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1161. Papyrus 2067

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2067
Title:
The Shepherd of Hermas (P.Oxy. IX 1172, P.Lond.Lit. 224, TM 59993, LDAB 1105)
Scope & Content:
Leaf of the same papyrus codex as P.Oxy. L 3526, preserving Hermas, Similitudes (51.4-10). The pages are numbered at the top.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Leaf of a medium-brown papyrus codex, another leaf of which is P.Oxy. L 3526, now in Oxford, Sackler Library. The writing runs on both sides, each side bearing one column. On the front, there are 25 lines written along the fibres, and on the back 23 lines running across the fibres. There are damages along the vertical folds; written on one side along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1162. Papyrus 2193

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2193
Title:
Lease (?) (SB VIII 9900, TM 31996) and Declaration under Oath (SB VIII 9901, TM 22925)
Scope & Content:
Left fragment (SB VIII 9900, TM 31996): Fragment of a third-century lease (?). Right fragment (SB VIII 9901, TM 22925): Copy of a declaration under oath made by Aurelia Sarapias, of Oxyrhynchus, in which she lists all the free men living in her house; a minor is also mentioned. Dated between Ja...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments of different sizes, dark-brown in places, from the same papyrus roll but containing different documents. The left fragment preserves portions of 38 lines written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; the right fragment contains parts of 36 lines written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Housed in a glass case.

1163. Papyrus 2947

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2947
Title:
Astydamas, Hector (?) and Tragic Verses (P.Hib. II 174, TM 59326, 100217, LDAB 424, 10833)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a tragedy, possibly Astydamas’s Hector, with the choral song, a monody of an unnamed male character, mentioning a prophecy of the seer Helenus, and apparently Achilles’s realization that his armour was lost to Hector. The back bears tragic trimeters, possibly from an anthology.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:
Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on both sides. On the front, the writing runs along the fibres. Fragment 1 preserves portions of two columns from the foot of the roll, with the lower margin; fragment 2 bears portions of 11 lines; fragment 3 has the beginnings of 7 lines. On the back, there are portions of two columns, tattered. The papyrus is mounted on paper in a glass frame.

1164. Papyrus 3040

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3040
Title:
Tax Register and Hypotheses of Euripides’ Plays (P.Oxy. XXVII 2457, TM 111103, 59822, LDAB 927)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 111103): Portion of a late first century tax register, unpublished. Verso (TM 59822, LDAB 927, MP3 454): Hypotheses of some of Euripides’s plays. The surviving portion preserves the summaries of Alcestis and Aeolus; another fragment now in Oxford, inventoried as 42 5B 78/J(3-4) b and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 1st century-early 2nd century
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, complete at the bottom and broken off on the other sides; written on both sides. The front bears parts from the foot of a column and traces of another column, written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant. On the back, there are portions of one column written across the fibres. The lower margin is extant. Another fragment of the same roll is now in Oxford, at the Sackler Library, inventoried as 42 5B 78/J(3-4)b. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1165. Papyrus 123

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 123
Title:
Magical Text (P.Lond. I 123, PGM (2) II 9, 30, TM 64577, LDAB 5807)
Scope & Content:
Magical text containing an invocation to the Gnostic deity Bainchoch; the first line, then repeated in line 12, is iambic. On the back there is a sketch of two figures: a baboon and a divinity (Horus or Harpocrates?) with hawk head holding an ‘ankh’ in his hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century-5th century
Extent:

A light-brown papyrus sheet, fully preserved, containing writing on one side across the fibres and a drawing on the other side; mounted in glass.

1166. Papyrus 343

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 343
Title:
Receipt for the Repayment of Part of a Loan (P.Lond. II 343, TM 19987)
Scope & Content:
Heron, son of Heron, a former municipal official (exegetes), acknowledges receipt of 200 drachmas from those that Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, owes him.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 May 188
Extent:

Complete papyrus sheet, damaged by a few holes throughout, written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The text, which occupies only half of the sheet, consists of 14 lines arranged in one column, all complete. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 107 mm. The surface is abraded in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1167. Papyrus 608

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 608
Title:
Letter concerning a Petition (P.Grenf. I 13, P.Lond. III 608 descr., TM 249)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a letter from an official to Ptolemaeus, son of Pyrrhus, concerning a petition submitted by the royal farmers. With date at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 March 152 BC or 10 March 141
Extent:

Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the left and with minor surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 6 lines lacking the beginnings; upper, right and lower margins are extant. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1168. Papyrus 618

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 618
Title:
Acknowledgment of Money Payments (P.Grenf. I 22, P.Lond. III 618 descr., TM 259)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Moschion, acknowledging two payments of 10 talents each made by Peteharsentheus for the offices of the district and village scribes, and a payment of 30 drachmas as price for 150 artabas of wheat. The total of 50 talents is given at the end. The date follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 November 118 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with minor damage in the lower portion, but otherwise well preserved. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 15 lines, the last of which is mutilated. Upper and side margins are extant. Horizontal folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1169. Papyrus 620

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 620
Title:
Fragment of a Will (P.Grenf. I 24, P.Lond. III 620 descr., TM 48347)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a will drawn up in Krokodilopolis, in the Pathyrite nome; the name of the testator is lost. The dating clause and the opening of the document survive.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
139-132 BC
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, broken off to the sides; the surviving portion is well preserved. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Parts of 9 lines lacking beginnings and ends remain. Some blank space separates line 7 from line 8. Upper and lower margins are wide. A sheet-join running across the fibres and along the height of the sheet is visible in the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1170. Papyrus 840

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 840
Title:
Receipt for Partial Payment of Rent (P.Sarap. 40, P.Lond. III 840, TM 17057)
Scope & Content:
Claudius Ion, guardian of Claudia Athenais, acknowledges that he has received 1432 silver drachmas from Eutychides, son of Sarapion, as payment for part of the rent.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 July 129
Extent:
Square-shaped papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by insect-holes, especially at the top; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 11 lines, the first two of which are fragmentary; margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in glass frame.

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