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1771. Papyrus 1539

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1539
Title:
Delegation of the Duties of a Guardian (P.Oxy. IV 727, TM 20427)
Scope & Content:
Two brothers, Gaius Marcius Apion alias Diogenes and Gaius Marcius Apollinarius alias Iulianus, write to the archidikastes stating that they authorize Ophelas, agent of their properties in the Oxyrhynchite nome, to act as a guardian of their brother’s children and to conduct their business durin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 January 154
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, mutilated at the top in the upper margin and with holes throughout, especially along the folding lines; otherwise well preserved. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 32 lines; left margin is extant, no margin was left to the right, the upper margin is lost and the blank at the bottom measures 120 mm. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. IV. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1772. Papyrus 2356(A-E)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2356(A-E)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1513, 1583, 1602, 1620)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon. A (P.Lond. VII 2040, TM 1602): Beginning of a letter from Menon to Criton; details are lost. B (P.Lond. VII 1950, TM 1513): Physical description of Thorax, Cilician, aged 18, for unknown purposes; dated 29 May 257 BC. The back bears the endorsemen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Five papyrus fragments of varying size that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Upper fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on the right and at the bottom, imperfect on the left; written on one side. The front bears the beginnings of 2 lines written across the fibres. The back has ink smudges.

B: Light-brown papyrus slip, complete, with damage along the left edge and in the middle; written on both sides. The front bears portions 3 lines written across the fibres; on the back, there is a word written along the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

C: Lower right portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 1 lines; the lower margin is ample; folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.

D: Left-hand portion of a light-brown papyrus, written on both sides. On the front, there are the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres; upper, lower and left margins are extant. On the back, there are the ends of 2 lines written along the fibres.

E: Left-hand fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side. On the front there are the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres; upper, lower and left margins are extant. Folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.

1773. Papyrus 178

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 178
Title:
Receipt for Repayment of Part of a Dowry with Duplicate (P.Lond. II 178a-b, TM 19960-19961)
Scope & Content:
Receipt in duplicate form whereby Petronia Sarapias, under the guardianship of her brother, acknowledges that she has received the repayment of 400 out of 1,000 drachmas, which formed her dowry, from her ex-husband Iulius Apollinarius, soldier in the First Apamean cohort of the century of Iulian...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 April 145
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets, written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. Mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

Left papyrus (A): Almost complete, imperfect at the bottom right edge and with few holes; slight abrasion and surface damage in the upper portion. The text is complete and consists of one column of 27 lines. The blank space at the bottom measures 60 mm.

Right papyrus (B): Broken off at the bottom and lacking the upper left edge, with few small holes and slight surface damage in the middle; well preserved as to the rest. One column of 32 lines survive, the last three lines being mutilated. Upper and left margins are extant; no margin was left to the right.

1774. Papyrus 668

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 668
Title:
Loan Agreement (P.Grenf. II 17, Chrest.Mitt. 138, P.Lond. III 668 descr., TM 60)
Scope & Content:
Patous, son of Patous, acknowledges the loan of an iron cone from his sister Takmeis. Should he fail to return it whenever requested, he shall pay the value of it. Written by Dryton, son of Pamphilus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 February 136 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 11 lines, with a speck of ink at the top and additional traces in the lower edge. Left and lower margins survive, no margin was left to the right. A sheet-join is visible in the left edge, running along the height of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1775. Papyrus 825

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 825
Title:
Receipt for Payments through a Bank (P.Fay. 87, P.Lond. III 825 descr., TM 10930)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging various sums paid as rents on different days into the bank of Titus Flavius Eutychides. The payments are made by Eudaemon, son of Sarapion, and his colleagues, overseers of the property located near Euhemeria, now possession of the city of Alexandria, formerly belonging to ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 October 156
Extent:

Papyrus sheet lacking part of its right half and damaged by holes in its lower half; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are two columns, the first of 21 lines, the second of 3 mutilated lines.The left margin measures 35 mm, the upper 20 mm and the lower, which is preserved up to the end of the first column, measures c. 35 mm. The modern note in red refers to the edition in P.Fay. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1776. Papyrus 2013

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2013
Title:
Appointment of a Representative (P.Fam.Tebt. 41 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 41, TM 20968)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary appointment of a representative, who is to perform his own and Lysimachus alias Didymus’s duties as a 'night-strategus' (nyktostrategos) in Antinoopolis; with date and subscriptions at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 March 176
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, incomplete, broken off at the top and left, with insect holes in the centre of the preserved portion and surface damaged throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front there are portions of 19 lines, all lacking the beginnings; part of the lower margin survives; no margin was left to the right. A sheet-join runs vertically in the middle of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1777. Papyrus 748

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 748
Title:
Military Accounts (P.Oxy. I 43 ro., TM 20704), and List of Guards and Watchmen (P.Oxy. I 43 vo., TM 20705)
Scope & Content:
Recto (20704): Military accounts recording the supplies, chiefly of fodder, provided to various troops, with copies of receipts; the total and date are given at the end. Dated 16-24 February 295. Verso (20705): List of guards and watchmen distributed across various streets and public buildings...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
295
Extent:

Two portions of a medium-brown papyrus roll, with writing on both sides; housed in two glass frames, named Papyrus 748(1) and Papyrus 748(2).

1778. Papyrus 860

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 860
Title:
Tax Documents (P.Turner 31-32, P.Lond. III 860a descr., TM 13658-13659; SB XVIII 13869, P.Lond. III 860b descr., TM 27715)
Scope & Content:
Three tax documents on two papyrus sheets. Left papyrus (A) Recto (P.Turner 31, TM 13658): Report of the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) of Soknopaiou Nesos addressed to the strategus of the division of Herakleides with a list of tax-payers and money payments concerning the mon...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets mounted in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Lacking the left portion (front), presumably cut off to host the text of the verso; and mutilated at the bottom; writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears the ends of 20 lines, with the last 4 lines written after a blank of 65 mm; upper and right margins survive. The back bears 31 complete lines, the last of which is abraded. Side margins are minimal, upper margin is extant and the lower margin is damaged.

Right papyrus (B): Broken off at the top, with small holes and minor surface damage in places; a strip of vertical fibres is missing on the back. Writing runs on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 8 lines from the bottom of a column; side margins survive; the blank space at the bottom measures 95 mm. There are ink stains in places.

1779. Papyrus 1609

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1609
Title:
Nominations to Liturgies (P.Lond. V 1822 descr., TM 19770), Lease (P.Lond. V 1832 descr., TM 19775), and Record of Proceedings (P.Lond. V 1650, TM 19674)
Scope & Content:
Upper left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1822 descr., TM 19770): Return by the local peace-keeping official (eirenarch) of the village Temenkyrkis Poimenon in the Hermopolite nome to the riparii (police officials) of the nome, nominating liturgical officials in charge of dikes and canals. The names of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 373-430
Extent:

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

Upper left papyrus (A): Upper right portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, damaged by insect-holes; written on one side. The front bears the ends of 24 lines running across the fibres; 2 lines were added; right and upper margins survive. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Left-hand side of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, top and right, damaged by a few insect-holes; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 14 lines running along the fibres; the left margin is extant. The back contains one fragmentary line written along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (C): Small papyrus strip, complete on the sides, broken off at the top and bottom; written on both sides. On the front, there are 3 lines running along the fibres, and traces of another line at the top; on the back, there are 2 lines.

1780. Papyrus 2461

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2461
Title:
Payments (P.Oxy. XII 1532 descr., TM 31756), and Sortes Astrampsychi (P.Oxy. XII 1477, TM 59320, LDAB 418, MP3 168.4)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. XII 1532 descr., TM 31756): Late third-century list of payments in wheat and barley by cultivators (georgoi). Unpublished. Verso (P.Oxy. XII 1477, TM 59320, LDAB 418, MP3 168.4): Sortes Astrampsychi. Column 1: traces of Sortes 46, 48, 50, 52-55. Column 2: Sortes 72-92, arranged ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 3rd century-early 4th century
Extent:

Fragment of a sheet of papyrus, bearing writing on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. There are a few holes, mostly in the lower half of the sheet, which is somewhat damaged along the vertical fold. The text on the recto consists of the ends of thirteen lines from the top of a column, broken at the bottom and left. On the verso there is a column broken off at the bottom, of which twenty lines remain, and traces of a preceding column. Each column would have contained an average of 31 lines. Some fibres are missing and the surface is abraded in places. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

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