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1001. Papyrus 392

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 392
Title:
Receipt for Tax on Land (P.Lond. II 392, TM 37004)
Scope & Content:
Alexas and Daniel, from the monastery of Leukogion, acknolwedge that they have received a payment for the tax on land from Heraclides. Written by Pecysis; with docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 March 621?
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, square-shaped, torn at the top and in the middle and with loss of fibres on the back; written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line. The front contains 10 lines; side and lower margins are preserved, the upper margin is damaged. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1002. Papyrus 475

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 475
Title:
Receipt for Payment of Grain (P.Lond. II 475, TM 28054)
Scope & Content:
Receipt addressed to the sitologoi of Bakchias by Chalesis for the payment of three artabas of wheat. Horus wrote on account of Chalesis, who was illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet of small size, complete, with slight damage along the right edge. The text is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. All margins are extant and are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1003. Papyrus 774

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 774
Title:
Receipt (P.Lond. III 774, P.Oxy. I 193, TM 22681)
Scope & Content:
Acknowledgment addressed to the heirs of Flavius Apion by Aurelius Ioannes from Tholthis in the Oxyrhynchite nome of the receipt of two large windlasses. With docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 October 582
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, written on both sides along the fibres, the back having two lines; broken off at the bottom. Number 193 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. Housed in one glass case.

1004. Papyrus 841

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 841
Title:
Certificates for Five-Day Work (P.Lond. III 841(a-b), TM 11793-11794)
Scope & Content:
Two certificates for the requisite five-day work (penthemeros) on the dykes in Soknopaiou Nesos. Left papyrus (P.Lond. III 841(a), TM 11793): Certificate issued to Stotoetis, son of Stotoetis, for the five-day work he performed on the dykes at the canal Epagathiane; with subscription at the end...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
139-160
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets, bearing writing on one side, with the back blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Pale-brown, broken off to the right, with surface damage along the vertical folds; 8 lines written along the fibres and lacking the ends; with left, upper and lower margins extant.

Right papyrus (B): Pale brown, broken off to the right; 7 lines running along the fibres and lacking the ends; with left, upper and lower margins extant.

1005. Papyrus 899

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 899
Title:
Private Letter to a Son (P.Lond. III 899, TM 29246)
Scope & Content:
A letter sent from Hermaeus to his son Areius. He informs and instructs his son about various matters, such as dyeing and financial dealings with a certain Paneros. The letter concludes with greetings to the wife of Areius and his daughter, to whom Hermaius sent twelve eggs.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

A sheet of papyrus written along the fibres on one side; left and right margins are extant, the right one being minimal, the left measuring approximately 28 mm. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1006. Papyrus 914

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 914
Title:
Receipt for Payment of Grain (P.Lond. III 914, TM 22712)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary acknowledgment by Dius and the other grain collectors (sitologi) of the payment of 15 artabas of wheat.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 June-24 July 155
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off to the right, irregularly cut and with surface damage throughout. Writing runs on one side along the fibres, and the back is blank. There are 7 lines, of which only the beginnings are preserved. The text occupies less than half of the sheet. There are some specks of ink in the bottom edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1007. Papyrus 1682

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1682
Title:
Acknowledgment of Debt for Rent (P.Lond. V 1766, TM 19758)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Colluthus, son of Cyriacus, of Nagogis, acknowledges the debt he owes to Flavius Georgius, son of the late Silvanus, as oustanding rent for the land he is leasing from him, and undertakes to pay the sum in Epeiph; with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 January 559 (?)
Extent:

Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, darknened and abraded in places, and with a gap at the top (front); written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line. On the front there are 14 lines from the top of a column; upper and right margins are minimal, the left is irregular. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1008. Papyrus 1812

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1812
Title:
Fragments of an Account (P.Lond. V 1853 descr., TM 36970)
Scope & Content:
Five miscellaneous fragments of an account, perhaps belonging to Papyri 1804, 1806 and 1809 (P.Lond. V 1846-1848).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 6th century
Extent:
5 non-contiguous papyrus fragments of various sizes, incomplete; written along the fibres; verso blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1009. Papyrus 1955

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1955
Title:
Registration of a Citizen of Antinoopolis (SB XVI 12743, TM 16283)
Scope & Content:
Certificate for Ophelas, son of Nemesion, who has registered his son Philantinoos alias Isidorus, of 25 days, as a citizen of Antinoopolis; with names of witnesses and subscription of Fabius, son of Dionysius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 October 157
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, damaged by holes throughout, especially in the middle; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 17 lines, damaged in places; margins are extant and generous. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1010. Papyrus 1984

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1984
Title:
Mime (P.Lond.Lit. 97, TM 63519, LDAB 4728, MP3 2434)
Scope & Content:
Prose mime on a quarrel, with letters in the margin indicating the characters. The back bears the name of the copyist (Heraclides) and of the library where the manuscript used for copying was held (Praxias’ library).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Two fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, darker in places and with insect-holes; written on both sides. On the front, the larger fragment contains a column of 28 lines imperfect at the end. The writing runs along the fibres; upper and lower margins survive. The smaller fragment contains few letters from 11 lines. The column height is 190 mm. On the back, there are two lines written across the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front in red ink. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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