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1741. Papyrus 299

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 299
Title:
Declaration (P.Lond. II 299, Chrest.Mitt. 204, TM 11681)
Scope & Content:
Declaration addressed to Dionysius and Theon, former gymnasiarchs and keepers of the public archives of Arsinoe, from the priest Herodes alias Petenephies and his sister and wife, priestess, stating that they intend to free a male slave. With official docket at the beginning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 October 128
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, but damaged by insect holes especially in the lower half, and abraded in places; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 20 lines, of which the first two are indented. Margins survive, with the left and lower being damaged. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1742. Papyrus 1213

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1213
Title:
Orders to Pay (P.Lond. III 1213(a-b), TM 22837-22838)
Scope & Content:
Two orders from Diodotus, from the estate of Norbana Clara, to Metocus, director of the granary (sitologos). With subscriptions of Gaius Iulius Salvus at the end of both orders. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 1213(a), TM 22837): Order to pay four artabas of wheat on account of four months to So...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
16 December 65
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets, regularly cut, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Damaged by insect holes in the lower half, and slightly abraded in few places; 11 lines; margins survive, with the lower being mutilated; the left bears traces of ink. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 30 mm from the left edge.

Lower papyrus (B): Lacking the lower right-hand corner and with few insect holes in places; 12 lines, complete; margins are extant. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 25 mm from the left edge.

1743. Papyrus 2508

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2508
Title:
Application for Lease of Land (P.Diog. 29, TM 10701)
Scope & Content:
Offer to lease 8 ½ aruras of grain land located near Philadelphia for three years, the lessor being Aurelia Copria, a minor, through her great-uncle Aurelius Sarapion, and the lessee Aurelius Longinus, son of Herminus. Written by the notary Dioscorus as Longinus is illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 October 225
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, darker in places, with abrasion and other surface damage in places. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 31 lines, complete; all margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1744. Papyrus 2071

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2071
Title:
Official Letter (P.Oxy. IX 1188, TM 21575)
Scope & Content:
Official correspondence concerning the purchase of some formerly ownerless wood by Didymus, son of Heraclides, including: line 1: ‘Kerkeura, tree branches’; lines 2-6: letter of Sarapion, district secretary (topogrammateus) of the Middle Toparchy, to Peteuris, village scribe (komogrammateus) o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 February 13
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and in fair condition, with few insect holes in the lower part and damage along the vertical folds, especially on the left-hand side; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 29 lines; margins are extant, with the lower being wide. A sheet-join runs vertically to the right of the centre. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1745. Papyrus 1162

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1162
Title:
Private Letter (BL I, p. 294, P.Lond. III 1162 ro. desc., TM 39613), and List of Sailors (P.Lond. III 1162 vo., TM 39614)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 39613): Portion of a letter on private matters, the sender and recipient being lost. Verso (TM 39614): List of sailors arranged in two columns with headings; the first lists sailors leaving the port of Clysma and the second those not going there. The names of the sailors, their patron...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century-8th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, cut to host the text on the back; it displays some surface damage at the top (front), but it is well preserved as to the rest. Writing runs across the fibres on both sides. The front bears 15 lines; the text breaks off at the top and bottom. Line 2 was written in ink that turned brown. The text on the back is complete and is arranged in two columns under a heading. The ink has turned brown. All margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1746. Papyrus 2068

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2068
Title:
Sophocles, Ichneutae, fragments (P. Lond. Lit. 67; P. Oxy. IX 1174, P. Oxy. IX 1175 [=Papyrus 2069] fr.46 and P. Oxy. XVII 2081a; TM 62741)
Scope & Content:
Sophocles, Ichneutae, fragments (P. Lond. Lit. 67; P. Oxy. IX 1174, P. Oxy. IX 1175 [=Papyrus 2069] fr.46 and P. Oxy. XVII 2081a; TM 62741). Scholia and corrections added by a second hand. 17 columns more or less complete, along with 39 small fragments. c.450 lines preserved.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of the 2nd century
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll, writing on one side only, preserved in seven cases 17 columns preserved of 26 or 27 lines each.

1747. Papyrus 232

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 232
Title:
Letter of Clematius to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 33, P.Lond. II 232, TM 10030)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Clematius to Abinnaeus, asking that Ision, officer in the troops under Abinnaeus’ command, be granted leave to attend to Clematius’ affairs, which are not better specified. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, light-brown. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a two-line docket. All margins are extant and all lines are fully preserved. Housed in a glass case.

1748. Papyrus 386

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 386
Title:
Customs-House Receipts (P.Customs 428(a-d), P.Lond. II 386(a-d) descr., TM 28042-28045)
Scope & Content:
Customs-house receipts for payments made at the gate of Philopator alias Theogenous, in the Arsinoite nome. Upper left papyrus (A) (P.Customs 428(a), P.Lond. II 386(a) descr., TM 28042): Receipt acknowledging the payment of customs-dues by Katetis for exporting vetch on three donkeys. Upper r...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Four small papyrus sheets, with writing on one side along the fibres; the ink of the text on the front is visible on the back. The fragments are mounted in the same glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Square-shaped, with surface damage and blotted; 6 lines.

Upper right papyrus (B): Square-shaped, with 7 lines, somewhat blurred.

Lower left papyrus (C): Square-shaped, damaged by holes and blotted; 6 lines and original clay seal.

Lower right papyrus (D): Damaged by holes, with 7 lines and original clay seal.

1749. Papyrus 405

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 405
Title:
Letter of Lupicinus to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 11, P.Lond. II 405, TM 10016)
Scope & Content:
A letter of Lupicinus, who informs Abinnaeus about some instructions given by an official of the dux Flavius Felicissimus: a military escort should be sent to meet the party at Leukogion, in the Heracleopolite nome. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, written on both sides along the fibres, the back having a one-line docket. Fourteen lines are fully preserved on the front. Left, upper and right margins are extant, the right being minimal. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1750. Papyrus 407

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 407
Title:
Petition to Abinnaeus on Theft (P.Abinn. 53, P.Lond. II 407, TM 10044)
Scope & Content:
A petition to Flavius Abinnaeus from an individual of the village of Hermopolis, who accuses a certain Zoilus to have driven off ten of his pigs. Zoilus should now be apprehended and compelled to reveal his accomplice.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
346
Extent:

Two joining fragments of equal size from a papyrus sheet, of which they are the left part. The right portion is missing. Writing is on one side along the fibres. The surface is somewhat defaced in places. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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