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2011. Papyrus 1877

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1877
Title:
Receipt of Ward’s Alimony (P.Fam.Tebt. 53b = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 53b, TM 10759)
Scope & Content:
Receipts arranged in two columns from Herakleia alias Arsinoe, through her brother Marcus Aurelios Didymos alias Alexander and her father Herakleides alias Didymos. Herakleia acknowledges that she has received the alimony and clothing for her son Iulius alias Herodes from Philosarapis son of Lysi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
218
Extent:

Square-shaped papyrus, medium-brown, complete but riddled with holes throughout and with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are two column of 23 and 32 lines, mutilated in places; margins are extant, with no space having been left on the right.

2012. Papyrus 1878

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1878
Title:
Receipt of Ward’s Alimony (P.Fam.Tebt. 53a = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 53a, TM 10758)
Scope & Content:
Herakleia alias Arsinoe, through her father Herakleides alias Didymos, acknowledges receipt of the alimony and clothing for her son Iulius alias Herodes from Philosarapis son of Lysimachos, guardian of the minor. The name of Geta was erased from the dating clause. Papyri 1877 and 1950 are other r...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
208 or 209 (?)
Extent:
Upper portion of a papyrus, with surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there is the top of a column of which 19 lines survive, the last being very fragmentary. Upper and left margins are extant; no space was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2013. Papyrus 1950

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1950
Title:
Receipt of Ward’s Alimony (P.Fam.Tebt. 53c = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 53c, TM 10760)
Scope & Content:
Herakleia alias Arsinoe, through her father Herakleides alias Didymos, acknowledges that she has received the alimony and clothing for her son Iulius alias Herodes from Philosarapis son of Lysimachos, guardian of the minor. Papyri 1877 and 1878 are other receipts for the alimony of Iulius alias H...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 219
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, damaged by holes throughout, with some abrasion in places, and lacking the lower right corner; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 13 lines occupying the upper half of the sheet; margins are extant, with no space having been left on the right. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2014. Papyrus 1956

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1956
Title:
Indemnification for Back Rent (P.Fam.Tebt. 31 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 31, TM 10749)
Scope & Content:
As indemnification for the rent he owed for a period of at least twenty-eight years, Dios son of Doras agrees to relinquish the implements and leave the tavern with cellar he was renting, located in the real estate jointly belonging to Heraclides alias Valerius son of Heraclides, and another Hera...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 August 144
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium brown, complete and overall well preserved, with surface damage along two vertical folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 12 lines written along the fibres in the upper half of the sheet; margins are extant, with more than half of the sheet being blank (135 mm). On the back, there is 1 line written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2015. Papyrus 2544

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2544
Title:
Letter to Paieous Concerning a Debtor (P.Lond. VI 1915, SB Kopt. III 1668, TM 16853)
Scope & Content:
A letter to the priest Paieous from Herieous, member of the Meletian community, concerning the vicissitudes of Pamontheis, a fellow member and wine-seller who had to borrow a large sum of money which he was unable to pay back. He was forced to sell everything, down to his clothes, and had his ch...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
330-340
Extent:

A papyrus sheet, light and brown by patches. Damaged in the top left corner and broken off at the bottom, but complete on either side. Ink is faded in places, especially in the first lines. Writing is along the fibres on the front, with the exception of one line, written across the fibres from top to bottom of the left margin; on the back there are portions of four Greek lines and, after some blank space, two Coptic lines written along the fibres. The last line, written the reverse way up, is in Greek. Mounted in a glass case.

2016. Papyrus 998-999

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 998-999
Title:
Sale of Wine on Delivery (SB XVI 12488, P.Lond. III 998 descr.+P.Lond. III 999, TM 16251)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging that Ioannes, a deacon from the Hermopolite village of Esneu, has received the payment on account of 80 metra (a measure) of wine from Flavius Silvanus, a soldier of the unit of the Moors. The wine shall be delivered after the following vintage. With docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 December 538
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, consisting of two joining fragments which were formerly inventoried separately: Papyrus 998 is the left-hand side fragment, and Papyrus 999 is the right-hand side fragment. The sheet is broken off at the bottom, lacks part of the left half at the bottom (front), and displays minor surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket. The front bears 18 lines; lines 8-17 lack the beginnings; of line 18 only few traces remain. Upper and side margins are minimal, with the left margin surviving up to line 7. On the back, only the beginning of the line remains. The papyrus sheet is housed in a glass case.

2017. Papyrus 1366

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1366
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1368, TM 19825)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, containing an order to supply chains (chalkomata) for the mosque of Damascus. The letter mentions two builders by name; with docket on the other side; arrived on 20 October 710 (23 Phaophi of the 9th indiction).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Before 20 October 710
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, written on both sides, broken off at the bottom and lacking the beginning of the lines; with one Arabic line on top. On the other side there is the docket in two lines, one being written the other way up.

2018. Papyrus 1960 and 1996

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1960 and 1996
Title:
Agreement between Husband and Wife (P.Fam.Tebt. I = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 1, TM 10726)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary agreement settling the financial duties between Heraclides and his wife Didyme in relation to their possessions.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
89-90 (?)
Extent:
Two fragments (Papyrus 1960 and Papyrus 1996) from a medium-brown papyrus, mutilated at the top and left and with damage and insect-holes, especially along the folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears portions of 31 lines, all lacking the beginnings; the lower margin is extant and no space was left free on the right; part of the upper margin is preserved in Papyrus 1960. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2019. Papyrus 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3
Title:
Antigraphum Greyanum (P.Lond. I 3, UPZ II 175a, Chrest.Mitt. 129, TM 3576)
Scope & Content:
Copy of the deed of sale by Onnophris, son of Horus and Senpoeris, to his brother Horus (father of Osoroeris), both choachytai (mortuary priests responsible for libations and food-offerings to the dead), of a share of religious services, including mummies and the rights to look after them. The li...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 January 145 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus, complete and well preserved, with some surface damage along the vertical folds on the left-hand side; the writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are two columns of 30 and 14 lines respectively; margins are extant; a sheet-join runs down the centre. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2020. Papyrus 245

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 245
Title:
Petition to Abinnaeus on Burglary (P.Abinn. 45, P.Lond. II 245, TM 10035)
Scope & Content:
A petition to Abinnaeus from a veteran named Flavius Priscus and his wife Alia, landowners in the village of Philagris. While the man was away, some robbers broke in their house at night and carried away all their possessions making a subterranean passage. The couple ask that the village officer...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
23 June 343
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, damaged in its upper portion, lacking part of its left margin and being defaced in places. Writing is on one side along the fibres. Margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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