, acknowledges receipt of 750 artabas of olyra and some fodder as a rent of his holding paid by Demetrius, son of Ptolemaeus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
June-July 263 BC
Extent:
Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet with five detached scraps at the bottom, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 12 lines written along the fibres, overall complete, and 12 additional lines, of which only traces survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

992. Papyrus 2048

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2048
Title:
Plato, Phaedrus (P.Oxy. VII 1017, P.Lond.Lit. 147, TM 62618, LDAB 3803, MP3 1401)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus roll with portions of Plato’s Phaedrus. Papyrus 2048(1) Column 1: Two letters only; Column 2: Phaedrus 238c-238d; Column 3: Phaedrus 238e-239a; Column 4: Phaedrus 239a-239c, with marginal annotations; Column 5: Phaedrus 239c-239e, with marginal annotations; Column 6: Phaedrus 239...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, housed in three glass frames named Papyrus 2048(1), Papyrus 2048(2), and Papyrus 2048(3). The fragments housed in the second and third frames are mounted on cardboard, their back side being blank. The back of Papyrus 2048(1) bears few traces of ink. Each sheet forming the roll was between 170 and at least 215 mm wide.

The fragments bear portions of 18 columns written parallel to the fibres on the front, with a gap of 11 columns after column 7; each column measures 245 x 65, and has an average of 33-35 lines; each line contains approximately 18 letters; the intercolumn measures c. 20 mm. The entire roll would have had 133/134 columns.

Unplaced fragments, labelled as a-z, are housed in Papyus 2048(3).

993. Papyrus 2054

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2054
Title:
Cercidas, Meliambi (P.Oxy. VIII 1082, P.Lond.Lit. 59, TM 59437, LDAB 536, MP3 237)
Scope & Content:
Cercidas’ Meliambi, with end-title (Papyrus 2054(2), fragment 4), and marginal annotations (including variants).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Seventy-seven fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, mounted on cardboard in three glass frames named Papyrus 2054(1), Papyrus 2054(2), and Papyrus 2054(3). The fragments are numbered from 1 to 69, and from 1* to 9*. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank, with portions of 14 columns and additional small fragments. Each column has 21-23 lines on average. The black is blank.

994. Papyrus 51(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 51(A)
Title:
Fragment of a Petition (UPZ II 152, P.Lond. I 51(a), TM 3553)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a petition to the King from the priests (pastophoroi) of the god Amenophis, who are apparently being wronged by a police officer (phylakites); reference to rent is made; with further writing on the left margin and on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Left-hand portion of medium-brown papyrus sheet, bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there survives the left-hand portion of one column of text, running along the fibres; the upper and left margins are generous; at the bottom of the left margin there are the beginnings of 9 lines, which may not belong to the same text. A sheet-join runs along the left edge. On the back, there are portions of 6 lines running across the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

995. Papyrus 637

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 637
Title:
Note on a Payment (P.Grenf. I 41, P.Lond. III 637 descr., TM 265)
Scope & Content:
Short letter to an unnamed recipient from Peteuris, who states that he will pay fifteen talents as a reward.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Small papyrus sheet, complete, with minor surface damage in places; writing runs across the fibres on the front; the back has a dark spot. The front bears six complete lines; all margins are extant. A sheet-join running along the width of the sheet is visible at 10-20 mm from the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

996. Papyrus 1778

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1778
Title:
Account and History of Alexander (P.Lond.Lit. 115, TM 63117, LDAB 4321, MP3 2200)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Fragment of an account, unpublished. Verso: Fragment of a prose literary work on Alexander the Great, mentioning his general Craterus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:

Fragment from a medium-brown papyrus, complete at the bottom and right (front); written on both sides. The front contains portions of 4 lines from the foot of a column, written along the fibres. The back bears 7 imperfect lines from the foot of a column written across the fibres; the lower margin is extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

997. Papyrus 2047

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2047
Title:
Genesis 2, 3 (P.Oxy. VII 1007, P.Lond.Lit. 199, TM 61956, LDAB 3113)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a leaf of a parchment codex, presumably containing the whole book of the Genesis. Whether it has a Jewish (cf. Tetragrammaton: double yod with horizontal stroke through it) or Christian origin has been debated. Recto Column 1: Genesis 2:7-9. Column 2: Genesis 2:16-18. Verso Colu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a leaf from a parchment codex, with writing on both sides. Each side bears portions of two columns; each column would have had 25 lines, for a height of 165 mm. The intecolumn survives. The fragment is housed in a glass frame.

998. Papyrus 2347(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2347(A-C)
Title:
Letters from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2085-6, 2063; TM 1646-7, 1625)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Lond. VII 2085, TM 1646): Portion of a letter, of which little remains; the names of the correspondents are lost. B (P.Lond. VII 2086, TM 1647): Portion of a letter, of which little remains; the names of the correspondents are lost; with reference to Iope (in Palestina). Possibly dated to ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Four fragments, two of which belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left and broken off on all other sides; with writing on one side, the back is blank; on the front, there are the beginnings of 6 lines and a small trace of the seventh line, written along the fibres; the left margin survives.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom, broken off on all other sides and damaged by insect-holes throughout; bearing writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are portions of 9 lines written along the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; the lower margin survives and measures 40 mm.

C: Two fragments that do not join from a light-brown papyrus of poor quality; complete at the top and outer sides; written on one side across the fibres, the back is blank; on the front there are portions of 10 lines, but the central portion is lost. Margins survive.

999. Papyrus 3081

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3081
Title:
Receipt for Tax on Property Transfer (P.Lond. VII 2189, SB VI 9599, TM 2459)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for payment of the tax on property transfer made by a man whose name is damaged, on account of a house that had been formerly registered by the taxpayer.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 December 210 BC (?)
Extent:
One medium-brown papyrus sheet and three papyrus fragments, broken off on all sides; bearing writing on one side with the exception of the lower left, which is a fragment of another papyrus, light-brown, and has portions of 3 lines written across the fibres on the back. On the front, the largest fragment preserves 14 lines written along the fibres; the two smaller fragments at the bottom right bear the beginnings of two lines and one line respectively, running along the fibres; the bottom left fragment has few letters from two lines, written along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1000. Papyrus 113 (3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (3)
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. I 113.3, TM 41020)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a sixth-century lease of land from a certain Valentinus to Aurelius Elias, son of Hellas, for an indefinite time; the landowner will receive three-fourths of the produce and five-sixths of the hay, but will have to supply the seed and animals and will be responsible for cutting the hay...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Two fragments from a papyrus roll, each of which has been broken in two; broken at the top, bottom, and lacking the left-hand side; written on one side and housed in one glass case.

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