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1781. Papyrus 3114

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3114
Title:
Documents from the Archive of Aurelius Phoebammon son of Triadelphus (P.Michael. 47, 49, 57, 59; TM 21423, 37344, 37351, 37352, 37354)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Michael. 49, TM 37344): Fragment of a receipt of rent; the parties are the church of Antaiopolis, represented by Psaios (lessor), and Aurelius Phoebammon son of Triadelphus (lessee); the summary is on the back. Dated in 548. B (P.Michael. 59, TM 37354): Conclusion of a lease of land, the l...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 6th century-mid 7th century
Extent:

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

A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, damaged by abrasion in places, broken off at the top and bottom, complete on the sides; written on both sides; on the front, there are 8 lines written along the fibres, with side margins minimal; on the back, there is one line running along the fibres.

B: Dark-brown papyrus fragment, made of two pieces, of which the right-hand piece (35 mm wide) displays horizontal fibres, the left-hand one vertical fibres (front); broken off at the top and left, complete on the right and at the bottom; with writing on both sides; on the front, there are 13 lines written across the fibres (the ends run along the fibres on the right sheet), with lower and right margins minimal; on the back, there are two lines written across the fibres.

C: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the top and left; written on both sides; on the front, there are 7 lines running across the fibres and lacking the beginnings; right and lower margins minimal; on the back, there are 3 lines written along the fibres, with ample lower margin.

D: Medium-to-dark-brown papyrus fragment with several detached pieces at the bottom; broken off on the left, severely damaged along the folds; 14 lines lacking the beginnings, and traces of 4 other lines at the bottom. The back is blank.

1782. Papyrus 640

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 640
Title:
Third Will of Dryton (P.Dryton 3, P.Grenf. I 44, P.Lond. III 640 descr., TM 268)
Scope & Content:
A fragment of a copy of the second will of Dryton, drawn up in the office of the notary in Pathyris. The names of some witnesses are preserved here. Further portions of this papyrus are BL Papyrus 687A and Papyrus 687E, which contain parts of the first column, and a papyrus in the Sorbonne, Pari...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 June 126 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus, further portions of which are Papyrus 687A, Papyrus 687E and a papyrus in Paris, Sorbonne, inventoried as P. Bouriant 46. This fragment, defaced in places, is broken off at the top, left and bottom; it bears writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Parts of two columns remain, with little blank space between them; no margin was left to the right. This fragment joins with the one in Paris, which is the continuation and completes the second column. Papyrus 687A contains the upper part of column 1, and papyrus 687E the foot of column 1.

The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1783. Papyrus 1178

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1178
Title:
Diploma of Membership of a Boxer (P.Lond. III 1178, Chrest.Wilck. 156, Pap.Agon. 6, TM 22834)
Scope & Content:
Diploma of membership to a guild of athletes given to the boxer Herminus alias Morus, of Hermopolis. Papyrus 1178(1): Summary of the diploma, with a shorter version of the circular of the synod of athletes. Papyrus 1178(2), lines 1-8: Letter of the emperor Claudius to the synod of athletes, wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
200-212
Extent:

Portions of papyrus roll, housed in three glass frames named Papyrus 1178(1), Papyrus 1178(2), and Papyrus 1178(3); damaged by holes throughout and written on one side, the back being blank. Papyrus 1178(2) and Papyrus 1178(3) are mounted on cardboard; Papyrus 1178(1) preserves three seals on the back. Writing runs along the height of the roll.

Papyrus 1178(1): Sheet glued at the beginning of the roll; 7 lines written along the fibres, abraded in places; blank space between lines 1 and 2; margins are extant. On the back at the bottom there are three seals. Sheet-joins running along the width are visible.

Papyrus 1178(2): Light-coloured by patches, with minor abrasion and holes especially in the left half; 42 lines written across the fibres, few of which lack the beginnings. A strip of horizontal fibres was glued onto the surface in the upper half. Three stains are visible at the top.

Papyrus 1172(3): With darker patches; mutilated in the left-hand side and at the bottom, with detached scrap; with surface damage in places. 50 lines written across the fibres, some of which lack the beginnings.

1784. Papyrus 1394

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1394
Title:
Letters of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1398, P.Lond. IV 1406, TM 19847, 19853)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letters of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik. Left papyrus (P.Lond. IV 1398, TM 19847): Fragmentary letter concerning arrears of taxes and mentioning his predecessor. Possibly Greek version of Or. 6233(4) (PAF III). Dated 9 April 709. Right papyrus (P.Lond. IV 1406, TM 19853): Small ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, bearing writing on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Broken off at the top and sides; 7 lines running across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; only the lower margin survives.

Right papyrus (B): Small papyrus strip, broken off at the top and sides; with few letters of 5 lines running across the fibres and lacking beginnings and ends; only the lower margin survives.

1785. Papyrus 2538

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2538
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Marcus Aurelius Diogenes (TM 10705, 10710, 10713, 15720, 26625, 26635, 26636, 40792)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Diog. 35, TM 10705): Fragmentary receipt for the payment in kind made by a farmer, as rent on land; dated 221-222. B (P.Diog. 51, TM 26625): Fragmentary document of uncertain content, mentioning Diogenes and his daughter Aurelia Copria. Dated 205-235. C (P.Diog. 67, TM 26636): Fragmentary...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
132-248
Extent:

Ten papyrus fragments, not all belonging together, housed in one glass frame.

A: Dark-brown papyrus fragment, apparently complete at the top, broken off on the other sides; with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank.

B: Dark-brown papyrus fragment, apparently complete at the top, broken off on the other sides; with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The back is darkened along the left edge and bears no writing.

C: Medium-brown papyrus strip, complete at the bottom, broken off on the other sides; with some surface damage; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The writing is effaced.

D: Dark-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; with severe surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank.

E-F: Two papyrus fragments belonging together, dark-brown, written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. Papyrus 2528 belongs to the same papyrus.

G: Lower left portion of a medium-brown papyrus, written on one side across the fibres; the front bears the beginnings of 6 lines; lower and left margins survive. The back is blank.

H: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides, written on one side along the fibres; a few letters from 3 lines survive. The back is blank.

I-J: Two fragments from the same medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank.

1786. Papyrus 556

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 556
Title:
Petition of a Prisoner (P.Petr. II 19(2), P.Petr. III 35b, P.Lond. III 556 descr., TM 7432)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition of a man who was imprisoned for some work-related offence and is now asking for help.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text breaks off at the top; 11 lines remain; further writing is visible on the right edge. The lower margin survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1787. Papyrus 639

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 639
Title:
Private Letter (P.Grenf. I 43, C.Ptol.Sklav. 241, CPJ I 135, P.Lond. III 639 descr., TM 267)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Menon to his brother Hermocrates informing him that the horse which Hermocrates had sent to him has not been delivered by a Jew whose name he does not know. The request of buying some purple dye for himself and his wife is added as a postscript. Docket and address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, lacking the right edge from line 4 downwards (front), and with some damage along the horizontal folds; written on both sides. The front bears 12 lines. On the back there are traces of two lines in the left corner and then one word, written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1788. Papyrus 886

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 886
Title:
Homer, End of Iliad II (P.Lond.Lit. 8, P.Lond. III 886 descr., TM 60678, LDAB 1803, MP3 676)
Scope & Content:
Portions of the last two columns from the second book of the Iliad, with end-title. Left fragment: Iliad II 836-852; Other fragments: Iliad II 864-877, with end-title and ornamentation above and below it; further traces are visible below (stichometrical notation?).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Four fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with minor surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of the last two columns of book 2 of the Iliad survive; the first fragment from the left contains few letters of 17 lines, with a small trace of another line at the top; the surface is rubbed in places; the second, third and fourth fragments bear parts of the second column, with upper and lower margins partly preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1789. Papyrus 1180

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1180
Title:
Aristophanes, Fragments of an Unknown Comedy (P.Oxy. II 212, P.Lond.Lit. 85, TM 59246, LDAB 343, MP3 156)
Scope & Content:
Portion of the same papyrus roll as P.Oxy. XXXVII 2808, preserving iambic trimeters from a comedy attributed to Aristophanes. Identification of the comedy (Thesmophoriazusae II? Lemniae?) has been debated and remains uncertain.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century BC-1st century
Extent:
Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, three additional fragments of which are preserved in the Sackler Library, Oxford, and have been published as P.Oxy. XXXVII 2808. The writing is one side along the fibres, and the back is blank. The largest fragment (A) preserves portions of two columns, the second of which is well preserved; the other two fragments (B-C) contain portions of few lines. The column height is c. 140 mm, the width c. 120 mm; there are 20 lines to the column; the height of the roll was c. 230 mm. Upper and lower margins survive to 44 and 46 mm respectively. The intercolumn varies between 9 and 35 mm. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1790. Papyrus 1372

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1372
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Supply of Workers (P.Lond. IV 1376, TM 19832)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, instructing him to send four labourers from his administrative district, who are to work at the island of Babylon for a period of six months. With address and summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 May 710
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll, with darker patches, lacking the upper right-hand corner and with holes and a vertical break in the centre and along the horizontal fold; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 15 lines running across the fibres, fairly spaced; lines 1-3 lack the ends, line 4 is very fragmentary. Traces of Arabic text remain in line 1. Upper, left and right margins are minimal; the lower margin is ample. On the back, there are portions of two lines written along the fibres on the top right, upside down in relation to each other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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