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181. Papyrus 130

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 130
Title:
Horoscope (P.Lond. I 130, TM 23940)
Scope & Content:
Horoscope, cast for 31 March 81, the third hour of the night, written by Titus Pitenius, with an introductory letter addressing a certain Hermon. Pitenius has calculated the astrological data for the Sun, Moon and five planets basing his computations on the “perpetual tables”; detailed expositio...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
after 13 September 81
Extent:

Papyrus roll, with a detached fragment, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in two glass frames named Papyrus 130(1) and Papyrus 130(2).

Papyrus 130(1): 7 columns, of 22-30 lines, each line having an average of 15-18 letters, and another short column of 7 lines in the left-hand margin; with some breaks along the vertical folds, and a couple of small insect holes; abraded in places; upper and lower margins extant.

Papyrus 130(2): with surface damage and mutilated in the right-hand side; one column and two additional lines on the right-hand side.

182. Papyrus 1562

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1562
Title:
Accounts (SB XVI 12695, TM 17450, 93096)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Presumably an account roll of official nature, of which a portion survives, possibly dating from 102-117 (unpublished). Verso: Annual summary submitted by supervisors (epiteretai) of the farmed taxes levied on a market in Oxyrhynchus. The account includes a heading, the tariff on the rat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century
Extent:
Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, written on both sides. On the front, there are the endings of lines from one column, written along the fibres; on the back, there is one column, complete and running across the fibres; another small column was written in the right margin. All margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

183. Papyrus 1774

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1774
Title:
Military Pay Record (?) (ChLA III 212, TM 69874)
Scope & Content:
This badly preserved document seems to be a military pay record, as suggested by the abbreviation for drachma (see col. I 2, 4, 6; col. II 2, 7). The salaries are arranged under the personal names of soldiers. However, no figure can be detected.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus roll, written on the recto along the fibres. The verso is blank. Portions of two columns survive, separated by an intercolumn of c. 15 mm. The first column consists of 6 lines, the second of 7 lines.

The light-brown papyrus preserves only the top (15 mm) margin; it is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

184. Papyrus 2128

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2128
Title:
Business Letter (ZPE 213 (2020), pp. 191-194; TM 832445)
Scope & Content:
A business letter, apparently concerning the distribution of a commodity, presumably oil, measured in metretai. Sender and addressee are unknown, due to the loss of the top portion of the papyrus and to the absence of address on the back; the text suggests it is a letter sent by a superior to a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 June 57
Extent:

Lower portion of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, the top of which is missing; written across the fibres, on one side only. Bottom and side margins are extant. Within the preserved portion, the upper left margin is lost. Mounted in a glass frame.

185. Papyrus 2853

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2853
Title:
Account for a Festival (SB IV 7336, TM 30801)
Scope & Content:
Account listing the expenses for religious festivals, mentioning, among the others, a trumpeter, dancer, comedian, doorkeeper of the temple, trainers, pancratiasts. On the back, thre are portions of other accounts (unpublished).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 3rd century
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, complete at the top, bottom and right (front), with small insect holes throughout; written on both sides. On the front, there is one column of 30 lines running along the fibres, mutilated; on the back there are the ends of 8 lines followed by blank space and 3 additional lines; writing is against the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

186. Papyrus 1588 (A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1588 (A-B)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (TM 702617)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (TM 702617): Composite receipt for poll-tax (syntaximon) and other taxes shared by the community paid in eleven instalments over a period of about one year. The tax payer is Pausiris son of Panephrymis. A number was added in the top margin. Dated October 151-October 152. Lower...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 16 lines; margins are extant. A sheet-join runs from about 2-4 mm from the right edge. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, complete on the sides and at the bottom; with some surface damage; written on both sides. The front bears 15 lines from the bottom of a column, written along the fibres; on the back there is one word written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

187. Papyrus 2375

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2375
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (TM 1680)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts, possibly from the archive of Zenon, of which little remains, all unpublished. Second papyrus from the top on the right (H) (P.Lond. VII 2119, TM 1680): Fragment of a letter, with reference to wheat. The names of the correspondents are lost. Possibly from the second century ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rdcentury BC-2nd century BC
Extent:
Miscellaneous Documents (TM 1680)

188. Papyrus 1405

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1405
Title:
Miscellaneous Accounts (P.Lond. IV 1416A-G, TM 19861-19867)
Scope & Content:
Recto: - End of a column containing figures and followed by blank space; - (P.Lond. 1416A = TM 19863) Account concerning money taxes, of which the last lines and the total are lost. There is one introductory line under which several columns are arranged, mentioning names of places and various ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
732-733
Extent:

Long fragment of a papyrus roll, not fully preserved, written on both sides; on the verso, the texts are parallel partly to the length of the roll and partly to its breadth; an additional detached fragment has writing on the recto only. Housed in one glass frame.

189. Papyrus 2662

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2662
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. VII 1977, TM 1540)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Zenon to Zenon, concerning a payment made by Nicon on account of some honey and a refund to be made to Thyrsus; with accounts concerning the honey at the bottom and back; the back bears the address.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
23 July 253 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, pale-brown, complete and well preserved, with a break along a horizontal fold; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 12 lines running across the fibres; five additional lines occupy the lower margin; margins are extant, and a sheet-join runs along the width of the papyrus near its middle. On the back, there is one word running along the fibres, written at the bottom right, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. At the lower left corner there are traces of few washed out letters, running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

190. Papyrus 3117

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3117
Title:
Fragmentary Contracts (P.Michael. 56, TM 37350, 218356)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 37350): Fragment of a sale; details and names of the parties are lost. Verso (TM 218356): Fragment of the contract of a lease from the late sixth century; unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and left, and more complete on the right; writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 6 lines written across the fibres, lacking the beginnings. On the back, there are 9 lines written along the fibres, lacking the beginnings; lines 1 and 9 are more fragmentary. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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