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1171. Papyrus 849

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 849
Title:
Receipt for Rent of Sheep (SB XX 15076, P.Lond. III 849 descr., TM 14927)
Scope & Content:
Series of receipts issued by the presidents (hegoumenoi) of the village of Euhemeria acknowledging various payments made by a certain Orsenouphis over a period of two years for the rent of sheep (phoros probaton).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
206 or 235
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, but with holes and surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears two columns of 15 and 8 lines respectively; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1172. Papyrus 852

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 852
Title:
Private Letter (P.Sarap. 95, SB III 6297, P.Lond. III 852 descr., TM 17120)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Eutychides, one of Sarapion’s sons, to his brother Heliodorus, inquiring about his health; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
90-133
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with only few small insect holes not affecting the text; written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line, with sealing pattern; on the front there are 7 lines, complete, occupying the upper half of the sheet; the last line is indented and written after some blank space. Upper and side margins are minimal, while ample blank space was left at the bottom. Vertical folds (front) are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1173. Papyrus 906

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 906
Title:
Application for Lease of Goldsmith’s Industry (P.Lond. III 906, Chrest.Wilck. 318, TM 11808)
Scope & Content:
Offer from Gaius Longinus Priscus, dismissed from the army, and others to farm the goldsmith’s activity in Euhemeria for a period of four years at an annual rent of 264 silver drachmas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
128 (?)
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom and imperfect on the left; with some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 16 lines; vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1174. Papyrus 1040

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1040
Title:
Codicil to a Will (ZPE 156, p. 226, P.Lond. III 1040 descr., TM 38254)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary codicil to an existing will, including the request of the testator that the official certificate of his will be delivered, the statement by the notary Marcellinus confirming the delivery, and the statement of the testator about the changes to be made. Provisions are made about a debt...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and sides, with minor damage in the preserved portion; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being balnk. On the front there are 26 lines, lacking beginnings and ends. Of the first line, only few traces remain. A sheet-join runs across the fibres in the middle of the fragment. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1175. Papyrus 1050

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1050
Title:
Lease of Land (ZPE 215 (2020), pp. 268-270, P.Lond. III 1050 descr., TM 38262)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a lease of land in the form of a ‘wage-receipt’ (misthapoche), the lessor acknowledging advance receipt of the rent. The land is to be sown with flax at a rent of two solidi; the lessor undertakes agricultural works on the land, including sowing and watering it, and transporting th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 6th century-early 7th century
Extent:

Lower portion of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, somewhat torn in the lower margin too; with some surface damage throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There remain 16 lines from the foot of a column, with only few traces of the first line; side margins are minimal, and the lower is damaged. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1176. Papyrus 1428

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1428
Title:
Accounts from the Archive of Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1415, TM 39748)
Scope & Content:
On the front, account of expenses listing items, their quantities and corresponding prices. The articles include sheep, birds, oil, wine, vinegar. On the back, there is a short account recording the amounts of wheat due for the grain tax of the village of Aphrodito for the fifth indiction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, otherwise well preserved; written on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 12 lines; upper, lower and right margins are extant; on the back, there are 5 lines, with ample blank space at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1177. Papyrus 1434(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1434(A)
Title:
List of Names from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1455, TM 39771)
Scope & Content:
Fragment containing a list of names (sailors or labourers), arranged in three columns after the heading; with notarial subscription at the end. The document was the conclusion of a Coptic contract of surety.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at the top and on the right and complete on the other sides; written on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are two lines as heading, followed by three narrow and short columns; traces of another line are visible at the top. The text runs across the fibres. Left and lower margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1178. Papyrus 1434(B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1434(B)
Title:
List of Names from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1453, TM 39769)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a register listing individuals from various places; the other side of one of the fragments gives a total. Fragments in Vienna, published as CPR XXII 56 and 59, may be further fragments of the same register.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:

Three fragments of a papyrus codex, broken off at the top and on the right and complete on the other sides; two of the fragments are written on one side across the fibres, the other side being blank. The largest fragment bears portions of two columns, the others portions of one column. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

1179. Papyrus 1446

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1446
Title:
Account from the Archive of Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1450, TM 19889)
Scope & Content:
Account concerning the wages of the sailors on the raiding expedition of Egypt on the 8th indiction; at the top, there is the address and summary in Arabic. The account was found with Papyrus 1338 (see P.Lond. IV, p. 377), but sent with Papyrus 1336, where the governor Qurrah ben Sharik orders Ba...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-710
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, with surface damage and holes, especially on the right; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 6 lines; margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1180. Papyrus 1453

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1453
Title:
Account from the Archive of Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1437, TM 19882)
Scope & Content:
Portion of an account concerning workmen sent to Babylon to perform various works.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 December 718
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus, broken off at the bottom and sides and damaged in the middle; written on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 8 lines written along the fibres; part of the upper margin survives; on the back, there are 9 lines, with ample blank space at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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