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1821. Papyrus 219

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 219
Title:
Lists (P.Lond. II 219a-b ro., TM 78452), and Wills (P.Lond. II 219a-b vo., TM 8143)
Scope & Content:
Fragments from mummy cartonnage. Upper and middle fragments (P.Lond. II 219a): Recto (TM 78452): Account of food and list of names; Verso (TM 8143): Fragment of a will, with the name of the testator being lost. Lower Fragment (P.Lond. II 219b): Recto (TM 78452): List of names. Unpublished....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Three fragments from mummy cartonnage, with the two upper fragments belonging together; housed in the same glass case.

Upper and middle fragments (A): Two fragments of a small sheet, with surface damage, written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears remains of 12 lines, and the back of 11 lines. The lower margin is extant on both sides; on the back the upper margin survives too.

Lower fragment (B): Fragmentary papyrus sheet, with surface damage throughout, written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front is much defaced; the verso has remains of 10 lines, with upper and lower margins extant.

1822. Papyrus 244

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 244
Title:
Letter of Apollos to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 22, P.Lond. II 244, SB VI 9023, TM 10022)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Abinnaeus from Apollos, who has reached Alexandria as per Abinnaeus’ instructions and reports on matters concerning a house of Abinnaeus there. He quotes the amounts that a certain Isas has collected from the tenant as rent for the house and states that he encloses receipt and accoun...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
after 351
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, written on both sides along the fibres. The front side is defaced in places, especially along the vertical folds. The left margin measures 13-20 mm, the upper 17 mm, and no margin was left at the bottom and right. The back contains a two-line docket with a figure. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1823. Papyrus 416

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 416
Title:
Letter of Sambas to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 16, P.Lond. II 417, Chrest.Wilck. 468, TM 10019)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a letter from Sambas to Abinnaeus, who is being informed that the imperial notary is paying a visit on that day for the enrolment of the recruits.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom. Writing runs on one side along the fibres, and eight lines are preserved. The surface is abraded in places. Upper and left margins survive, whereas no margin was left to the right. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1824. Papyrus 1013

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1013
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Bas. II 53, SB XVIII 13584, P.Lond. III 1013 descr., TM 36280)
Scope & Content:
Silvanus, son of Phoebammon, leases from his son Petrus a third share of plots of land located in three different places in the Hermopolite village of Enseu, for as long as the lessee wishes. With subscriptions of Silvanus and three witnesses, and subscription of the notary Menas. A fragment in B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 October 538
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, darker by patches, rubbed in places; an additional small fragment of the same papyrus is in Basel (P.Bas. inv. 42). Writing is on both sides: the front bears the right-hand portion of 25 lines, with signs in the lower margin. Upper, lower and right margins are extant and minimal. The fragment in Basel preserves the beginnings of 12 lines and the right margin; 40-44 letters were lost between the fragments. Vertical folds are visible; on the back, traces of five lines against the fibres, written upside down and in mirror script, were transferred from another document; a sheet-join is visible at c. 45 mm from the right edge. Part of the endorsement is preserved on the back of the fragment in Basel. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1825. Papyrus 1958

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1958
Title:
Petition against Nomination to a Liturgy (P.Leit. 5, SB VIII 10196, Pap.Choix 11, TM 11615)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the epistrategus Claudius Xenophon submitted by Orsenouphis, son of Orsenouphis, from Tebtynis, complaining about his nomination as a collector of money-taxes (praktor argyrikon), which he is unable to sustain owing to his financial situation and poor health. Orsenouphis explains that...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 180
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by insect-holes throughout; with minor abrasion in places and a dark stain on the left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears two columns of 31 and 17 lines respectively. Margins partly survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1826. Papyrus 2010

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2010
Title:
Inventory of Minor’s Personal Estate (P.Fam.Tebt. 49 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 49, TM 20971)
Scope & Content:
Philosarapis, appointed as guardian (epitropos) of Iulius alias Herodes, takes inventory of the minor’s personal estate before some witnesses. Among the belongings are items of clothing, a chest, a glass ball, cushions, cooking utensils. With subscription of Philosarapis and of the witnesses.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
205 (?)
Extent:
Two larger fragments and five detached scraps from a light-brown papyrus, with holes throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The upper fragment contains the top two columns of 11 and 10 lines respectively; the fragment on the right, which is the largest, bears parts of two columns of 10 and 15 lines, broken off at the top and bottom. The scraps preserve a few letters from few lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1827. Papyrus 2096

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2096
Title:
Request of a Trainee Lyre-Player to his Guardians (P.Lond. VII 2017, SB III 6997, TM 1579)
Scope & Content:
Heracleotes writes to Zenon and Nestus, his appointed guardians, urging them to recover the lyre he inherited from his teacher Demeas, which had been pledged for a loan of 105 drachmas, or to give him one of equal value, so that he could keep practising to take part in competitions without fallin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
242-241 BC
Extent:
Two fragments of a papyrus sheet of varying size, acquired in different years; medium-brown in colour; lacking a strip on the right-hand side and with some surface damage in places; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 29 lines running across the fibres, with another line at the bottom in lacuna; margins are extant. A sheet-join runs horizontally in the middle of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1828. Papyrus 32

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 32
Title:
Official Notice (P.Forshall XLIV, P.Lond. I 32, W.Chr. 24, TM 19999) and Accounts (P.Lond.Copt. 698 descr., TM 86304)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Forshall XLIV, P.Lond. I 32, W.Chr. 24, TM 19999): An official notice containing measures taken against fugitives, possibly sailors; dated to 30 May 698 or less probably 713. Verso (P. Lond. Copt. 698 descr., TM 86304): Greek accounts with Coptic words.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
end of 7th century-8th century
Extent:
Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the left, top, and right on the recto, and at the left, bottom, and right on the verso. On the recto there is a Greek text written against the fibres, on the verso there is a Greek text with Coptic words (Sahidic with Fayumic influences) running along the fibres. Mounted on paper in a glass case.

1829. Papyrus 302

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 302
Title:
Receipt for Customs-Dues (SB XX 15031, P.Lond. II 302a, TM 14924), and Record of Work (P.Lond. II 302b descr., TM 19982)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (SB XX 15031, P.Lond. II 302a, TM 14924): Receipt acknowledging the payment of customs-dues at the gate of Soknopaiou Nesos by Stotoetis, who is importing wine on two camels. Dated to 18 March 142. Lower Papyrus (B) (P.Lond. II 302b descr., TM 19982): Account recording the wor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
141-142
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets, written on one side across the fibres, with the back blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Square-shaped, complete, slightly abraded in places and with a hole; there are 7 lines; margins are extant.

Lower papyrus (B): Dark-brown papyrus sheet, mutilated at the bottom and left; there are 14 lines; upper and right margins are extant.

1830. Papyrus 1719(a-b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1719(a-b)
Title:
Tax Receipts from the Archive of the Soldier Menas (P.Lond. V 1743, TM 38847, and P.Lond. V 1749, TM 38852)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts on account of different taxes from the archive of the soldier Menas. Upper text, Papyrus 1719A (P.Lond. V 1743, TM 38847): Receipt issued for Raistos Palmatat for the payment of half solidus on account of money taxes (demosia), dated to 19 July (Epeiph 25) of a 9th indiction. Inter...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th-8th century
Extent:

Two small square papyrus sheets, fully preserved and with all margins extant. Writing runs along the fibres on the recto, the verso being blank. The lower part of each papyrus is folded and tied with a papyrus strip on which a clay seal is attached. Mounted in a glass case.

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