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1431. Papyrus 1632(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1632(A-B)
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. V 1740, 1760, TM 38844, 38857)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1760, TM 38857): Receipt for the payment of one artaba and one third of wheat for the grain-tax (embole) of the 4th indiction, issued by an assistant (boethos). Traces of an earlier text, not fully washed out, are visible on the right. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:

Two papyrus slips with writing on one side, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, irregularly cut, with darker patches. The front bears three lines running across the fibres, complete; on the right, traces of washed out writing running along the fibres are visible; all margins are extant and irregular.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, irregularly cut, with minor abrasion in places. The front bears four lines running across the fibres, complete; all margins are extant and irregular.

1432. Papyrus 2440

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2440
Title:
Receipt for Tax on Sale (P.Oxy. X 1284, TM 21787)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Aurelius Apollonius and associate, public bankers and senators of Oxyrhynchus, to Tiberius Claudius Diogenes for the payment of the tax on sale on account of the purchase of part of a house. The house, located in Oxyrhynchus, was bought from Aurelia Ammonia. With signature of A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 December 250
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, lacking its left-hand side; upper, right and lower margins extant. Writing is on one side along the fibres. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1433. Papyrus 2450

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2450
Title:
Circulars on Dykes and Canals (P.Oxy. XII 1409, TM 21819)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Aurelius Harpocration, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to the decaproti of the nome, enclosing the copy of a circular written by the dioecetes Ulpius Aurelius. In view of the approaching inundation of the Nile, Ulpius Aurelius orders the building up of dykes, the cleansing of the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 April 278
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged on the right and lacking a small portion of the lower left margin; a few holes are visible throughout. The left margin measures between 20 and 23 mm, the upper 17 mm, and the lower is included between 16 and 19 mm. Writing is on one side along the fibres. The last line, written by a different hand, is in brownish ink. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1434. Papyrus 2454

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2454
Title:
Sworn Declaration of Temple Lamp-Lighters (P.Oxy. XII 1453, TM 21854)
Scope & Content:
Copy of a declaration on oath addresseed to the superintendents of the temples, whereby four lamp-lighters, Thonis alias Patoiphis and Heraclides from the temple of Sarapis in Oxyrhynchus, and Paapis and Petosiris from the temple of Thoeris, undertake to supply oil for the daily lights burning i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30-29 BCE
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged by holes throughout and mostly mutilated in its lower portion. Writing is on one side along the fibres; mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1435. Papyrus 3084

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3084
Title:
Lease of Share of a Farm (P.Michael. 46, TM 21422)
Scope & Content:
The shepherd Aurelius Besis, son of Phoebammon and Tabes, acknowledges that he has leased from Aurelius Phoebammon, son of Triadelphus, and Aurelius Victor, son of Colluthus, the share of a farm belonging to them for a period of three years. Provisions concerning the lease follow. The subscriptio...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
16 August 559
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus sheet, lacking the upper right corner; bearing writing on one side. On the front, there are 26 lines written across the fibres; the upper margin is wide, the others are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame, pasted onto a sheet containing the translation of a Coptic letter.

1436. Papyrus 212

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 212
Title:
Fragments of a Document (P.Lond. II 212 ro., TM 19971), and Homily (P.Lond.Lit. 228, TM 64088, LDAB 5306)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 19971): Portions of a document, quite defaced, of which dates remain. Dated in 237. At the end, additional text was written in the reverse direction. Verso (TM 64088, LDAB 5306): Presumably a homily on the treatment of slaves, quoting in column 4 Genesis 14:17. With cursive writing in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments of dark-brown papyrus of varying size, rubbed in places and with insect holes; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears remains of lines mutilated on all sides; at the bottom, few lines were written in the reverse direction. The back bears remains of four columns, mutilated throughout; 32 lines remain of column 1, 7 of column 2, 14 of column 3, and 11 of column 4; additional writing is found at the end of the fourth column and in the upper right margin of column 1. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1437. Papyrus 1524

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1524
Title:
Hypothesis of Euripides’ Electra and Account (P.Oxy. III 420, P.Lond.Lit. 72, TM 59860, LDAB 966, TM 111095)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a summary (hypothesis) of Euripides’ Electra, lines 341-584, on the recognition of Orestes by Electra. The back was reused to host an account from the late third century.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus fragment, written on both sides. On the front, there are 22 lines from the top of a column, written along the fibres and abraded in places. The upper margin survives. On the back, there are portions of one column written across the fibres, of which 13 lines survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1438. Papyrus 1072

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1072
Title:
Receipts for Rent (P.Lond. III 1072(a-d), TM 38286-9)
Scope & Content:
Receipts for rent issued by the Holy Church of Hermopolis through the administrator (pronoetes) Colluthus. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 1072(a), TM 38286): Receipt for Enoch, possibly a fruit merchant, for the payment of 22 gold carats, ½ and ¼ as rent on land. Second papyrus from top (B) (P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 7th century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown, complete, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. 4 lines, complete; margins extant; back blank.

Second papyrus from top (B): Medium-brown, complete, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. 4 lines, complete; margins extant; back blank.

Third papyrus from top (C): Medium-brown, imperfect at the bottom, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. 4 lines, the last being damaged; back blank.

Lower papyrus (D): Medium-brown, complete, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. 5 lines, complete; margins extant; back blank.

1439. Papyrus 2472

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2472
Title:
Lease of Catoecic Land (P.Oxy. XIV 1628, TM 5254)
Scope & Content:
One-year lease of 15 arourae of land in the village of Sepho from Sarapion, son of Apollonius, of the catoecic cavalry, to a certain Apollonius, both from Oxyrhynchus. The lessee is to sow 3 arourae with wheat and the remaining with barley and lentils. He has received barley and lentils for seed...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 October 73 BC
Extent:

An incomplete papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and damaged especially on its left side; wormholes are visible throughout. Writing is along the fibres, the back having very scanty traces. Housed in a glass case.

1440. Papyrus 2849

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2849
Title:
Lease of Land (AfP 58 (2012), pp. 344-359, TM 85293)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a lease of land in Coptic, the lessee being Colluthus, son of Apa Sia; the names of the lessors are lost. The terms of the lease, including the rent, are provided. With subscriptions of Colluthus and of four witnesses, and with Greek subscription of the notary Georgius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
580-590
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and left, darkened in places and damaged along the folds; with insect holes in places. Written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 24 lines lacking the beginnings. The lower (60 mm) and right margins are extant. The sheet was rolled from bottom to top; sheet-joins running along the width are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame

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