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1751. Papyrus 415

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 415
Title:
Letter of Plutammon to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 15, P.Lond. II 415, TM 10017)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary letter to Abinnaeus from Plutammon, who requests that thirty malefactors of unknown identity from the village of Hermopolis, who allegedly committed an outrage on Plutammon’s grandson, be handed over to the dux.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, lacking the left-hand half and with a few holes; darker in the upper right edge. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; the right margin and the right-hand part of the upper and lower margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1752. Papyrus 624

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 624
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Grenf. I 28, P.Lond. III 624 descr., TM 220)
Scope & Content:
Contract for the loan of some artabas of wheat, partly crossed out; the name of the lender is lost. Penalty apples if Phmois, the borrower, fails to repay the wheat back within the agreed time. At the end is the demotic receipt of payment. Date and summary are on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 24 October 108 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and right, with damage along the horizontal folds. A thin strip of papyrus was glued diagonally onto the upper part of the front-side. Writing is along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The back was rotated 180 degrees and bears the beginning of three lines in the right edge. On the front there are portions of 19 lines, the first being very mutilated; of the others, only the beginnings survive. Part of the text was crossed out. The last five lines are in demotic. Left and lower margins survive. A sheet-join running along the height of the sheet is visible in the left edge of the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1753. Papyrus 627

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 627
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Grenf. I 31, P.Lond. III 627 descr., TM 48349)
Scope & Content:
Loan of 7 1/6 artabas of wheat, drawn up in Pathyris before Hermias, representative of the notary Paniscus; the lenders are Herienouphis and his comrades, and the borrower Nechutes. Penalty applies should Nechutes fail to pay the wheat back within the agreed time.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
101-100 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, somewhat torn along the right edge and with little damage along one horizontal fold, but otherwise well preserved. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text occupies two thirds of the sheet; there are 19 lines with traces of an additional line at the top. A paragraphus and some blank space separate the last line. Side margins are minimal, and the blank space at the bottom measures 80 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1754. Papyrus 661

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 661
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Grenf. II 27, P.Lond. III 661 descr., TM 71)
Scope & Content:
Document drawn up before Hermias in the notarial office in Pathyris, recording the loan of 5100 drachmas from Peteharsemtheus, son of Nechutes, to Peteharsemtheus and his brother Petesuchus, sons of Panebchounis. With endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 December 103 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but with some holes in the lower portion and some minor surface damage throughout; edges are irregular. Writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back; the back has 4 lines written in the lower right margin. On the front there is one column of 27 lines, the last of which is indented and separated by paragraphus and some blank space. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1755. Papyrus 676

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 676
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 676, P.Bingen, p. 199 descr., TM 116)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a contract drawn up in Pathyris by Hermias, agent of the notary Paniscus, for the sale of some land, purchased by Harsiesis, priest of Suchus and Aphrodite, from a certain Nechuthes. With demotic summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 November 100 BC
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus, written on both sides along the fibres. The back bears one line in demotic; the front preserves portions of ten lines, very mutilated. Parts of upper and lower margins survive. The fragments are mounted in a glass case.

1756. Papyrus 766

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 766
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Oxy. I 102, P.Lond. III 766 descr., TM 20761)
Scope & Content:
One-year lease of nine arouras of land, the lessor being Aurelia Antiochia alias Dionysia, daughter of Antiochus alias Dionysius, former magistrate in Alexandria, and the lessee Aurelius Dioscorus, son of Apollonius, from Oxyrhynchus. The land, located in the Oxyrhynchite nome, is to be sown wit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 October 306
Extent:

Papyrus sheet written on one side along the fibres, with the first line being somewhat damaged, but overall well preserved; mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass case. Number 102 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.

1757. Papyrus 769

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 769
Title:
Receipt for Embole (P.Oxy. I 142, P.Lond. III 769 descr., TM 20781)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Asclas, boatman from the village of Koma, has received some artabas of wheat on account of the grain levy (embole) for the 13th indiction and a sum of money for the transport of the cargo to Alexandria from Pamouthius, pronoetes (administrator) of the hamlet of Leon....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 November 534
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, with a few wormholes, presumably originally folded in half; written on both sides and housed in a glass case. A heading letter (chi) is in the upper margin.

1758. Papyrus 1002

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1002
Title:
Fragment of a Lease (SB XVIII 13583, P.Lond. III 1002 descr., TM 18392)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a five-year lease of land between Aurelia Eurasia and Aurelia Thebais, both of Hermopolis, the lessors, and Aurelios Daueit, son of Isakios and Thaures, and Aurelios Zeth, son of Phoebammon and Taiomia, farmers of the village of Taparat (Teyparat), in the Hermopolite nome, the lessees.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 April 547
Extent:
Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left; with holes in the preserved portion; the writing runs on one side and the back is blank. On the front, there are portions of twelve lines from the top of one column written along the fibres, of which 41 lines survive. Upper and right margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1759. Papyrus 1548

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1548
Title:
Agreement for Arbitration from the Archive of Dioscorus (P.Lond. V 1707, TM 19724)
Scope & Content:
Agreement for arbitration (compromissum) between Aurelius Conon, representing his wife Athanasia, on the one hand, and Athanasia’s uncle Aurelius Theodorus, son of Psoius, and his nephew Aurelius Psoius, son of Cosmas, a notary, on the other. The dispute may be the one concerning half share of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 October 566
Extent:
Medium- to dark-brown papyrus, with wormholes regularly distributed and damage along the vertical folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are 8 lines running along the fibres. The back bears traces of 3 or 4 lines running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1760. Papyrus 1564

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1564
Title:
Employment of Substitutes for Liturgic Office (P.Leit. 13, SB VIII 10205, TM 32160)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a contract between Aurelius Modestus alias Olympus, collector of grain taxes, his colleague Melas, son of Melas, and Nepotianus, son of Theon. Modestus employs the two men for the collection of grain taxes in his own place, having paid them 350 silver drachmas for their salary, cost ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 3rd century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with insect-holes and surface damage in places; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 26 lines, with traces of another line at the bottom; upper and left margins are extant; no space was left free on the right. A sheet-join runs vertically along the left edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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