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1901. Papyrus 2684

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2684
Title:
Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Cair.Zen. I 59076, P.Lond. VII 1947, TM 731)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Toubias, head of the Toubiad family, to Apollonius, finance minister of Egypt, informing him about the gifts he has dispatched, a eunuch and four boy slaves, aged from 7 to 10, two of whom are uncircumsided. The descriptions are appended. P.Cair.Zen. I 59076 preserves the rest of the le...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 May 257 BC
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the right hand portion of which is a papyrus now in Cairo (Egyptian Museum CG 59076); well preserved, with some holes in the upper part; written on one side, with the back blank. On the front, there are the ends of 7 lines written across the fibres, under which are two short columns of 6 and 7 lines respectively. Upper, right and lower margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1902. Papyrus 220

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 220
Title:
Petition, Bail Agreement for a Prisoner (P.Lond. II 220 recto, Chrest.Mitt. 35, TM 5888), and Accounts (P.Lond. II 218 verso descr., TM 78453)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 5888): Column 1: Petition concerning the repayment of a loan, presumably from a certain Theoxena, who is mentioned in Column 2 as well. The recipient is lost Column 2: Agreement to secure the release of a prisoner. The guarantor undertakes to produce the prisoner whenever required wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:

Two larger papyrus fragments and three unplaced scraps from mummy cartonnage, with surface damage throughout; bearing writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front contains portions of two columns; the back was rotated 180 degrees and is defaced.

The papyrus diplays modern repairs of the early XX century and is housed in a glass case.

1903. Papyrus 1270

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1270
Title:
Petition (SB XXIV 16297, P.Lond. III 1270 ro. descr., TM 22865), and Private Letter (SB XXIV 16298, P.Lond. III 1270 vo. descr., TM 31984)
Scope & Content:
Recto (SB XXIV 16297, P.Lond. III 1270 ro. descr., TM 22865): Petition to an official from Aurelius Chaeremon, who asks that an assistant be sent to inspect and obtain information from a door-keeper, so that Chaeremon may be given what is due to him with the interest. With subscription of Aureli...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
255-270
Extent:
Bottom of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and right (front), darkened in places and with insect holes and some surface damage; bearing writing on both sides. The front contains the foot of a column running along the fibres, with the beginnings of 9 lines and traces of another line at the top. Left and lower margins survive. There is a trace of ink in the left margin. The text on the back was written upside-down in relation to the text on the front, and across the fibres; 13 lines remain; the text breaks off at the bottom. The upper and side margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1904. Papyrus 1823

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1823
Title:
Fragments of a Comedy (Menander's Hydria?) (P.Hib. I 5ro., TM 61587) and Fragments of a Glossary (P.Hib. I 5 vo., TM 61252)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a roll extracted from mummy cartonnage, further portions of which are now in the Institut für Papyrologie in Heidelberg, inventoried as P. G 406), and at the John Rylands Library, Manchester, inventoried as Gr. 16a. Recto (TM 61587, LDAB 2736): Fragments of a comedy, preserving a d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll recovered from mummy cartonnage, with insect holes and plaster residue in places. Further fragments of the same roll are now held in the Institut für Papyrologie in Heidelberg, inventoried as P. G 406), and at the John Rylands Library, Manchester, inventoried as Gr. 16a. The largest fragment is written on both sides, and bears portions of 3 columns on the front, and remains of 2 columns on the back; the other smaller fragments are written on the front only; fragments B and C preserve portions of 2 columns, while fragments D-F contain parts of a few lines. Fragment E has a dark strain on the back. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

1905. Papyrus 2486

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2486
Title:
Song of Songs with Aristides's Apology (P. Lond. Lit. 209; Rahfls 952; van Haelst 269; TM 62307 and P. Lond. Lit. 223; van Haelst 624.)
Scope & Content:
This is an outer bifolium of a quire of possibly 5 sheets, therefore the frame for 1r contains 1r on the right and 10(?)v on the left and, correspondingly, the frame for 1v, contains 1v on the left and 10(?)r on the right. f. 1r-v: Song of Songs 5:12 - 6:10. f. 10(?)r-v: Aristides: Apology (XV...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Early 4th century
Extent:

1 sheet (bifolium) forming two leaves of a papyrus codex, written on both sides, framed in a glass case.

1906. Papyrus 335

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 335
Title:
Lease of a Mill (P.Lond. II 335, Chrest.Wilck. 323, TM 11715)
Scope & Content:
Lease of a mill located near the village of Herakleia and belonging to the temple of Socnopaeus; the lessors are representatives of the priestly college of Soknopaiou Nesos, and the lessee is a certain Ammonaphis, a miller. For the first five years, the rental will have to be spent on the mill; ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
166-167 or 198-199
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with minor damage along the vertical folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of one column of 27 lines, with the last separated by some blank space. All margins are extant; no margin was left to the right; the blank space at the bottom measures 110 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1907. Papyrus 1969

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1969
Title:
Undertaking to Recover the Value of a Deposit (SB X 10293, TM 14307)
Scope & Content:
Soterichus, assistant of the directors of the granary (sitologi) of Theadelphia, writes to Bolanus, strategus of the divisions of Themistos and Polemon, and undertakes to recover 1820 silver drachmas, which had been deposited by Chariton and his colleagues, collectors of the crown-tax, on accoun...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 September 198
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with only minor abrasion in places and few small holes; a crease, caused in manufacture, runs diagonally from top right to bottom left. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 32 lines, complete; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1908. Papyrus 236

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 236
Title:
Letter on the Dispatch of Articles from the Abinnaeus Archive (P.Abinn. 4, P.Lond. II 236, TM 10032)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Abinnaeus from Aetius, who informs him that corn, oil, goatskins and other articles have been dispatched to him through various intermediaries, among whom some Libyans. He also asks about some soldiers who had come to him. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one line. Upper, lower and left margins are extant; the right is minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1909. Papyrus 1770(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1770(A-B)
Title:
Tax Account (P.Lond. V 1671, TM 36916), and Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1668, TM 19689)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1671, TM 36916): Account of tax payments made by the shepherds of Aphrodito. Right papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1668, TM 19689): Order addressed to Ioannes, a tax official (hypodektes), to pay a sum of money corresponding to 48 1/3 carats. The subscriptions of two village ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
500-538
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Two fragments of a long and narrow dark-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. On the front, there are 8 lines occupying the upper part of the sheet, with ample blank space at the bottom.

Lower papyrus (B): Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, long and narrow, imperfect on the left; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 13 lines written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. There is ample blank space at the bottom.

1910. Papyrus 1894

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1894
Title:
Registration of an Ephebe (P.Fam.Tebt. 32 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 32, SB V 7605, TM 20961)
Scope & Content:
Registration of Philosarapis, son of Herakleides alias Valerius and Herakleia, aged 14, as ephebe; with list of guarantors, confirmation of registration and subscription of Apollonius, councillor and keeper of the public archives. The endorsement is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
146-161
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium brown, complete but damaged by breaks and insect holes, especially along the vertical folds on the left; written on both sides. On the front, there are 10 lines written in red ink along the fibres and occupying the upper half of the sheet. Margins are extant, with no blank space to the right and left. The back bears three lines written against the fibres in the upper right corner upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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