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1091. Papyrus 2243

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2243
Title:
Contract of Loan (P.Lond. VII 1986, SB X 10251, TM 1548)
Scope & Content:
Contract for a loan of 100 drachmae between a woman called Nea, acting with her guardian, and Echedemus, repayable on demand but with no interest. The six witnesses are listed at the end. The Macedonian calendar is used for the dating. On the back there are the names of the parties and witnesses.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 September 252 BCE
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, with top and bottom margins extant but imperfect on both sides. Writing is along the fibres on the recto; faded traces of three lines written across the fibres are visible on the back. Mounted in one glass case.

1092. Papyrus 2315

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2315
Title:
Business Letter from the Zenon Archive (P.Lond. VII 2054, TM 1616)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from Techestheus, who offers to supply gravel for the works around Memphis and stones for the wine-vat, to be cut from the same quarry as before. A postscript follows concerning the water Zenon intends to bring into the village. The docket is on the back. Papyrus 2384(B) has be...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet with three detached fragments (including Papyrus 2384(B), darker by patches, lacking most of the right-hand side; written on both sides. The front bears 22 lines running along the fibres, most of which lack the end; the detached fragments provide the ends for lines 1-7; upper and lower margins are ample. Vertical folds are visible. On the back, there is a word broken off to the right, written across the fibres at the bottom, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1093. Papyrus 2324

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2324
Title:
Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2175, TM 2397)
Scope & Content:
Daily account of Demetrius recording the money spent for the hire of donkeys for the transport of bricks out of the 25 drachmas he had received; with docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, with two joining fragments; lacking the lower left corner, complete otherwise; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 8 lines written along the fibres, complete; margins are extant, the lower being ample. On the back, there are 2 lines written along the fibres at the bottom of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1094. Papyrus 2325

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2325
Title:
Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2176, TM 2389)
Scope & Content:
Account submitted to Zenon from Pais for expenses in lead-working, including supply of metal, wood, and necessities of the workers.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete except for a hole in the centre; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 7 lines written along the fibres; traces of ink are visible at the top; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1095. Papyrus 2327

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2327
Title:
Business Letter from the Zenon Archive (P.Lond. VII 2049, TM 1611)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Polemon, the name of the sender being lost, concerning some numbered containers, presumably used for wine; the address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, broken off at the top and bottom, but complete on the sides; with minor surface damage along the vertical folds (font); written on both sides; the front bears 12 lines, written along the fibres; side margins are minimal. On the back, there is one word running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1096. Papyrus 2457

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2457
Title:
Declaration of Pagan Sacrifice and Account (P.Oxy. XII 1464, TM 21866)
Scope & Content:
Recto: A libellus (certificate for pagan sacrifice) in which Aurelius Gaion states that, in accordance with Decius’ decree, he, his wife and their three children made the sacrifices and libations to the gods in front of the commissioners of the sacrifices at Oxyrhynchus, and tasted the offerings...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 June 250
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged to the left (front) and lacking part of its lower portion; the text runs along the fibres on the front, with upper, right and lower margins extant. On the back there are portions of 10 lines of another text, written across the fibres. Housed in a glass case.

1097. Papyrus 2489

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2489
Title:
Letter to Apa Paieous Requesting Prayers (P.Lond. VI 1917, TM 16855)
Scope & Content:
A letter addressed to Apa Paieous, head of the Meletian community in Hathor, appealing to him for the benefit of his prayers and for the circulation of the prayers throughout the monastery of Meletian anchorites as well as in the immediate neighbourhood.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
330-340
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, damaged throughout, especially at the bottom and in its right portion; writing is along the fibres on the front, and on the back there are a few faded traces of crosses. Mounted in a glass case.

1098. Papyrus 2495

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2495
Title:
Private Letter from Dorotheus to Papnuthius (P.Lond. VI 1927, TM 32660)
Scope & Content:
A private letter from Dorotheus, from the Oxyrhynchite nome, to an unnamed recipient, who should be Papnuthius, containing greetings and zealous compliments; Dorotheus also asks his correspondent whether he wants the writer to come up. Only faded traces survive of the column on the back alongsid...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Mid 4th century
Extent:

A larger fragment and two scraps from a papyrus sheet, worm-eaten in places, with much of the lower part on the left being lost. On the recto there are two columns written along the fibres; the top margin measures between 9-16 mm, the left one 33 mm and the right one between 10-23 mm. The space between the columns measures approximately 35 mm. On the verso there are faded traces of a column, written across the fibres and headed by A (= no. 1), in addition to four figures (oblong parallelograms with a single stroke through each).

1099. Papyrus 2520

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2520
Title:
Notification to the Keepers of Public Archives (P.Diog. 19, TM 10719)
Scope & Content:
Notification submitted to the keepers of the public archives (bibliophylakes) by Aurelia Copria’s guardian concerning the registration of his report on the management of the minor’s property in the public archives; the guardian has the receipt; with signature of the scribe of the keepers of the a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
226
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, imperfect at the bottom, complete on the other sides; with minor abrasion near the centre; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 13 lines written across the fibres; upper, left and right margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1100. Papyrus 2669

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2669
Title:
List from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2145, TM 1705)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a list of names of individuals in the dative, to whom some supplies were presumably issued.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-258 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and broken off at the bottom and on the sides; bearing writing on one side. On the front, there are 10 lines written along the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; the upper margin survives. A sheet-join runs down the centre of the papyrus. On the back, some dark spots are visible along the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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