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1991. Papyrus 15(9-16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 15(9-16)
Title:
Miscellaneous Ptolemaic Documents (TM 3602, 3619, 4984, 5883, 5884, 5885, 5886, 5887)
Scope & Content:
Fragments 9-10 (UPZ II 217, TM 3619): Part of an oath in duplicate form (one version being sealed) from a man who vouches for Ptolemaeus, appointed as secretary; the security pledges his house with courtyard and a plot of land. Dated 22 November 131 BC. Further portions are now in Berlin, Staatl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
131-130 BC
Extent:

Eight fragments, not all of which belong together, mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Fragments 9-10: Two fragments from the same sheet, further portions of which are now in Berlin, Staatliche Museen, inventoried as P. 1383; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank.

Fragment 11: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. A few letters from 2 lines survive. The back is blank.

Fragment 12: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The ends of 3 lines survive. The back is blank.

Fragment 13: Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, written on both sides; the front bears 2 complete lines from the top of a column; the upper margin is extant. The back contains 4 lines running across the fibres.

Fragment 14: Papyrus fragment from the same sheet as a papyrus now in Berlin, Staatliche Museen, inventoried as P. 1388; written on both sides along the fibres on the front and across them on the back.

Fragment 15: Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, apparently complete on the left, written on one side along the fibres; the front bears the beginnings of 4 lines, the upper margin is ample; the back is blank.

Fragment 16: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. Parts of 5 lines survive. The back is blank.

1992. Papyrus 303

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 303
Title:
Sale of a Donkey (P.Lond. II 303, Chrest.Mitt. 160, TM 11683)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a white-mouse-coloured donkey purchased for 148 drachmas in the village of Herakleia by Stotoetis, son of Horus, of Soknopaiou Nesos, from Dioscorus, son of Castor. The scribe is Alcimus, who also wrote the subscription on account of Dioscorus, who is illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9 August 142
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, fully preserved although somewhat damaged along the two vertical folds. Slight abrasion affects the end of two lines. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text consists of one column with 32 lines, complete. The first line is indented and separated by some blank space from the following line. All margins are extant, with barely any blank space left at the bottom and right. A sheet-join runs across the fibres at c. 1-3 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1993. Papyrus 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 27
Title:
Receipt for Allowances due to the Twin Sisters of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 27, UPZ I 30, TM 3421)
Scope & Content:
Bank receipt for two payments made on account of the allowances of sesame oil of years 18 and 19, in the reign of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II, to the twin sisters of the Serapeum, Taous and Tages. Papyrus 31 (UPZ I 29), lines 6-12, is a duplicate of this text.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 December 162 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 7 lines running across the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1994. Papyrus 555

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 555
Title:
Petition of a Prisoner (P.Petr. II 19(1), P.Petr. III 35a, P.Lond. III 555 descr., TM 7431)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition of Dionysius to Cleonymus, asking for aid so that he may be released from prison, where he lacks all the necessities.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-200 BC
Extent:

Two detached fragments from a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, darkened in places and with residue of plaster; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The upper fragment preserves 10 lines from the top of a column, the last being mutilated; the upper margin is extant and the left survives up to line 7. The lower fragment is the lower left corner of the sheet and bears portions of 4 lines and the lower margin. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1995. Papyrus 691(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 691(A-B)
Title:
Gnomic Anthology (P.Grenf. II 6(b), TM 65719), and a Comedy (?) (P.Lond.Lit. 93, TM 65749)
Scope & Content:
Upper left-hand fragment (A) (P.Grenf. II 6(b), P.Lond.Lit. 83, TM 65719, LDAB 6973): Portion of a gnomic anthology in iambic trimeters (interpreted previously as an unknown tragedy); assigned to the middle of the 3rd century BC. Papyrus 2989 (P.Hib. II 224), and P. Heid. inv. G. 434 may be furt...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Six fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, not all belonging together; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper left-hand fragment (A): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus roll, with darker patch at the bottom, extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 20 lines lacking beginnings and ends; letters are between 2 and 4 mm high; interlinear space is 3 mm on average. The lower margin survives to 15 mm. The back is blank. Papyrus 2989 and a papyrus in Heidelberg (inventoried as G 434), may belong to the same roll.

Upper right-hand fragment (B): Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides, with portions of 14 lines written along the fibres. The back is blank.

Fragments at the bottom: varying size, with a few letters on one side along the fibres, or covered with plaster and illegible. Back blank.

1996. Papyrus 1679(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1679(A-B)
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. V 1887 descr., TM 36988) and Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1802, TM 35259)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1887 descr., TM 36988): Sixth-century private letter of Aphous to Apa Hermodorus, with the request to send three artabas of barley for sowing; the address partly survives on the back. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1802, TM 35259): Fifth- or sixth-century order addres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes, with a big gap in the centre; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 5 lines written across the fibres, followed by a short column of 4 lines placed in the centre. On the back, there is the beginning of one line running along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes and abrasion; written on one side. The front bears 3 lines running across the fibres; a sheet-join runs horizontally along the lower edge. The back is blank.

1997. Papyrus 206

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 206
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. II 206a descr., TM 19968; P.Lond. II 206b, TM 28024; P.Lond. II 206c, TM 11650; P.Lond. II 206d, TM 28025)
Scope & Content:
Top left papyrus (A), (P.Lond. II 206a descr., TM 19968): Fragment of a document of uncertain nature, listing names and dated to 56-57. Unpublished. Top right papyrus (B), (P.Lond. II 206b, TM 28024): Recto: A second-century list with names of people and sums stated in drachmas and obols. Ve...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-2nd century
Extent:

Four papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass case.

Top left papyrus (A): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off to the right, damaged by holes, especially along the horizontal folds; it bears writing on one side, the back being blank. There are 6 lines written across the fibres, lacking the endings. Upper, lower and left margins are extant.

Top right papyrus (B): Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off to the right (front) and with surface damage throughout. Writing runs across the fibres on both sides. The front bears one column and the left portion of another column, with upper, left and lower margins being extant; the back preserves 6 lines.

Bottom left papyrus (C): Small sheet, complete, with little surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text occupies the upper half of the sheet; there are 6 lines, complete. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 35 mm.

Bottom right papyrus (D): Small, light-brown papyrus, complete but damaged along the edges; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 7 lines, complete.

1998. Papyrus 1097

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1097
Title:
List of Names (SB XX 15072, P.Lond. III 1097(a) descr., TM 38533), and Tax Register (SB XXVI 16665, SB XX 14701, P.Lond. III 1097(b) descr., TM 39693)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (SB XX 15072, TM 38533): List with names in the genitive followed by villages. Right papyrus (B) (SB XXVI 16665, TM 39693): Fragment of a seventh- or eight-century fiscal register.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-8th century
Extent:

Two papyri, mounted in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Pale-mid brown sheet, complete, lacking the lower left corner; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. 9 lines, complete; margins extant; the blank space at the bottom measures 70 mm.

Right papyrus (B): Fragment of a roll written on both sides (opistograph), with some surface damage and holes; damaged at the top and bottom, but complete on the sides. Six vertical folds are visible. On the front, there are 11 lines running along the fibres, with only traces of the first and last lines; the back bears 12 lines written across the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front; lines 1 and 12 are fragmentary.

1999. Papyrus 1687(a-b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1687(a-b)
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. V 1739, TM 38843) and Order for Payment (P.Lond. V 1805, TM 35260) and Fragment of a Letter (TM 39666)
Scope & Content:
Top papyrus (Papyrus 1687a, P.Lond. V 1739, TM 38843, TM 39666): A seventh- or eighth-century receipt for land-tax (δημόσια) and poll-tax (διάγραφον) of the fourth indiction issued to Abba Iustus, the notary. The text is signed by Taurinus and Severus. On the other side there are two fragmentary...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century-8th century
Extent:

Two papyri of different size not belonging together and housed in one glass case.

Top papyrus (Papyrus 1687a): Small papyrus sheet, written on both sides.

Bottom papyrus (Papyrus 1687b): Papyrus sheet, with a few gaps throughout; writing is on one side across the fibres.

2000. Papyrus 1842

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1842
Title:
Census Register, Property List (P.Oxy.Census, P.Oxy. VI 984, TM 20395, 25568) and Pindar’s Paeans (P.Oxy. V 841, P.Lond.Lit. 45, TM 62532, LDAB 3713, MP3 1361)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. Census, P.Oxy. VI 984a-c, TM 20395): Census list enumerating 63 households, usually providing details such as name, patronymic, paternal grandfather’name, mother’s name etc; the basis of the entry (‘from his declaration’); gymnasial status, if applicable; place of residence and det...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 1st century-Early 2nd century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, originally forming distinct documents which were then pasted together to provide space for a copy of Pindar’s Paeans on the back. The papyrus was also trimmed off at its lower edge and cut into sections then pasted together; strengthening strips were added on the recto. The fragments are now in 9 frames, named Papyrus 1842 (1)- Papyrus 1842 (8), with frame 6 consisting of two separate glass cases named Papyrus 1842(6 Sheet 1) and Papyrus 1842 (6 Sheet 2). Some fragments remain unplaced.

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