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1681. Papyrus 2679

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2679
Title:
Private Letter from Python to Zenon Concerning the Granting of a Loan (P.Lond. VII 1944, TM 1509)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Python, director of the tax office at Athribis, to Zenon, to inform him that he has paid to his agent Theodorus the requested 1000 drachmae for the purchase of donkeys. The back contains a short summary of the letter with the date of reception and, in larger letters, the name of the a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
before 6 May 257 BCE
Extent:
Joining fragments of a light-brown papyrus sheet; the one containing the ends of the line was acquired later. Written on both sides with the text running across the fibres on the recto and along the fibres on the verso; well-preserved apart from a few holes, the largest of which is at the joint of the fragments and affects the first three lines. Mounted in a glass case.

1682. Papyrus 292

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 292
Title:
Sale of a House (SB XVI 12957, P.Lond. II 292, TM 14685)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the sale of a collapsed house sold by Taharpagathes, daughter of Tesenouphis, who is acting with her guardian, to Stotoetis the third; details of the location of the house are provided. Taharpagathes acknowledges receipt of 300 silver drachmas as a payment for the house. With subscr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
103-114
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, with holes and surface damage throughout; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one wide column of 27 lines in Greek, all lacking the beginnings, and an additional line in Demotic at the end, complete. Upper and lower margins are preserved; no margin was left at the right; the left margin is lost. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1683. Papyrus 320

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 320
Title:
Sale of a Camel (P.Lond. II 320, Chrest.Mitt. 177, TM 11700)
Scope & Content:
Sale of one female camel of the three registered in the previous year by Satabous, son of Satabous, for 800 drachmas through the bank of Dioxenus. The purchaser, Satabous, son of Harmachis, of Soknopaiou Nesos, will register the camel.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
157-158
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes at the left and bottom; it bears writing on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The text consists of one column with 19 lines, some of which lack the beginning. Margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 93 mm; the right margin is irregular and minimal. A sheet-join runs across the fibres at approximately 30 mm from the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1684. Papyrus 1712(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1712(A-C)
Title:
Tax Receipt (TM 765550), Letter, and Nomination to Public Service (TM 11614)
Scope & Content:
A (TM 765550): Fragment of a receipt recording five money payments made by the heirs of a veteran to the collectors of money taxes of Bakchias over three or four months, possibly for poll-tax (syntaximon). Dated between September and November 237. Papyrus 1573(B) preserves the right-hand half of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:

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

A: Fragment of a papyrus sheet, the right-hand portion of which is Papyrus 1573(B); written on one side along the fibres and preserving the beginnings of 12 lines; left and upper margins are extant. The back is blank.

B: Long and narrow papyrus sheet, damaged at the top left and bottom right; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 17 lines; margins are extant, with ample blank space at the bottom. The back is blank.

C: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, with some surface damage; broken off at the bottom and to the right; written on one side along the fibres. The front contains the beginnings of 14 lines; of the last, only a few traces remain. Left margin and part of the upper margin survive. The back is blank.

1685. Papyrus 1026(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1026(A-B)
Title:
Sale of Hay on Delivery (ZPE 215 (2020), pp. 257-258, P.Lond. III 1026(a) descr., TM 38243), and Letter (P.Lond. III 1026(b) descr., TM 38244)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (ZPE 215 (2020), pp. 257-258, P.Lond. III 1026(a) descr., TM 38243): Fragmentary receipt by Andreas, a priest and farmer, for the advance price of some hay that he will deliver in the future to Colluthus, a sailor. With docket on the back. Dated to 482, 497, or 527. Right papyr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 5th century-6th century
Extent:

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

Left fragment (A): Left-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and right and lacking the upper margin too; with writing on both sides along the fibres. The back bears a one-line docket; on the front, there are the beginnings of 15 lines from the top of a column, with only the left margin surviving.

Right fragment (B): Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and left; with minor surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres; portions of 12 lines survive, lacking the beginnings. The right margin remains.

1686. Papyrus 300

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 300
Title:
Declaration concerning a Sale of Land (P.Lond. II 300, TM 11682)
Scope & Content:
Declaration addressed to Dionysius and Theon, former gymnasiarchs and keepers of the public archives of the Arsinoite nome, from Gaius Valerius Maior concerning the sale of four aruras of catoecic land, purchased by Heraclides, son of Diogenes, so that the transfer may be recorded. With official ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 February 129
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with few small insect holes in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 16 lines, complete, and all margins are extant. The blank space at the bottom measures 65 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1687. Papyrus 345

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 345
Title:
Declaration of Priests (P.Lond. II 345, Chrest.Wilck. 102, TM 11724)
Scope & Content:
A return of pastophori (priests) and inventory of the temple in Nabla addressed to the royal scribe of the division of Herakleides, Harpocration alias Hierax, from Palemis and Euremon, two pastophori.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
February-August 194
Extent:

Slip of papyrus, slightly damaged at the bottom and along the folding lines. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 7 lines, complete. The surface is damaged in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1688. Papyrus 591(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 591(A-B)
Title:
Literary Texts (P.Lond.Lit. 81, 159, TM 65746, 62834, 62835)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Lond.Lit. 81, TM 65746, LDAB 7000, MP3 1712.1): Iambic lines from an unknown tragedy, with stichometry (delta = 400). Right papyrus (B) Recto (P.Lond.Lit. 159(a), TM 62834, LDAB 4025, MP3 2593): Portion of a philosophical dialogue, apparently on the kinship of mankind, attr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together, extracted from mummy cartonnage, housed in a glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears parts of 2 columns. Of the first, the ends of 21 lines remain, of the second the beginnings of the same number; the back bears no writing and is partly covered with plaster.

Right papyrus (B): Fragment from a medium-brown papyrus roll, imperfect at the foot and with plaster residue in places; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 4 columns written along the fibres; the column width is about 65 mm. The upper margin survives. The back bears parts of 3 columns written across the fibres and broken off at the bottom.

1689. Papyrus 943

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 943
Title:
Deposit of Money (P.Lond. III 943, Chrest.Mitt. 330, TM 22727)
Scope & Content:
Theognostus alias Morus acknowledges that he has received a deposit of 600 silver drachmas from his sister Dioscorous, to be returned whenever required. Written by Aurelius Alcimion alias Agathos Daimon; with subscription of Theognostus at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 July 227
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, but damaged by holes in the upper and lower portions; the holes located at the top affect the writing. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 18 lines, the first of which are slightly mutilated; the upper margin is extant, side margins are partly preserved; the blank space at the bottom measures 80 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1690. Papyrus 1831

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1831
Title:
Export of Wine (P.Hib. I 80, Chrest.Wilck. 290, TM 8229)
Scope & Content:
Two notices by Epichares to Chaeremon concerning the export of wine. In the second notice (lines 6-12) Epichares reports that Horus, son of Teos, is exporting two jars of wine from a village in the Herakleopolite nome to Hiera Nesus, and that the tax of one twenty-fourth has not been paid yet. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 August 251 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with plaster and red paint residue, and darker surface at the top (front); mutilated especially to the right; written on both sides. On the front there are 14 lines running across the fibres, the last two of which are in Demotic; there is a blank between lines 5 and 6. Lower, left and upper margins survive. The back bears one line parallel to the fibres, written the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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