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1661. Papyrus 1391

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1391
Title:
Official Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1364+1400, TM 19798)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, ordering him to supply a chain (chalkoma). If unable to do so, he should collect the money composition in accordance with the demand notes which had been sent out, without demanding anything in excess. An ac...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 September 710
Extent:

Left-hand portion of the same ppayrus the left-hand portion of which is now Papyrus 1362; damaged along the left edge and with holes and surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 24 lines lacking the ends, fairly spaced; the left margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1662. Papyrus 1821

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1821
Title:
Pseudo-Epicharmus, Maxims (P.Hib. I 1, P.Lond.Lit. 56, TM 62668, LDAB 3856, MP3 363)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a roll from mummy cartonnage, containing the prologue to a gnomic anthology in verses of Pseudo-Epicharmus (Axiopistus?), collecting maxims to be used on various occasions and possibly arranged by subject.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll extracted from mummy cartonnage, broken off at the bottom and left; with writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are 26 lines written along the fibres; upper and right margins survive. The annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Hib. I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1663. Papyrus 2488

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2488
Title:
Private Letter to Paieous about Clothing (P.Lond. VI 1920, SB Kopt. III 1311, TM 44659)
Scope & Content:
A letter addressed to the confessor Paieous from a certain Hatre, who greets the recipient and the Meletian community and requests the making of a cloak and some shoes. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
330-340
Extent:

A light-brown papyrus sheet, lacking portions on its left-hand side; writing is across the fibres on the front; the bottom margin measures 45 mm. The back has a one-line docket written along the fibres and a parallelogram. Mounted in a glass case.

1664. Papyrus 2554

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2554
Title:
Request for Cancelling a Loan Agreement Upon Repayment of the Debt (SB V 7634, TM 17992)
Scope & Content:
A petition addressed to the councillor Aurelius Ammonius and to Aurelius Heliodorus, keepers of the archives in Oxyrhynchus, from four men, who were lent 4500 drachmas with a general lien on their property. As they now have repaid the debt, for which they provide receipt, they ask that the entry...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 August 249
Extent:

An almost fully preserved papyrus sheet, lacking the top right-hand edge and torn in places; a few wormholes are visible. Writing is along the fibres, the back only having one line. Housed in a glass case.

1665. Papyrus 772

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 772
Title:
Private Letter (SB XXII 15357, P.Lond. III 772 descr., P.Oxy. I 179, P.Oxy.Descr. 9 TM 31355)
Scope & Content:
A short letter, with no address nor name of the sender, with a note concering a matter previously discussed where a certain Publius is involved: the addressee may settle it as he thinks fit.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, well cut and well preserved, written across the fibres; margins have been left on all sides. Number 179 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. I. Mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass case.

1666. Papyrus 2056

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2056
Title:
Bacchylides, Dithyramb XVII, with title tag (P.Oxy VIII 1091, P.Lond.Lit. 47, TM 59341, LDAB 440, MP3 177)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a roll containing Bacchylides’s Dithyramb XVII 47−78 (largest fragment) and XVII 91−92 (detached fragment); with parchment title-tag (sillybos) still in its original position reading ‘Dithyrambs of Bacchylides’, written over another original title, still visible, which referred to the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Portion of a papyrus roll, with detached fragment, light-coloured, overall well-preserved; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears portions of one column and the upper margin; the detached fragment contains traces of two lines from the foot of a column, and the lower margin. At a later stage, a parchment tag was attached onto the verso, at the top of the roll, with two lines on the outer side. The tag is a palimpsest, as remnants of three earlier lines are visible. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1667. Papyrus 2341

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2341
Title:
Letter and Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2083, TM 1644; P.Lond. VII 2149, TM 1709)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. VII 2083, TM 1644): Conclusion of a letter concerned with grain. Verso (P.Lond. VII 2149, TM 1709): Account recording issues of rations of grain paid to various employees of Apollonius’ estate, including Zenon, Epharmostus, Apollonius, and others. The amount usually issued is one...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and part of the bottom; written on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 6 lines; lines 1-5 lack the ends; line 6 is written after some blank space. Side margins are minimal, the lower margin is ample. The back bears the tops of two columns written across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1668. Papyrus 2464

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2464
Title:
Report concerning a Veteran (P.Oxy. XII 1508, TM 28999), and List of Land-holders (P.Oxy. XII 1536, TM 29004)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. XII 1508, TM 28999): Extracts from a report concerning a veteran named Marcus Julius Valerianus, mentioning his dismissal from the fleet and his purchase of state land in the colony near the village of Senepta. Verso (P.Oxy. XII 1536, TM 29004): Beginning of a list of land-owners,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, with writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front has the lower portion of a column, of which eight lines survive, the first two very fragmentary. All lines are broken to the right. On the back there is the beginning of a column, of which ten lines remain, the last three very mutilated. The beginnings of all lines are missing. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1669. Papyrus 112

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 112
Title:
Deed of Sale (ChLA III 198 [+ XXII 719 + XXIX 879], P.Ital. II 38–41, TM 114844)
Scope & Content:
Deed of sale made on behalf of a banker named Theodorus issued to a buyer whose name is lost. Theodorus sells half of a house he had obtained from a major of the exarch of Italy, called Eleutherius (616–661 AD). The house is located in Ravenna, near the Padenna river, and is composed of two floo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
616-619
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus, additional fragments of which are now in the Vatican Library and in Padua University Library (Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche). Written on one side, the back bearing modern annotations; with portion of one column containing 11 lines on the recto. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1670. Papyrus 157

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 157
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. II 157a, TM 28010), and Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. II 157b, TM 31207)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (P.Lond. II 157a, TM 28010): An order to some slaves to return what was stolen from the house of a fellow-slave, a camel-herd, or else to bring everything to the sender. Lower Papyrus (P.Lond. II 157b, TM 31207): Fragmentary receipt acknowledging that Ammonous has received 8 artab...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (Papyrus 157 A): complete, with few wormholes along the vertical folds and the upper and right edges. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 65 mm.

Lower papyrus (Papyrus 157 B): broken off at the bottom and damaged on top, having lost its upper margin. The text runs along the fibres on one side, with the back blank. The left margin is extant; no margin was left to the right. A few wormholes are visible.

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