Search

032-002104451

1851. Papyrus 1383

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1383
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Supplies for the Fleet (P.Lond. IV 1386, TM 19840)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, instructing him to collect and send money for articles needed for the fleet at Klysma; instructions on the freight charges to be paid are given.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
708-709
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll, broken off at the top and right; with few holes in the preserved portion; written one side, the back being blank. The front bears 15 lines written across the fibres and lacking the ends. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1852. Papyrus 1388

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1388
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Supplies for the Fleet (P.Lond. IV 1392, TM 19843)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, with the order to dispatch butter of good quality to Alexandria for the fleet on the raiding expeditions. With address, name of the courier and summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
711
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll, lacking the right-hand side; written on both sides. The front bears 19 lines running across the fibres, lacking the ends; on the back, there are two lines written along the fibres, one the other way up in relation to the other. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

1853. Papyrus 778

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 778
Title:
Deed of Surety (P.Lond. III 778, P.Oxy. I 199, TM 22685)
Scope & Content:
An incomplete deed of surety addressed to Flavius Apion by Georgius, a deacon, who undertakes that Aurelius Onnophris, son of Solomon, coming from Mega Chorion, a hamlet in the Oxyrhynchite nome, shall remain in his holding. With endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 July 568
Extent:

Incomplete papyrus sheet, written on both sides along the fibres, the back having one line; broken off at the bottom; the ink is rubbed at places in its middle portion on the recto and on the verso. Number 199 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I. Housed in one glass case.

1854. Papyrus 1039

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1039
Title:
Lease of Land (SB XVIII 13585, P.Lond. III 1039 descr., TM 35167)
Scope & Content:
Lower part of a contract for the lease of some aruras of land located in Thynis, the lessees being two farmers of this village, Aurelius Phoebammon and Aurelius Abramus. Written by Aurelius Philemon, son of Victor, on behalf of the lessees as they are illiterate; with subscriptions of two witnes...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Lower part of a papyrus sheet with minor abrasion; written along the fibres on both sides, the back bearing a two-line docket. On the front there is the foot of a column, of which 11 lines survive. The lower margin is extant, the side margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1855. Papyrus 1326(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1326(A-B)
Title:
Contracts (SB XVI 12865-12866, P.Lond. III 1326(a-b) descr., TM 16310-16311)
Scope & Content:
Portion of two contracts for lease from Hermopolis. Upper papyrus (SB XVI 12865, P.Lond. III 1326(a) descr., TM 16310): Beginning of a lease between Aurelius Phoebammon son of Georgius, farmer of Hermopolis, and the comes Flavius Ioannes, son of the late Germanus, of Hermopolis. The details of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
576-583
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets bearing writing on one side, with the back blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Upper portion of the sheet, with some surface damage; 11 lines written along the fibres, with trace of another line at the bottom; lines 9-11 lack the beginnings. Margins are minimal.

Lower papyrus (B): Upper portion of the sheet, with some surface damage; 14 lines written along the fibres; of line 14 only few letters at the beginning survive. Margins are minimal. Vertical folds are still visible. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge.

1856. Papyrus 1525

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1525
Title:
Antiphanes, Anthropogonia (P.Lond.Lit. 87, P.Oxy. III 427, CGFP *3, PCG II 34, TM 59131, LDAB 226, MP3 90) and Lines from a Document
Scope & Content:
Recto: Two documentary lines and a third one, possibly obliterated, at the bottom. Verso: Antiphanes, ‘Creation of Humankind’ (Anthropogonia). Ends of three lines in iambic trimeter or trochaic tetrameter at the conclusion of a drama. The sentiment expressed is along the lines of, ‘if you appla...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

A papyrus fragment bearing writing on both sides. On the recto there are three lines written along the fibres, with a large blank space between lines 2-3. The verso preserves three concluding verses with a subscription, written against the fibres. Mounted in glass.

1857. Papyrus 1847(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1847(A-C)
Title:
(Pseudo-)Lucian, Lucius sive asinus (P.Lond.Lit. 194, TM 61437, LDAB 2582, MP3 1284.4) and History or Novel? (P.Lond.Lit. 116, TM 64452, LDAB 5676, MP3 2253)
Scope & Content:
Left fragment: A (P.Lond.Lit. 194, TM 61437, LDAB 2582, MPk3 1284.4: Containing a portion of the novel Lucius sive asinus, 47, 2-7, 4th c.). Right fragments: B-C (P.Lond.Lit. 116, TM 64452, LDAB 5676, Mertens-Pack3 2253): Fragments of unknown literary texts in prose, perhaps history or novel.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Mounted in glass; three codex-fragments, two of which belong together, written on both sides.

A: Dark parchment, the recto shows the left side of a column, the right side is broken off; the verso has the right side of a column.

B-C: Two smaller fragments on lighter parchment of the same codex.

B: Broken off at the top, bottom and right, 21 lines fragmentarily preserved on the recto, 20 on the verso.

C: Broken off at the top, 4 complete and 3 fragmentary lines preserved on the recto, 3 complete and 5 fragmentary lines on the verso.

1858. Papyrus 238

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 238
Title:
Petition to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 50, P.Lond. II 238 descr., SB VIII 9690, TM 10041)
Scope & Content:
A petition to Flavius Abinnaeus from Aurelius Anteus of Narmouthis, who, in order to pay taxes on a plot of land, had farmed land in another village in partnership with a certain Aion. The latter, however, appropriated the petitioner’s share of grain and carried off some corn from other land. An...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 July 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by a few holes and defaced, especially in the left half. Writing is on one side along the fibres. All margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1859. Papyrus 314

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 314
Title:
Sub-lease of Public Land (P.Lond. II 314, Chrest.Mitt. 149, Chrest.Wilck. 356, TM 11693)
Scope & Content:
Contract for a one-year sub-lease of seven aruras of public land located around Bakchias. The rent of 2 artabas per arura is to be paid by Heraclides, son of Horion, to Stotoetis and Pacysis, sons of Apynchis, who had leased the land from the village of Soknopaiou Nesos.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 October 149
Extent:

Complete papyrus sheet, slightly damaged along the folding lines and with a darker stain in the middle. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; the text consists of twenty-seven lines, the last three of which are separated from the rest of the text by little blank space. All margins are extant; no margin was left at the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1860. Papyrus 470

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 470
Title:
Cancelling of the Liability of a Guardian (P.Lond. II 470, Chrest.Mitt. 328, TM 19994)
Scope & Content:
Sarapion releases the veteran Antonius Tiberinus from all the obligations he had as a guardian of Sarapion's wife Amatia Prisca alias Lucia after she received payment for a loan credited by her mother.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 May 168
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, lacking the lower left edge and damaged by wormholes throughout; the surface is abraded in places. The text, consisting of one column of 19 lines, runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring approximately 50 mm; no margin was left at the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

Limit your search

more »
more »