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1931. Papyrus 411

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 411
Title:
Petition of Demetrius to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 28, P.Lond. II 411, TM 10025)
Scope & Content:
A petition to Abinnaeus from Demetrius, assistant of a certain Ision, who is complaining about the behaviour of Athenodorus, one of Abinnaeus’ soldier. Athenodorus is accused of assault against Demetrius while the latter was about to collect the corn at Ibion; the soldier also keeps going drunk ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, somewhat defaced in places, especially in the upper part of the sheet, and damaged at the bottom. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Left, upper and right margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1932. Papyrus 414

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 414
Title:
Letter of Aetius to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 5, P.Lond. II 414, TM 10040)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Abinnaeus from Aetius, who reports on various matters such as the problems he has had in the collection of contributions. He requests that sacks be dispatched so that he may load the wheat. He then asks Abinnaeus whether he is willing to give barley as a harvest bonus to the workers....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, although defaced in places. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back bearing a postscript and the address. All margins are extant, the right and bottom being minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1933. Papyrus 567(A-F)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 567(A-F)
Title:
Receipts (P.Lond. III 567(a-f), P.Petr. III 61(i), TM 7503)
Scope & Content:
Second papyrus at the bottom (P.Petr. III 61(i), TM 7503): The donkey-driver Horus acknowledges that he has received from Charmus, agent of Apollonius, financial official of the Arsinoite nome, bread and money for other donkey-drivers. A-D, F: Five other similar receipts for payments of necessi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
227-226 BC
Extent:

Six fragments of varying size extracted from mummy cartonnage, mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, slightly damaged on the left; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 10 lines, the back is blank.

Second papyrus at the top (B): Light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, damaged along the right edge; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 9 lines, with traces of another line at the bottom; the back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (C): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right, with surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears the ends of 6 lines, the back is blank.

Lower left papyrus (D): Long and narrow papyrus sheet, with some surface damage and plaster residue; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 10 lines followed by some blank space and another 6 lines in another hand. The back is blank.

Second papyrus at the bottom (E): Light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on the left; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 15 lines, with blank space between lines 3 and 4. The back is blank.

Lower right papyrus (F): Light-brown papyrus sheet, with plaster residue; imperfect on the right and at the top. Written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 18 lines; the back is blank.

1934. Papyrus 767

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 767
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Oxy. I 103, P.Lond. III 767 descr., TM 45292)
Scope & Content:
Offer to lease a single aroura of land near the village of Isieion Panga for the duration of one year, the lessor being Aurelius Themistocles alias Dioscurides and the lessees Aurelius Leonides, son of Theon, and Aurelius Dioscorus, son of Ammonius. The land is to be sown with flax and the produ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 October 316
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, with a few holes; written on both sides along the fibres, the back only having one line. Housed in one glass case. Number 103 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy.

1935. Papyrus 794

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 794
Title:
Contract of Apprenticeship (P.Oxy. II 275, P.Lond. III 794 descr., TM 20546)
Scope & Content:
A contract whereby Tryphon, of Oxyrhynchus, apprentices his son Thoonis to Ptolemaeus, weaver of Oxyrhynchus, for the period of one year. Tryphon shall cover his son’s expenses, but Ptolemaeus shall pay 5 drachmas per month and 12 drachmas on account of clothing at the end of the contract. Penal...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 September 66
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few insect holes along the folds. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of 46 lines; lines 37-46 are indented. There is little surface damage occasionally. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 135 mm. No margin was left to the right. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1936. Papyrus 1045

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1045
Title:
Sale of a House (SB XX 14448, P.Lond. III 1045 descr., TM 39456)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary deed of a sale of half of a house sold by the deacon Phoebammon, the soldier Antonius, the sub-deacons Aelianus and Callinicus, and Theophila to the comes Germanus, in front of witnesses.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, with insect holes and surface damage in places; darker in the middle; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 13 lines, with a trace of another line at the bottom; side margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1937. Papyrus 1953

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1953
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Fam.Tebt. 39 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 39, TM 10750)
Scope & Content:
Three receipts acknowledging money payments made on account of taxes. Lines 1-9: Receipt issued by the collector of money taxes of Tebtynis to Lysimachus alias Didymus (erroneously called 'son of Didymus') for money payments he made on account of taxes, also to the credit of Heracleia, daughte...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
170-172
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, square-shaped, complete, with some insect holes at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 15 lines, complete with blank space between lines 9 and 10, and between lines 13 and 14. Margins survive. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1938. Papyrus 1970

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1970
Title:
Undertaking to Recover the Value of a Deposit (cf. SB X 10293; TM 832449)
Scope & Content:
Soterichus, assistant of 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 account of...
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. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 34 lines, complete; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1939. Papyrus 487(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 487(A)
Title:
New Comedy (P.Petr. I 4(1), P.Lond.Lit. 90, P.Lond. III 487(a) descr., TM 61586, LDAB 2735, MP3 1662)
Scope & Content:
Fragment with portions of two columns from a new comedy, presumably Menander’s Hydria, with part of a dialogue; the name Demeas occurs.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Papyrus fragment reused as mummy cartonnage, with surface damage in places; broken off at the top and sides; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The feet of two columns are preserved; of the first column, 13 lines lacking the beginnings survive; of the second few letters of the beginnings of 9 lines; with part of the lower margin and intercolumn. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1940. Papyrus 589

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 589
Title:
Posidippus of Pella, Epigrams (P.Petr. II 49(a), P.Lond.Lit. 60, TM 62662), and Literary Fragment (P.Lond.Lit. 65, TM 65745)
Scope & Content:
Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage. A (P.Petr. II 49(a), P.Lond.Lit. 60, TM 62662, LDAB 3848): Portion of an anthology of epigrams of Posidippus of Pella, preserving an epithalamium for Arsinoe (Posidippus 114 AB), of which 24 elegiac lines partly survive; the back bears the title, given...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments with detached scrap, recovered from mummy cartonnage, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Portion of a roll, with plaster residue in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 24 lines from the foot of a column, written along the fibres; on the back, there are 2 lines running along the fibres, and two other lines written the other way up.

B: Portion of a roll, with plaster residue in places; written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. The front bears the beginnings of 13 lines from the foot of a column; the detached scrap has a few letters from two lines.

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