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1861. Papyrus 605

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 605
Title:
Loan (P.Dryton 11, TM 246), and Fragmentum Grenfellianum (P.Dryton 50, TM 65616, LDAB 6867)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Dryton 11, TM 246): Loan of wheat dated 10 October 174 BC; Dryton features as a debtor, and the creditor is Sosistratus. The subscription of the scribe is at the end. Verso (P.Dryton 50, TM 65616, LDAB 6867, MP3 1743): 'Fragmentum Grenfellianum', or ‘Alexandrian erotic fragment’, a mim...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, another fragment of which now at the Sackler Library, Oxford, inventoried as 89A/45(d). Writing runs on both sides. The front contains one column running along the fibres and lacking the left-hand side. Upper, lower and right margins are extant, the right being ample. The back bears one complete column and portions of another column written across the fibres. Upper, lower and left margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1862. Papyrus 636

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 636
Title:
Official Letter (P.Grenf. I 40, Chrest.Mitt. 25, P.Lond. III 636 descr., TM 264)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of Didymus, clerck of the panel of Greek judges (chrematistai) to Antipater, mentioning Nechthminis and instructing the recipient to report to the other priests. The document concerns a dispute over land between the priests of Pathyris and those of Hermonthis. With traces of t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century BC
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus sheet, lacking most of its right-hand side and a strip in the middle, and damaged by few holes in the preserved portion. The front bears 8 lines, with a gap between lines 3 and 4; of line 4 only few traces remain; lines 1-3 and 5-6 lack the ends. The ends of lines 2 and 3 are preserved by a papyrus in Heidelberg inventoried as P.G. 1304. The writing on the back runs along the fibres and is the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1863. Papyrus 659

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 659
Title:
Sale Contract: Exchange of Land (P.Grenf. II 25, P.Lond. III 659 descr., TM 69)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up before Hermias in the notarial office of Pathyris, recording that 1 ¾ aruras of land in the plain of Pathyris have been given from Nechthanoupis to Peteharsemtheus and his brothers. Reference to a Demotic contract concerning a sale of land is made.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 September 103 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with only few small insect holes and minor surface damage in few places. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There is one column of 26 lines, the last of which is indented and separated by paragraphus and some blank space. All margins are extant.; the blank space at the bottom measures 65 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1864. Papyrus 662

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 662
Title:
Sale Contract (Cession of Purchase) (P.Grenf. II 28. P.Lond. III 662 descr., TM 72)
Scope & Content:
Document drawn up by Hermias in the notarial office in Pathyris, recording the sale of the fourth part of a vineyard and the fifth part of some corn-land, from Sennesis, with her husband as a guardian, to Peteharsemtheus. Sennesis had bought the plots of land from him two years before (recorded ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 December 103 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, but with major breaks along a vertical fold and in the upper left portion. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides; on the back there are two columns of two lines each, located in the lower left part; the front bears one column of 22 lines, of which the last is indented and separated by paragraphus and some blank space. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 90 mm. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1865. Papyrus 311

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 311
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Lond. II 311, Chrest.Mitt. 237, TM 11690)
Scope & Content:
A loan of money, registered in the registration office (grapheion) of Herakleia, with official stamp on the back. Thaesis, daughter of Panephremmis, of Soknopaiou Nesos, and her sons borrow 1200 drachmas from Heracleia, daughter of Dioscorus. The money is to be returned with interest and is secu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 February 149
Extent:

Incomplete papyrus sheet, broken off at the left and with five detached scraps located in the left-hand side of the frame. The sheet is damaged by holes throughout, especially along the vertical folds, with loss mostly affecting the left portion. Writing runs along the fibres on the front, with one broad column of 25 lines, the last of which is indented. The back has traces of lines written across the fibres, much defaced, and the official stamp in red. Upper and lower margins are extant; no blank space was left at the right. The surface is abraded in places. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1866. Papyrus 882

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 882
Title:
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 882, Chrest.Mitt. 154, TM 87)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up by Pisarchus, agent of the notary of Diospolis Parva, recording the sale of two plots of land amounting to three and a half aruras for one bronze talent. The seller is Thamounis, daughter of Patous, and the buyer Peteharsemtheus, son of Nechoutes; with summary of the deed (scriptura...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
March-April 101 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus roll, complete and well preserved, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 3 columns of 6, 14 and 7 lines respectively. Margins are extant; sheet-joins are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1867. Papyrus 1451(L-N)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1451(L-N)
Title:
Protocols from Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1462, TM 19899, 19900, 19901)
Scope & Content:
L (CPR III.I.2 21, P.Lond. IV 1462(l), TM 19899): Protocol in Greek and Arabic from 705-709. M (CPR III.I.2 44, P.Lond. IV 1462(m), TM 19900): Protocol in Greek and Arabic from 705-709. M (CPR III.I.2 24, P.Lond. IV 1462(n), TM 19901): Protocol in Greek and Arabic from 708-709.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
705-709
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments labelled A, C-D, written on both sides, with text in Greek and Arabic. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

1868. Papyrus 332

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 332
Title:
Repayment of a Loan (P.Lond. II 332, TM 19985)
Scope & Content:
A receipt from five debtors, Didymus, Tesenouphis, another Tesenouphis, Panephremmis and Pabous, to Serenus alias Claudianus, acknowledging that they have repaid the loan of 1124 drachmas through the bank of Sarapion, in the ‘Treasuries quarter’ (Tameion). Claudianus has no further claims as to ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 September 166
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete, slightly damaged at the bottom and upper edges. It bears writing on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The text is complete and consists of 28 lines. Left, upper and lower margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 50 mm. No margin was left at the right. Vertical and horizontal folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1869. Papyrus 991

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 991
Title:
Sale of a House (P.Lond.. III 991, TM 22761)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a house located in the Hermonthite nome for five solidi, the sellers being Pagape, Pamin, Psais, Stia, and the buyer Aurelius Ioseph. Written by Aurelius Amenothes on behalf of the sellers, who are illiterate. With subscription of a witness at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 June 481, 482, or 483
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with darker spots, broken off at the left and partly at the right; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears one broad column of 28 lines, with an additional line lost at the bottom; all of the lines lack the beginnings; lines 1-18 also lack their ends. Horizontal and vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1870. Papyrus 2916

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2916
Title:
Surrender of a Pledged Necklace (SB XVIII 13777, TM 18399)
Scope & Content:
An agreement whereby Aurelia Taam, from the Coptite nome, agreed to cede a silver necklace to Aurelius Daniel, from Memnoneia. The necklace had been deposited as security for a loan which the woman was not able to pay back in full. With subscriptions of the witnesses at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
16 December 556
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, almost fully preserved, with some letters lost on the left side, but perfect as to the rest. A sheet join is visible on the right-hand side. The text runs along the fibres on both sides, with the back only containing the docket. Housed in one glass case.

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