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1961. Papyrus 1911

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1911
Title:
Land Survey and Tax Receipt (P.Fam.Tebt. 12 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 12, TM 10729)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a land survey (unpublished) on one side; on the other, receipt for payments in kind made to the directors of the granary of Tebtynis (sitologoi) on account of land-taxes by Heracleia on behalf of her father Hermes and a certain Ptolemas, son of Didas, vine-dresser.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 August 112
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus of poor quality, displaying holes and surface damage throughout; written on both sides. On one side, there are portions of 24 lines written along the fibres and lacking the ends; on the other side, there are 21 lines, complete, running across the fibres; margins are extant, the lower being ample. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1962. Papyrus 488

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 488
Title:
Plato, Phaedo (P.Petr. I 5-8, TM 62649, LDAB 3835, MP3 1388), and Fragment of a Comedy (P.Lond.Lit. 254, TM 65743, LDAB 6997, MP3 1635)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a roll extracted from mummy cartonnage, preserving portions of Plato’s Phaedo 67B-84B and a few lines from an Old Comedy.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, reused as mummy cartonnage, mounted on cardboard in four glass frames, named Papyrus 488(1), Papyrus 488(2), Papyrus 488(3), Papyrus 488(4). The fragments bear writing on one side along the fibres. Portions of 18 columns survive, each column having an average of 22 lines. Each column measures 145 x 70 mm; the upper margin measures 30 mm, the lower 40 mm. A small fragment of lighter colour in Papyrus 488(3) belongs to another roll.

1963. Papyrus 1122

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1122
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 1122(a), TM 11759), and Private Letter (P.Lond. III 1122(b), TM 11053)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 1122(a), TM 11759): Customs house receipt for money payments made over various months at the gate of Soknopaiou Nesos. Dated to year 12 of the emperor Hadrian (127-128). Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 1122(b), TM 11053): Fragment of a document of which the date on...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
127-268
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, riddled with insect-holes, abraded in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back is blank. The front bears 11 lines.

Lower papyrus (B): Papyrus fragment, written on both sides; the front bears the beginnings of a few lines running along the fibres; the piece was cut out to host the text on the back, which includes 12 lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the front, with traces of another line at the bottom.

1964. Papyrus 1531

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1531
Title:
Gospel of Thomas fragment (in Greek), and Survey List (P.Lond.Lit. 222, P. Oxy. IV 654, TM 62840)
Scope & Content:
On the verso is a fragment of the Gospel of Thomas (in Greek), corresponding to sections 1-7 (imperfect) of the Coptic Gospel of Thomas (P. Lond. Lit. 222, P. Oxy. IV 654, TM 62840). The recto contains a portion of a survey list of land, which has not been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
end of the 2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a roll or sheet, mounted in glass.

1965. Papyrus 1816

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1816
Title:
Donation on the occasion of death and other fragments (P.Lond. V 1857, P.Muench. I 8, TM 15316)
Scope & Content:
18 fragments; fragments 1 and 2 belong to P.Muench. I 8: upon the death of her son, who had been her trustee, Aurelia Maria appoints her daughter/step-daughter (?) as her new trustee. In return for past services in support of Maria during old age and also in anticipation of her need for burial-of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
540-599
Extent:
18 non-contiguous papyrus fragments of various sizes, incomplete; written across or along the fibres by different hands, verso blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame. Fragments 1 and 2 belong to P.Münch. I 8.

1966. Papyrus 2541

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2541
Title:
List of Payments in Kind (P.Diog. 45, TM 10712), and Receipt for Rent (P.Diog. 34, TM 10704)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Diog. 35, TM 10712): Register listing payments of wheat, arranged by days; the entries include the name of the individuals, the place (Philadelpheia), the type of land (public or catoecic) and the artabas of wheat. The totals for each day follow. Papyrus 2532 is from the same roll. Date...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Portion of the same papyrus roll as Papyrus 2532, broken off to the right with some surface damage in places; written on both sides. On the front there are two columns written along the fibres; the second is abraded in places; traces of a preceding column remain. A sheet-join runs along the height of the papyrus in the middle. The back bears 7 lines written across the fibres in the upper left corner. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1967. Papyrus 306

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 306
Title:
Contract for the Appointment of a Delegate (P.Lond. II 306, Chrest.Wilck. 263, TM 11685)
Scope & Content:
Stotoetis, son of Stotoetis, tax-collector in Herakleia, appoints Satornilus, son of Apion, as a deputy in the tax collection for the third share of the office for two years. The delegate has to pay all the expenses related to the work and is to receive a salary of 252 drachmas per year.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 August 145
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and damaged along the vertical folding lines. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text consists of one column with 26 lines, with the last quite mutilated. Left and upper margins are extant; no blank space was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1968. Papyrus 674

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 674
Title:
Loan of Wheat and Barley (P.Grenf. II 29, P.Lond. III 674 descr., TM 73)
Scope & Content:
Deed drawn up in Pathyris before Hermias, agent of the notary Paniscus, acknowledging that Paeris, son of Pasemis, has lent ten artabas of wheat and thirteen artabas of barley to Peteharsemtheus and his three brothers. Penalty applies should the borrowers fail to repay the loan within the agreed...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 November 102 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, long and narrow, with light-coloured patches; damaged by breaks along the horizontal folds. Writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back; the back bears two columns of 2 and 3 lines respectively. On the front there is one column of 32 lines, the last of which is slightly indented and separated by paragraphus and some blank space. Margins are extant, with the side being minimal, and the lower wide. A sheet-join running along the height of the sheet is visible at c. 20-25 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1969. Papyrus 826

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 826
Title:
Loan of Seed (P.Fay. 89, Chrest.Mitt. 166, P.Lond. III 826 descr., TM 10932)
Scope & Content:
Loan of barley and vegetable seed for a period of four months, registered in the registration office of Pelusion. The borrower is Petheus, son of Patron, and the lender Acusilaus, son of Theon. Penalty applies if Petheus fails to repay the loan within the agreed time. The loan was cancelled.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 March 9
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom but well preserved as to the rest, with only few small holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 18 lines, with blank space of 125 mm between lines 5 and 6. The text was crossed out. Left and upper margins are extant, no margin was left to the right; the lower margin is lost. The modern annotation in red refers to the edition in P.Fay. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1970. Papyrus 155

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 155
Title:
Surgical Treatise (P.Lond.Lit. 166, P.Lond. II 155 ro. descr., TM 59973, LDAB 1085, MP3 2374), and Cercidas’ Choliambi (P.Lond.Lit. 58, P.Lond. II 155 vo descr.. TM 59438, LDAB 537, MP3 238)
Scope & Content:
Portion of the same roll as P.Cair.Mich. II 11. Recto (P.Lond.Lit. 166, P.Lond. II 155 ro. descr., TM 59973, LDAB 1085, MP3 2374): Part of a medical treatise on surgery, explaining four procedures for reducing the dislocation of the jaw. The Michigan piece deals with the dislocation of the shou...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-3rd century
Extent:

Portion of the same papyrus roll as a Michigan papyrus inventoried as P. 4829 b/26/B; of good quality, but damaged by insect holes and abrasion in places; bearing writing on both sides; housed in a glass frame.

Recto: Portions of five columns (234 x 70 mm) written along the fibres, three of which are almost complete, with 39 lines, each having 23-28 letters. The first and the fifth column are very fragmentary. The upper margin survives up to 15 mm, the lower 35 mm; the intercolumn measures 15 mm.

Verso: Portions of three columns written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front; of the third column, only the beginnings of few lines remain; the second column is the best preserved and is 117 mm high; the lower margin is ample and measures 110-120 mm.

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