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1441. Papyrus 2974

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2974
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 202, TM 5186)
Scope & Content:
Petition to King Ptolemy from Pleistainos, who was wronged and was apparently deprived of his clothes; the petitioner asks the king to order Aristion and Hieronymos, two epistatai, to look into the matter so that he may recover his items or be reimbursed. An order from Dorion to investigate the m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:
Two contiguous fragments of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with 4 detached scraps, from mummy cartonnage; with writing on one side. The front bears 9 lines running across the fibres, lacking the ends; the detached fragments preserve a few traces of writing and are unplaced. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.

1442. Papyrus 44

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 44
Title:
Petition about an Assault (P.Lond. I 44, UPZ I 8, TM 3399)
Scope & Content:
Petition addressed to the strategus Dionysius from Ptolemaeus, son of Glaucias, 'secluded' (katochos) in the Serapeum in Memphis, complaining that some men had tried to enter the sanctuary and attack him, as he was a Greek. They robbed and beated Diphilus, another recluse. Ptolemaeus asks that t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 8 November 161 BC
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There is one column of 35 lines, and further writing in the side margins: in the left margin, the text is upside down, in the right margin it runs along the right edge perpendicularly to the main column. Margins are extant, the right and lower being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1443. Papyrus 162

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 162
Title:
Loan of Money and Other Documents (P.Lond. II 162(a-c), TM 25611-13)
Scope & Content:
Top left papyrus (A) (TM 25611): Contract written in Karanis in the hand of Heron, son of Satyrus recording the loan of money made by Miccalus, son of Ptolemaeus, to two sons of Petosiris; with subscription of the borrowers at the end. Dated 12 June 98. Other papyri (B-C) (TM 25612-25613): Frag...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments not belonging together, housed in the same glass frame.

Top left papyrus (A): Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet; the left side is badly shredded; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 24 lines, originally containing 40-45 letters; slightly less than 2/3 is lost.

Top right papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, partly complete at the bottom, broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 15 lines; the lower margin partly survives. The back is blank.

Bottom papyrus (C): Light- to medium-brown papyrus fragment with detached scrap; complete at the top; written on one side along the fibres. The top of a column survives, as well as the upper margin. The back is blank.

1444. Papyrus 799

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 799
Title:
Taxation Account (P.Oxy. II 289, P.Lond. III 799 descr., TM 20560)
Scope & Content:
Copies of receipts of tax payments, mostly made by Thoonis, son of Thoonis, through the bank, in various years, from 12th of Nero to 8th year of Vespasian. The payments were made on account of various taxes (poll-tax, tax on pig, tax for the maintainance of the embankments).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 January 83
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll, broken along the horizontal fold, darkened in places, especially to the left, and with surface damage throughout; it breaks off to the right. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. The text is arranged in two columns, separated by approximately 13-25 mm. From line 11, the first column comprises two columns, of which the first has 4 short lines, and the second 7 lines. Upper and left margins are extant. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1445. Papyrus 863

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 863
Title:
Leases of Land (P.Sarap. 28, P.Sarap. 22(a), TM 17045, 17039)
Scope & Content:
Two fragmentary leases from the archive of Eutychides, son of Sarapion. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Sarap. 28, TM 17045): Fragment of a one-year lease of three plots of land, for a total of twenty-seven and half aruras; the lessor is Phibion, son of Ptolemaeus, and the lessee is Anubion, son of Sarapi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
102-125
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Upper left corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 11 lines from the top of a column, and traces of another line at the bottom. Left and upper margins survive. The back is blank. A fragment now in Heidelberg, Institut für Papyrologie, inventoried as P. G 200 a, preserves the right-hand portion of the papyrus.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom, lacking the upper right corner, and displaying some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 16 lines, and a scant trace of a further line at the bottom. Parts of the upper, right and left margins survive. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. The back is blank.

1446. Papyrus 982

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 982
Title:
Letter of a Recruit (SB XXIV 16282, P.Lond. III 982, TM 33778)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Herminus from Apollos, a new recruit, concerning money matters. Apollos explains how he has spent his share of money for medical treatments, and asks that Herminus deliver his army bounty to Apollos’ mother and wife, whom he has sent to collect it.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, pale brown, broken off to the left and with some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there is one column of 24 lines, with lines 1-22 lacking the beginnings and lines 23-24 written on the right-hand side of the sheet. Upper and lower margins survive and are minimal, and no space was left on the right. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge up to line 21. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1447. Papyrus 1001

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1001
Title:
Sale of Wine and Wheat on Delivery (P.Lond. III 1001, TM 22773)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Colluthus, vine-dresser in the Hermopolite nome, acknowledges the payment made by Flavius Georgius, son of Silvanus, for the purchase of wheat and wine. The goods are to be delivered in the months of Pauni and Mesore. Penalty applies should Colluthus fail to deliver them. With subscript...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 February 539
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, only lacking the right edges (front), and with holes and minor surface damage throughout; writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket. The front bears 34 lines; the margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1448. Papyrus 1263

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1263
Title:
List of Nomination to Liturgies and Account (SB XX 14584, TM 14889, 133493)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 14889): Fragment of a list of candidates eligible for a number of public offices in Arsinoe, recording their names and amount of property. Verso (TM 133493): Money account, dated 253, unpublished. Another fragment from the same papyrus is now in Vienna, Nationalbibliothek, inventori...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, of lighter colour in places, with a few insect-holes in places; written on both sides; the front bears parts of 2 columns written along the fibres; the back was reused and preserves two columns written across the fibres. Another fragment is now in Vienna, Nationalbibliothek, inventoried as G 32016. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1449. Papyrus 2370(A-G)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2370(A-G)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1667, 1668, 1669, 2408)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon. A (P.Lond. VII 2186, TM 2408): Fragment of a list with reference to pigs and the months of Hyperberetaios and Thoth. B: Fragment of a document, whose date partly survives (Year 4, possibly 244-243 BC); a fragmentary account survives on the back. B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Seven papyrus fragments of varying size that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 7 lines, with only a few traces of lines 1 and 7. The back is blank.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 5 lines running across the fibres; the back contains portions of one column running along the fibres.

C: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, apparently complete at the bottom, broken off on the other sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears portions of 5 lines, with only a small trace of line 1. The lower margin measures 30 mm. The back is blank.

D: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom, worm-eaten on the other sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears portions of 4 lines, with only a small trace of line 1. The lower margin measures 50 mm. The back is blank.

E: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 4 lines; the right margin is irregular. The back is blank.

F: Lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and on the sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears one fragmentary line, and the lower margin survives. Folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.

G: Small fragment of a light-brown papyrus, mostly blank; only the beginning of one line written across the fibres survives on the front, with upper and left margins. The back is blank.

1450. Papyrus 2439

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2439
Title:
Contract of a Loan (P.Oxy. X 1281, CPJ III 414, TM 21761)
Scope & Content:
Copy of a contract, with the last lines of the original contract, written in the village of Sinary, whereby a certain Harmaesis, a linen-weaver, acknowledges that he has borrowed from a Jew named Joseph 300 drachmas, corresponding to the value of 100 linen cloths of Sinary. An account must be re...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 December 21
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, damaged to the right; the lower margin measures 60 mm. A sheet-join runs across the fibres 15 mm from the right edge. Writing is on one side along the fibres. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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