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1831. Papyrus 333

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 333
Title:
Sale of Shares in Camels (P.Lond. II 333, Chrest.Mitt. 176, TM 11713)
Scope & Content:
Sale of the third share in two female camels for a sum of 400 drachmas through the bank of Dioxenus alias Sarapion. The buyers are Tanephremmis and her three daughters, of Soknopaiou Nesos, assisted by their guardians; the vendor is Tanephremmis’ son, Pabous.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 October 166
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, damaged by few holes; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of one column of 28 lines; all margins are extant, with no margin having been left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1832. Papyrus 408

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 408
Title:
Letter of Protest to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 18, P.Lond. II 408, TM 10020)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Chaeremon, decurion of Arsinoe, to Abinnaeus, who is being rebuked for his neglection in investigating into the outrages committed by some evildoers in the village of Theoxenis. The perpetrators were simply carried away as if there were no laws. They should be sent for inquiry or t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, lacking its top left edge, written on one side along the fibres. Of the twenty-two lines of the text, the first seven are fragmentary. Margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1833. Papyrus 655

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 655
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Grenf. II 18, P.Lond. III 655 descr., TM 61)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in the notarial office of Pathyris, recording a three-month loan of 5600 drachmas with no interest from Thoteus to Totoes and his wife Takmeis. Penalty applies should the borrowers fail to repay the loan within the agreed time.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 October 127 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, damaged by holes especially in the left portion; otherwise well preserved. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 28 lines, the last of which is indented and separated by some blank space. All margins are extant, with the right being irregular and minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 85 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1834. Papyrus 658

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 658
Title:
Loan of Wine (P.Grenf. II 24, P.Lond. III 658 descr., TM 68)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in the office of the notary Paniscus at Krokodilopolis, in the Pathyrite nome, recording the loan of six jars of wine from Peteharsemtheus to Psemmenches, both of Pathyris; the wine is to be returned in Mesore, and its quality is guaranteed until 30 Athyr. Penalty applies if the co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 February 105 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, written along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The back bears a three-line docket; on the front there is a column of 27 lines, the last of which is indented and separated by some blank space and paragraphus. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 70 mm. Litlle space was left blank also between lines 3 and 4. There is a sheet-join running along the height of the sheet in the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1835. Papyrus 853

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 853
Title:
Private Letter (P.Sarap. 98, TM 17123), Poll-Tax Receipt (SB XX 14200, TM 14853)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Sarap. 98, SB III 6298, TM 17123): Private letter from the archive of Sarapion and his family, addressed to Heliodorus; the name of the sender is lost. Dated between 90 and 133. Right papyrus (B) (SB XX 14200, TM 14853): Poll-tax receipt for Ptolemaeus, of a quarter of Arsin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
90-203
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Medium-brown fragment, broken off at the bottom and on the left, complete on the other sides; bearing writing on one side along the fibres. The ends of 20 lines survive, with upper and lower margins. The back is blank.

Right papyrus (B): Light-brown fragment, broken off on the sides, complete at the top and bottom; bearing writing on one side along the fibres. The mid portions of 9 lines survive, with upper and right margins. The back is blank.

1836. Papyrus 1371

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1371
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1375, TM 19831)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, the recipient being in lacuna. A substantial sum of money (over 166 nomismata) has to be supplied for the expenses of the Governor’s household, which includes Arab and Christian members. The letter is dated to the 9th ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 May 710
Extent:

Two fragments of different sizes from a papyrus roll, with presumably one line, fully lost, between them; the smaller fragment preserves one Arabic line and remains of one Greek line; the larger fragment is well preserved, with the exception of the first line, of which only traces remain. Written on one side, mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass case.

1837. Papyrus 1481

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1481
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1411, TM 19858)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik containing an order addressed to the inhabitants of Aphrodito to send money (four nomismata) for the wage of an employee working on the mosque of Damascus; it was apparently sent together with Papyrus 1339 (P.Lond. IV 1341) and is dated to 7 Hathyr, 8th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 November 709
Extent:

Small fragment from a papyrus roll, written on one side across the fibres, preserving the end of one Arabic line on top and of three Greek lines; mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

1838. Papyrus 1978

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1978
Title:
Bank Receipt (P.Fam.Tebt. 8 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 8, TM 10765)
Scope & Content:
Receipt from the bank of Pontion, acknowledging the payment of 1700 silver drachmas to the credit of Ptolemaeus, son of Ptolemaeus, made by Didyme, daughter of Lysimachus, acting with her husband Heraclides.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
103-114
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, darker in places, broken off at the bottom, lacking the lower left corner and damaged on the left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 27 lines lacking the beginnings; the upper margin survives; no space was left on the right. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1839. Papyrus 2447

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2447
Title:
Rescript of Severus and Application to a Strategus (P.Oxy. XII 1405, TM 21815)
Scope & Content:
Petition from Aemilius Stephanus, of the village of Sinkepha, to Aurelius Leonides, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, complaining about his appointment as a tax collector. He refuses the duty and cedes his property in accordance with the rescript of the emperor Severus, which is provided at th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
236-237
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, in poor condition, broken at the top and bottom and with holes throughout; writing is on one side along the fibres. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1840. Papyrus 113 (13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (13)
Title:
Christian Texts (P.Lond. I 113.13(a), TM 65193, P.Lond. I 113.13(b), TM 65189)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (P.Lond. I 113.13(a), P.Lond.Lit. 226, TM 65193, LDAB 6435, Van Haelst 571(1)): Fragment of a papyrus leaf, containing the same work on Jacop and Joseph as Papyrus 113.12(b) and possibly coming from the same book, yet written in a different hand. Diaeresis occurs, high points are o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th-7th century
Extent:
Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, but are portions of different texts; the upper one bears writing on both sides; housed in one case.

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