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1521. Papyrus 2661

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2661
Title:
Letter to Apollonius from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1948, TM 1511)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Apollonius, minister of finances (dioiketes), from Glaucias, who confirms that he has passed on Apollonius’ instructions to Nicanor and Antiochus, and reports on the inspection of Apollonius’ estate in Palestine, which appears to be prospering under Melas’s management. Glaucias also had...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 May 257 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, slightly damaged along the folds, bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 10 lines running across the fibres, the last line being indented; all margins are extant. The text on the back was written along the fibres in the lower left-hand corner, upside down in relation to the text on the front. It consists of one column of 4 lines and, next to it, another word. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1522. Papyrus 165

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 165
Title:
Three Certificates for Five-Day Work (P.Lond. II 165a-c, TM 11633-11635)
Scope & Content:
Three certificates for the requisite five-day work (penthemeros) on the dykes, all of the same date, in the same hand, and signed by Dionysius. Upper papyrus (P.Lond. II 165a, TM 11633): Certificate issued to Paous, of Soknopaiou Nesos, for the five-day work he performed on the dykes. With the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 August 49
Extent:

Three papyrus sheets, mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

Upper papyrus (A): Complete, although slightly damaged to the left; the text runs along the fibres on one side and the back is blank; there are four complete lines. All margins are extant.

Mid papyrus (B): Complete, with slight damage along the upper and lower edges, and abraded in places. The text runs along the fibres on one side and consists of 4 complete lines. All margins are extant. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (C): Complete, with slight damage throughout and lacking a strip of horizontal fibres at the bottom. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; there are 4 complete lines. All margins are extant.

1523. Papyrus 175

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 175
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. II 175(a-e), TM 19957-19958, 25615, 28015-28016)
Scope & Content:
Upper left papyrus (A) (TM 25615): Portion of a tax-register, each entry including name of the tax-payer, extension of land in aruras and artabas of wheat paid. Upper right papyrus (B) (TM 28015): Portion of a second-century land register. Unpublished. Lower left fragment (C) (TM 19957): Fragm...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Five papyrus fragments not belonging together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus, complete on the right and at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 17 lines; right and lower margins are extant. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus, complete at the top and on the right; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 11 lines; right and upper margins are extant. A sheet-join runs along the right edge. The back is blank.

Lower left fragment (C): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left and at the top; written on one side along the fibres. The beginnings of 13 lines survive, as well as the left and lower margins. The back is blank.

Fragment in the middle (D): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres. Portions of 12 lines survive, damaged in places. The back is blank.

Lower right fragment (E): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres. Portions of 14 lines survive. The back is blank.

1524. Papyrus 196

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 196
Title:
Court Proceedings (P.Lond. II 196, Chrest.Mitt. 87, TM 19965)
Scope & Content:
Part of court proceedings held before a high judicial officer (iuridicus) concerning the dispute on some debts that Tertia Drusilla’s husband had incurred when alive due to loans he had received from Agrippinus’ father, named Agrippianus. The debts with the mortgaged plots of land are listed in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
138-148
Extent:

Portion of a papyrus roll, with damage especially in the left half and along the vertical folds. A dark stain is visible in the lower margin, approximately at the middle. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are two wide columns, the first of which presents some text loss, while the second is complete. The space between the columns measures 10-20 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1525. Papyrus 325

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 325
Title:
Two Certificates for Five-Day Work (P.Lond. II 324a-b, TM 11706-11707)
Scope & Content:
Two penthemeros-certificates, certificates for the requisite five-day work on the dykes. Upper sheet (Papyrus 325A): Certificate issued to the slave Sotas, of Soknopaiou Nesos, for the five-day work he performed at the canal of Boubasteis. With the signature of Didymus at the end. Dated to 10 A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
161
Extent:

Two square papyrus sheets, written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank; they are mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

The upper sheet (Papyrus 325A) is damaged at the left and bottom and has a few holes at the right; it contains 8 lines, a few of which are slightly damaged to the left; the last two are indented.

The lower sheet (Papyrus 325B) is dark-brown; it is complete, although slightly damaged at the right and top. There are a few small holes. The text consists of 8 lines, all complete.

1526. Papyrus 474

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 474
Title:
Report on Payments for Crown-Tax (P.Lond. II 474, TM 11755)
Scope & Content:
A report addressed to Demetrius, strategus of the division of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome, from Apynchis, a collector for the crown-tax in Soknopaiou Nesos, listing the sums received for the month of Mecheir of the current year. The entries consist of the individuals who had made the payme...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 March 199
Extent:

Nearly complete papyrus sheet, lacking part of the right half and slightly damaged along the left edge; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text consists of 30 lines, lacking the endings. Left, upper and lower margins are extant, with the left being irregular; at the right, no margin seems to have been left. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1527. Papyrus 2075

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2075
Title:
Order for Payment of Meat (P.Oxy. X 1335, TM 21813)
Scope & Content:
An order issued by Ioannes to the butcher Serenus to pay 6 pounds of meat for the comes Diogenes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 March 482
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus, with writing across the fibres on one side; ink is somewhat faded in places. The number in red on the back refers to the publication in P.Oxy. X. Housed in a glass case.

1528. Papyrus 250

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 250
Title:
List of Animals from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 71, P.Lond. II 250, TM 10060)
Scope & Content:
A document headed as ‘list of animals’, with twenty-nine persons, each followed by the numeral 1, presumably indicating the number of animals that each person had to contribute.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
C. 350
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, fully preserved, written on one side along the fibres. All margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1529. Papyrus 489

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 489
Title:
Collection of Barbaric Customs (P. Lond. Lit. 112; P. Petrie I. 9; TM 59306; Mertens-Pack3 2183)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a collection of Nomima Barbarika attributable to Nymphodorus of Amphipolis or Dionysius of Heraclea.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Six fragments of a roll, writing on one side only along the fibres, mounted in glass.

1530. Papyrus 1336

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1336
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1337, TM 19795)
Scope & Content:
Order from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, to raise and send the salaries of the sailors Qurrah had to recruit for the yearly raiding expedition (cursus Aegypti) as replacements of the sailors that Basilius had failed to send in time; the account of the money req...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 September 709
Extent:
Papyrus of light colour, broken off at the top, with some damage along the horizontal folds and few holes, otherwise well preserved; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 24 lines, the first of which is fragmentary. Left and lower margins survive, while no free space was left on the right. Two sheet-joins running horizontally are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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