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1491. Papyrus 2915

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2915
Title:
Fragmentary Agreement (SB XVIII 13778, TM 36285)
Scope & Content:
Only the end of this agreement survives, with the final clauses and subscriptions of Flavius Georgius, who drew up and wrote the deed in Memnoneia, and of five witnesses, who are presbyters and deacons.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

The lower portion of a papyrus sheet, with bottom and side margins minimal. The text is on one side only and runs along the fibres. Housed in one glass case.

1492. Papyrus 113 (1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (1)
Title:
Record of a Lawsuit (P.Lond. I 113.1, TM 41019)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus 113.1A-Papyrus 113.1B: A sixth-century document concerning a lawsuit between Delmatius alias Valentinus, son of Phoebammon, a soldier of the rank of the standard-bearer, and Aurelius Valentinus, son of Licinianus. Delmatius had sold a fifth part of his inheritance from his father to Vale...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, damaged throughout and written on one side; mounted on cardboard in two glass frames, named Papyrus 113.1A and Papyrus 113.1B. The two fragments on top at the left-hand side of Papyrus 113.1A were acquired from the Bodleian Library in 1896.

1493. Papyrus 140

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 140
Title:
Sale of Land (SB XXVIII 17080, P.Lond. II 140, TM 11625)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a third share of some land in the meris of Herakleides, purchased by Tesenouphis, daughter of Herieus, from Mysthes. The plot was adjacent to the house she inhabited with her husband Stotoetis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
69-79
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged at the left and bottom, lacking most of its lower part. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Occasional abrasion occurs. Parts of 26 lines survive, with the first 10 better preserved. Upper, right and lower margins measure 24 mm, 10-14 mm and 78 mm respectively. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1494. Papyrus 358

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 358
Title:
Petition on Extortion (P.Lond. II 358, Chrest.Mitt. 52, TM 11738)
Scope & Content:
A petition addressed to Demetrius alias Harpocration, strategus of two divisions in the Arsinoite nome, by Stotoetis, son of Stotoetis, of Soknopaiou Nesos, concerning an act of extortion perpetrated by Sotas and his son Ammonius. Stotoetis was forced to hand over the documentation concerning a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
150-154
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with small holes and little surface damage in places; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of one broad column of 21 lines; all margins are extant, with no margin to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1495. Papyrus 823

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 823
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Fay. 45, P.Lond. III 823 descr., TM 10893)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging the payment of various instalments made by Theon, son of Mysthas, to Heraclas, agent of Tryphon, on account of the poll-tax. The first three lines are remains of another text.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10-11
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and torn at the right edge; with minor surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 11 lines; the first 3 lines are mutilated and only their beginnings survive. Blank space separates lines 3 and 4. Left and lower margins are extant, the lower measuring 50-60 mm; the other margins are lost. In the lower edge a speck of ink is visible. A sheet-join running across the fibres and along the height of the sheet is visible in the right edge. The modern annotation in red refers to the edition in P.Fay. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1496. Papyrus 1759

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1759
Title:
Order to Deliver (SB XXIV 16281, P.Lond. V 1655, TM 19676)
Scope & Content:
Order of Apphous and Isidorianus to the cook Apollonius, who is instructed to deliver some meat to Pamuthius from Alkyonis, a recruit for whose supply they were liable. With subscriptions at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 June 364
Extent:

Papyrus slip, pale-brown, lacking part of the left edge, with breaks at the bottom, abrasion and some surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres; a strip of horizontal fibres was glued onto the surface at the height of line 3. The back is blank. On the front there are 10 lines; margins are minimal; the left margin survives opposite lines 1-4. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1497. Papyrus 2079

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2079
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1982, SB V 7985, TM 1544)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Hermolaus, chief financial official (oikonomos) of the Memphite nome, to Zenon, informing him that he sent an agent to collect croton and asking him to hire draught animals for him. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 April 252 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete, slightly damaged along the folding lines; written on both sides. On the front, there are 6 lines running across the fibres; all margins are extant. On the back, there is one line running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1498. Papyrus 2438

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2438
Title:
Statement concerning a Decaprotus and Accounts (P.Oxy. X 1257, TM 21795)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Statement written by a certain Maximus concerning a late payment for corn-tax that had been made to Epimachus, decaprotus, four years earlier. Once made, the payment was added to the accounts. Further amounts should now be added in the presence of Ammonius, collector of public-corn dues, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
after 28 October 279
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged by wormholes throughout; writing is on either side across the fibres. The recto preserves one wide column of writing, with all margins extant, although the right side is somewhat damaged. The verso has two columns of text written by different hands; of the second only scanty traces remain. After some blank space there are two lines written upside down as to the two columns. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. X. Housed in a glass case.

1499. Papyrus 2658

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2658
Title:
Order to Supply Barley and Wheat (P.Lond. VII 1952, TM 1516)
Scope & Content:
Order in duplicate form from Panacestor to Clitarchus and Andron to issue quantities of barley and wheat to various individuals as loans for labour costs and for seed. Lines 1-15: Inner text, originally rolled up and sealed. Line 16-end: Outer text. The endorsement is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 November 257 BC
Extent:
Long and narrow medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with holes in the middle; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 31 lines running along the fibres, complete; blank space separates line 15 and line 16. Margins are extant, the right and left being minimal. On the back, there are 3 lines running across the fibres, the one at the top written upside down in relation to the two at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1500. Papyrus 3046

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3046
Title:
Tax Register and Commentary (P.Oxy. XXVII 2463, TM 59531, LDAB 926)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a tax register on the front, reused on the back for a commentary, apparently on a poetic text or mythography, concerning the legend of Poimandrus, a Boeatian hero who founded Tanagra and killed one of his sons. The story deviates from Plutarch’s version. The commentary may have been on...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus fragment, with writing on all sides. On the front, there are portions of one column written along the fibres, with lower margin extant; on the back, there is one column, running across the fibres, broken off at the top and right; with a few traces of a preceding column. The lower margin measures 40 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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