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1481. Papyrus 1836

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1836
Title:
Contract for Sureties (P.Hib. I 91, TM 2821)
Scope & Content:
Mnason and Hegemon undertake to be the sureties for the defendant Timocles, son of Simos, and to deliver him at Herakleopolis before the strategus for the trial. A certain Apollonius demands 300 drachmas with an interest of 100 drachmas from Timocles, which the sureties will have to pay along wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 May 264 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue. The sheet breaks off at the bottom and is damaged by holes throughout. The front bears 22 lines written along the fibres; on the back there are traces of effaced writing and of the mummy decoration, along with a modern annotation. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1482. Papyrus 2459

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2459
Title:
Application concerning Deposits (P.Oxy. XII 1472, TM 21873)
Scope & Content:
An application to Apollinarius, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Heraclas alias Heraclides, of Oxyrhynchus, as regards a debt that the man is trying to recover. Heraclas had lent some corn on deposit to a certain Diogenes of Oxyrhynchus, who never paid it back; after Diogenes’ death, Her...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 June 136
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, damaged by wormholes throughout and broken off at the bottom; the upper margin measures 17 mm, the left margin is partly preserved and on the right no margin was left. Vertical folds are visible. Two scraps remain unplaced. The text runs along the fibres on one side. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1483. Papyrus 3061

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3061
Title:
Deed of Surety (P.Oxy. XXVII 2478, TM 17012)
Scope & Content:
A deed of surety addressed to Flavius Apion, in which Zacharias, steward of the church of the Holy Resurrection in Oxyrhynchus, guarantees that Aurelius Pambechius, son of Paul and Thecla, will remain on the fruit farm and will perform all the tasks on the estate. Zacharias will be liable for al...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 November 595
Extent:

A fully preserved papyrus sheet, written on both sides; the two lines on the back are almost completely faded. Housed in one glass case.

1484. Papyrus 573

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 573
Title:
Register of Cavalry Horses and Account (P.Petr. II 35, P.Petr. III 54., TM 7486, 7720)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a register of cavalry horses, recording their owners and description. With reference to the sixth and seventh years of Ptolemy III Euergetes (242-241 BC and 241-240 BC). The other side bears portions of an account.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
242-240 BC
Extent:

Papyrus fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage, housed in three glass frames named Papyrus 573(1), Papyrus 573(2) and Papyrus 573(3); written on both sides, along and across the fibres. Traces of plaster or painted decoration are still visible in places.

1485. Papyrus 784

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 784
Title:
Thucydides, Historiae II (P.Oxy. II 225, P.Lond.Lit. 105, TM 62844, LDAB 4034, MP3 1520)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a roll with two columns of Thucydides, Historiae II. Column 1: Historiae II.90.5-6. Column 2: Historiae II.91.1-2.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at the bottom and sides; it is written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of 15 lines of two columns are preserved; of the first, only the endings of the lines remain, of the second the beginnings. Each column would have contained 26 lines, with each line having 15-20 letters. The column would have measured 169 x 59 mm; the intercolumn measures 12 mm, and the upper margin 31 mm; no other margin is preserved. A sheet-join runs along the height of the fragment, at 17 mm from the left edge. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1486. Papyrus 2101

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2101
Title:
Fragments from the Zenon Archive (P.Lond. VII 2072, TM 1633; P.Lond. VII 2075, TM 1636)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. VII 2072, TM 1633): Fragmentary letter to Zenon of uncertain content owing to mutilation; another fragment of the same letter is Papyrus 2336. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. VII 2075, TM 1636): Small fragment of uncertain content, preserving few letters.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Lower right-hand corner of a papyrus sheet of light colour, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the ends of 3 lines, with an additional line added at the top. Right and lower margins survive.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium brown, broken off on all sides; written on one side, the back being blank. There are few letters from four lines running against the fibres. No margin is preserved.

1487. Papyrus 2326

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2326
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1931, P.Zen.Pestm. 32, C.Zen.Palestine 10, TM 1863)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter from Heliodorus to Zenon asking him to take delivery of a large amount of wheat and barley at Ptolemais, the Palestinian port of Acre, following Apollonius’ instructions. The back bears the address. Other fragments of the same letter are in Cairo (P.Cair. I 59017, containing ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9 February 258 BC
Extent:
Central portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, three additional fragments of which are in Cairo and Columbia University, New York; complete at the top and bottom; with some damage along the folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 8 lines running across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; upper and lower margins are extant. A sheet-join runs at c. 80 mm from the top. The fragment in Cairo (P.Cair.Zen. I 59017) preserves the ends of lines 5-8; one fragment at Columbia University (P.Col. IV 115g) preserves the beginnings of lines 3-8; the other fragment at Columbia University (P.Col. IV 61) preserves the beginnings of lines 1-2. On the back, there is one word written along the fibres at the bottom, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1488. Papyrus 318

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 318
Title:
Customs-House Receipt (P.Lond. II 318, TM 11698)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Castor, collector of the tax for the protection of desert routes and the transit-toll for the Prosopite and Letopolite nomes, through Claudius to Pecysis, of Soknopaiou Nesos, who has paid six drachmas for one camel.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 February 157
Extent:

Small sheet of papyrus, fully preserved, written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The surface is somewhat damaged in places; all margins are extant, the right being minimal, and the text, consisting of 10 lines, is complete. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1489. Papyrus 2732

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2732
Title:
Letter to Heroninus (SB VI 9362, TM 14159)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Sarapion to the estate-manager Heroninus, who is being informed that Alypius has ordered him to hand over a certain fisherman named Paesis to the cavalryman Apollonius so that the man may be brought before Alypius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 December 264
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, nearly perfect, with a few small holes especially in correspondence of the folds. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1490. Papyrus 2986-2987

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2986-2987
Title:
Fragment of a Prose Text (P.Hib. II 221, TM 65722) and Fragment of a Tragedy (P.Hib. II 222, TM 65720)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, with plaster and painted decoration on the back. Second fragment at the top (Papyrus 2986) (P.Hib. II 221, TM 65722): Fragment of a prose text concerning the story of the Danaids, possibly a mythological or historical work, or hypothesis of an ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage, some of which belong together; the writing runs on the front, and the back bears traces of plaster and painted decoration; housed in the same glass frame.

Second fragment at the top (Papyrus 2986): Medium-brown fragment, broken off on all sides; the front bears portions of 10 lines running along the fibres, the first two lines only having a few traces; the back is partly covered with plaster.

Other fragments (Papyrus 2987): Possibly all from the same papyrus; the largest fragment at the top left bears portions of 6 lines, while the traces of ink below belong to another sheet superposed; the fragment in the centre has parts of 5 lines; the fragment at the top rightcarries portions of 8 lines. The outstanding scraps preserve only a few letters. The back of the fragments is partly covered with plaster and painted decoration.

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