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1621. Papyrus 2064

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2064
Title:
List of Payments and Receipt for Anabolicum (P.Oxy. VIII 1136, Sel.Pap. II 384, TM 21754)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Unpublished list of money payments, much effaced. Verso: Receipt issued by Apphous through his assistant Sarmates to the goat-butcher Theon, who has paid four cloaks on account of the anabolicum (a tax collected in linen, tow, clothing or money) for the fourth indiction. Dated to 31 Dec...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with writing on both sides; on the recto, the text runs along the fibres and is very effaced; on the verso there are 6 complete lines, written across the fibres, with all margins extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1622. Papyrus 2549

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2549
Title:
Letter on the Dispatch of Some Articles (P.Lond. VI 1921, SB Kopt. III 1312, TM 44660)
Scope & Content:
A letter from the archive of Paieous, head of a Meletian community, concerning the dispatch of some articles and containing greetings and compliments. On the back there is the docket.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
330-340
Extent:

Two fragments and a scrap of a light-brown papyrus sheet, rubbed in places; left, top, right margins survive. A dark stain is visible in the lower portion of the sheet. Writing is along the fibres on either side, the back only having one-line docket. Mounted in a glass case.

1623. Papyrus 3100

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3100
Title:
Conclusion of a Document (P.Michael. 8, TM 21401), and Private Letter (P.Michael. 7, TM 5246)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Michael. 8, TM 21401): Conclusion of a document, with subscription of Dionysius alias Valerius and dating clause. Dated to 23 October 48. Right papyrus (B) (P.Michael. 7, TM 5246): Letter of Lysimachus to Sosius, approving of a payment of 40 bronze drachmas made by the recip...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
147 BC-48
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Lower left corner of a light-brown papyrus sheet, with writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of 12 lines written along the fibres, the first six of which are abraded. Left and lower margins are extant.

Right papyrus (B): Dark-brown sheet, complete, imperfect at the bottom; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 9 lines written along the fibres; upper and side margins are minimal, the lower is wide. Folding lines are still visible. On the back, there is a word written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

1624. Papyrus 1832

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1832
Title:
Demotic Text and Official Correspondence (P.Hib. I 82, TM 8231)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Demotic text, unpublished. Verso: Collection of letters addressed to Asclepiades, perhaps the financial official (oikonomos), from various men. The text is covered with plaster. Column 1, lines 1-11: Letter from a sender whose name is lost, asking Asclepiades to see that a letter is del...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 January 238 BC
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll reused as mummy cartonnage; the preserved portion is damaged by holes; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The text on the front is Demotic; the two columns on the back are in Greek, but are covered with plaster. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1625. Papyrus 2094

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2094
Title:
Farmers' Petition (P.Lond. VII 1955, SB V 7986, TM 1518)
Scope & Content:
Petition from some farmers to Zoilus, chief financial official (oikonomos) of the Arsinoite nome, complaining about the damage caused by Damis, who was preventing them from sowing the land they were supposed to cultivate. They ask that Zoilus introduce them to Apollonius, chief minister of the f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
October-November 257 BC (?)
Extent:

Papyrus slip, light-brown, cut from a roll of exceptional height; complete but with surface damage in the central portion; written on one side across the fibres; the back bears some set-offs. On the front, there are 7 lines, with the last being indented. Margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the set-offs on the back.

1626. Papyrus 2354(A-F)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2354(A-F)
Title:
Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1594, 1651-4, 1703)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon. A (P.Lond. VII 2143, TM 1703): Fragment of a list, apparently of contributions to a sacrificial meal. B (P.Lond. VII 2090, TM 1651): Fragment from the conclusion of a letter; the names of the correspondents are lost. C (P.Lond. VII 2032, TM 1594)...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Six papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and on the right; with writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of twelve lines written along the fibres; left and lower margins are extant.

B: Medium-brown papyrus sheet, darkened in places; complete at the bottom, broken off on all other sides. On the front, there are seven lines written across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; the lower is extant. On the back, there are faded traces of writing running along the fibres.

C: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines from the top of a column running across the fibres. The upper margin is extant.

D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top, and broken off on the other sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines, running across the fibres; upper margin is extant. On the back, there is one word written along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

E: Small fragment of a light-to-medium-brown papyrus, broken off on all sides; with writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are portions of three lines written across the fibres, and traces of another line at the bottom.

F: Small fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, further portions of which are Papyrus 2747(A) and two fragments now in Florence and Cairo; complete at the bottom and broken off on all other sides; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are few letters from six lines running across the fibres, and the lower margin.

1627. Papyrus 2455

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2455
Title:
Sworn Undertaking of an Oil-Seller (P.Oxy. XII 1455, TM 21856)
Scope & Content:
Declaration on oath addressed to Aurelius Herammon, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, by Aurelius Theodorus, an oil-seller of Oxyrhynchus, who undertakes to provide fine oil at the market-place on a daily basis. With signatures of Theodorus and his surety Aurelius Sarapammon written by Aureliu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 October 275
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged by a few wormholes throughout and broken at the bottom and top; in its upper portion the layer of horizontal fibres is mostly lost, and the vertical fibres forming the back survive occasionally. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1628. Papyrus 42

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 42
Title:
Private Letter (UPZ I 59, P.Lond. I 42, Chrest.Wilck. 97, TM 3450)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Isias to her husband Hephaestion, showing disappointment at the news of his not returning home and his remaining secluded in the Sarapieion in Memphis. After the hardships she has faced with their child, she was hoping to find some rest with his return. She begs him to come back, for t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 September 179 BC or 29 August 168 BC
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, with a darker patch in the lower half, complete, displaying holes throughout and damaged in the upper right corner; written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one word. On the front there is one column of 32 lines, complete; all margins are extant, with the lower and right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case with the exception of a small window on the back, which shows the writing.

1629. Papyrus 252

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 252
Title:
List from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 72, P.Lond. II 252, TM 10061)
Scope & Content:
A list with nineteen persons, each followed by quantities of olive oil of first quality.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 350
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, somewhat damaged to the right and along the vertical fold in the middle. Writing is on one side along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1630. Papyrus 279

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 279
Title:
Sale of a Donkey (SB XVI 13073, P.Lond. II 279 descr., TM 14711)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract for the sale of a white-mouse-coloured female donkey foal by Herigeus (Herieus), aged 50, to Onnophris, aged 35, in the village of Neilopolis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 December 51
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left, with abrasion and small insect holes in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 17 lines, lacking the beginnings. Only the upper margin survives. and measures 35 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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