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1341. Papyrus 2340

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2340
Title:
Receipt for Money Payment from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1957, TM 1520)
Scope & Content:
Nechthembes son of Horus acknowledges that he has received a sum of money as wages for twenty labourers he appears to have been employing for the levelling of a vineyard. The receipt is in duplicate form, with the British Library fragment being the inner text, originally rolled up and sealed; the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 February 256 BC
Extent:
Fragment of light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top, broken off at the bottom and damaged on the sides; another fragment preserving part of the lower portion of the same papyrus is in Michigan University, under the inventory P. 3151. The papyrus bears writing on one side, the back being blank. On the British Library fragment, there are 6 lines running along the fibres; line 6 lacks the beginning; the upper margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1342. Papyrus 2362(A-F)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2362(A-F)
Title:
Documents from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2163, 2099; TM 1723, 1660)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon. A (P.Lond. VII 2163, TM 1723): Fragment of a document, apparently an account. Dated to 257-256 BC, as mention of year 29 of King Ptolemy II is made. C (P.Lond. VII 2099, TM 1660): Fragment of a document, apparently a letter, with reference to oil....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Six papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

A: Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom and right, complete on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of 5 lines; upper and left margins survive.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right, broken off on all sides; writing runs on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 6 lines written along the fibres.

C: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right and broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres, the back is blank. On the front, there are the ends of three lines written along the fibres. The right margin survives.

D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, complete on the left and broken off on the other sides. The writing runs on one side; the back is blank. There survive the beginnings of 6 lines written along the fibres and the left margin. A sheet-join is visible along the right edge.

E: Fragment from the lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus; the writing runs on one side along the fibres; portions of 4 lines survive, with ample lower margin. The back is blank.

F: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side. The front bears portions of 7 lines running along the fibres. The back is blank.

1343. Papyrus 2733

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2733
Title:
Land Survey (TM 91979) and Letter from Appianus to Heroninus (SB VI 9361, TM 14158)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Remains of a land survey. Unpublished. Verso: A letter from Appianus to Heroninus, estate manager, with instructions on some tree-trunks that had been cut by Appianus’ brother and that are to be dragged to the village before the flood of the Nile.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 August 252 or 255
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, with writing on both sides. Horizontal and vertical folds are visible. The text on the front is incomplete and runs along the fibres; the one on the back is complete and is written across the fibres. The lower margin measures 25 mm, the upper 30 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1344. Papyrus 143

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 143
Title:
Return of Remaining Pledge (P.Lond. II 143, TM 11628)
Scope & Content:
Cephalas, son of Petosiris, acknowledges that he has received the outstanding 160 drachmas from Tapontos, wife of Miccalus, out of the 200 drachmas they had agreed on account of a plot of land. With subscription of Cephalas written by Heron, son of Satyrus, on his behalf, and registration docket...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 March 97
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete, although slightly damaged, especially along the vertical folds. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, with the back blank; the text is complete and consists of 36 lines; all margins are extant, the right and bottom being minimal. Upper and left margins measure 32 and 20 mm respectively. The surface is slightly abraded in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1345. Papyrus 295

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 295
Title:
Receipt of a Camel-Keeper (P.Lond. II 295, TM 11678)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Papeeis, a camel-keeper of Dionysias, to Ptollis and the other grain collectors (sitologi) of the toparchy of Dionysias, on account of the camels used for transporting the grain from the granaries of the division to designated harbours.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
118 or 139
Extent:

Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and somewhat damaged along some of the vertical folding lines; the lower part of the sheet is defaced. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Left and upper margins survive; no margin was left to the right, and the lower margin is lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1346. Papyrus 1642

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1642
Title:
Agreement concerning Taxes (?) (P.Lond. V 1662, TM 36915)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Apollos and Aurelius Abraam acknowledge a debt, presumably in respect of taxes, to be collected by them; with subscriptions of the parties, and of Theodosius, who acted as a witness and wrote the body of the document as well. The detached fragments come from other documents.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 6th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, dark-brown, lacking the upper left corner and with a vertical break; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 25 lines, with lines 1-12 lacking two-thirds at the beginning. Margins survive. The two detached narrow strips at the top do not belong to the same papyrus; they bear writing on one side only, and preserve a few letters. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1347. Papyrus 1837

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1837
Title:
Receipt for Various Taxes (P.Hib. I 104, TM 7824)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Eupolis, village-scribe (komogrammateus), in duplicate copy (line 6-end) acknowledging the money payments made by Diodorus on account of four taxes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 August 225 BC
Extent:

Mid-dark brown papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom and with surface damage throughout; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Portions of 10 lines survive, with a trace of another line at the bottom. A sheet-join runs along the right height of the sheet in the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1348. Papyrus 1840

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1840
Title:
Loan of Seed-Corn (P.Hib. I 150 descr., TM 2830)
Scope & Content:
The priest Pasis acknowledges that he has received from Paris, agent of the nomarch Harimouthes, wheat, barley and olyra (emmer wheat), for a total value of 90 artabas of wheat, as seed for the royal holding he is renting. He undertakes to return the seed he has received and deliver the rent at ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 September-21 October 261 BC
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom, with plaster residue and surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 21 lines, some of which badly damaged. Upper and side margins are minimal. The modern annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Hib. I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1349. Papyrus 1961(a-c)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1961(a-c)
Title:
Tax Receipts for Crown Tax (under publication; TM 832451)
Scope & Content:
Top papyrus (A): Tax receipt issued to Isidora, wife of Heron for the crown tax of Theadelphia: 136 drachmas. 27 July 198 CE. Mid papyrus (B): Tax receipt issued to Tourbon, a former gymnasiarch, for the crown tax of Theadelphia: 32 drachmas. 28 June 199 CE. Bottom papyrus (C): Tax receipt iss...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 July 198 – 28 June 199
Extent:

Three fully preserved papyrus sheets, with all margins extant; writing is on one side only along the fibres; mounted on cardboard in glass.

1350. Papyrus 1965(a-d)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1965(a-d)
Title:
Tax Receipts for Crown Tax (under publication; TM 832450)
Scope & Content:
Top papyrus (A): Tax receipt issued to Apollos, also known as Ninnarus, for the crown tax of Theadelphia: 100 drachmas. 15 June 199 CE. Mid papyrus (B): Tax receipt issued to Sarapion, for the crown tax of Theadelphia: 52 drachmas. 15 June 199 CE. Bottom left papyrus (C): Tax receipt issued to...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3-30 June 199
Extent:

4 rectangular fully preserved papyrus sheets, with all margins extant; writing on one side only along the fibres; mounted on cardboard in glass.

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