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2091. Papyrus 675

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 675
Title:
Contract for the Sale of Land and Bank Receipt (P.Grenf. II 32, P.Lond. III 675 descr., TM 236)
Scope & Content:
Contract drawn up in Pathyris before Hermias, agent of the notary Paniscus, for the sale of one arura of corn land belonging to Peteharsemtheus and his three brothers at the price of two talents. The seller is Peteharsemtheus, and the buyers are Hetpesuchus and his brothers. Dated to 1 May 101 B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
101 BC
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus roll, complete and well-preserved, made of four sheets; the first sheet displays vertical fibres and was left blank; the other sheets, with horizontal fibres, bear writing along the fibres; the back is blank. There is one wide column of 15 lines, complete; blank space separates lines 3 and 4,10 and 11, and 14 and 15. All margins are extant; three sheet-joins are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2092. Papyrus 762

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 762
Title:
Order for Payment of Corn (P.Oxy. I 93, P.Lond. III 762 descr., Stud.Pal. VIII 1154, TM 20752)
Scope & Content:
Order from Eutrygius to his assistant Dioscorus to pay two artabas of corn to Gorgonius, player of the hydraulic organ. Dated by two eras, in the 38th and 7th years, Thoth 21 (16 January 362).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
16 January 362
Extent:

A papyrus sheet written on one side along the fibres, complete; mounted on cardboard in one glass case. Number 93 refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.

2093. Papyrus 1546(a-c)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1546(a-c)
Title:
Handbook for Teaching Declamation (controversiae) (P.Lond.Lit. 140, TM 63515, LDAB 4724, MP3 2516 + 2551), Xenophon, Memorabilia, IV.2.1-4. (P.Lond.Lit. 150, TM 62987, LDAB 4179, MP3 1561), and Demosthenes, De Falsa Legatione, 1-7, 9-13 (P.Lond.Lit. 126, P.Oxy. LXVII 4569, TM 59615, LDAB 717, MP3 291)
Scope & Content:
Top left fragment (A) (P.Lond.Lit. 140, P.Lond. V 1814 a descr., TM 63515, LDAB 4724, MP3 2516 + 2551): Papyrus sheet containing three columns of a handbook for teaching declamation written along the fibres. They contain at least one oration; the subject of column 2 is apparently a case of disin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-4th century
Extent:

Three literary prose fragments, all mounted in the same glass.

a: Fragment of papyrus sheet containing three columns of 35 lines written along the fibres. The space between the columns measures 10 mm, the width of the margins 127 mm.

b: Portions of three columns, written along the fibres; the first two columns contain 56 lines. The space between the columns is 20 mm, the width of the margins 127 mm.

c: Imperfect leaf of a papyrus codex, written on both sides, 25 lines on the recto and 25 lines on the verso.

2094. Papyrus 403

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 403
Title:
Petition of Maria to Abinnaeus (P.Abinn. 49, P.Lond. II 403, TM 10039)
Scope & Content:
A petition addressed to Flavius Abinnaeus from Aurelia Maria, daughter-in-law of a soldier stationed at Memphis, with holding in the village of Theoxenis. Maria complains that at night nine of her sheep had been shorn, and three carried away. The alleged culprits are Ioannes and Elias, both of N...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 July 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost fully preserved with the exception of some holes of fair size; writing is on one side along the fibres; all margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2095. Papyrus 715

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 715
Title:
Receipt for Payment of Wages of a Wet-Nurse (P.Nekr. 40, P.Grenf. II 75, P.Lond. III 715 descr., TM 22631)
Scope & Content:
Tapaous, funerary-worker (nekrotaphe) of the city of Mothis, acknowledges that she has received from Casianus, funerary-worker (nekrotaphos) of Kysis, maintenance, clothing allowance and twenty talents as payment for a quarter of her service as a wet-nurse. Aurelius Philosarapis wrote on her beh...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 January 308
Extent:

Fragmentary sheet of papyrus, damaged especially along the vertical folds and darker by patches. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The left margin measures 10 mm, the upper 5 mm, and the blank space at the bottom 60 mm; the right margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2096. Papyrus 824

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 824
Title:
Customs-House Receipts (P.Fay. 68, P.Lond. III 824a descr., TM 10915; P.Fay. 76a, P.Lond. III 824b descr., TM 10919)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Fay. 68, P.Lond. III 824a descr., TM 10915): Receipt acknowledging the payment of the customs-dues on account of the tax for the protection of the desert routes on four camels passing the gate of Dionysias. Dated to 21 May 158. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Fay. 76a, P.Lond. III 824...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
152-158
Extent:

Two small papyus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case. The modern annotations refer to the edition in P.Fay.

Upper papyrus (A): Square-shaped sheet, complete, only lacking the bottom left edge and with minor surface damage in the lower half. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; there are 6 lines, complete, occupying slightly more than half of the sheet. Margins are minimal with the exception of the lower one.

Lower papyrus (B): Lower portion of a small sheet, broken off at the top, torn at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 5 complete lines and traces of another at the top. Only the side margins are extant, both being minimal; the lower margin is damaged, the upper margin is lost.

2097. Papyrus 909(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 909(A-B)
Title:
Sale of a Camel (P.Lond. III 909(a), TM 11810), and Poll-Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 909(b), TM 11811)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 909(a), TM 11810): Sale of a red male camel, still a foal, for 600 drachmas. The seller is Anchorimphis, of the village of Dionysias, and the buyer Ptolemaeus, from the metropolis (Arsinoe). Dated 1 July 136. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 909(b), TM 11811): Recei...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
136-144
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank; on the front, there are 12 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant.

Lower papyrus (B): Light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank; on the front, there are 8 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant.

2098. Papyrus 1905

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1905
Title:
Return for the Granting of a Privilege (P.Fam.Tebt. 33 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 33, SB V 7602, TM 20962)
Scope & Content:
Lysimachus alias Didymus, son of Heraclides, notifies the nomarch of Antinoopolis of the birth of his son, Heraclides alias Valerius, aged 20 days, born to him by his wife Ninnarous. Lysimachus provides the names of three guarantors of his marriage and parentage; with oath of Didymus. The child i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9 February 151
Extent:
Papyrus, medium-brown, broken off on the left and lacking the lower left portion; with surface damage and a few insect-holes in places; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 26 lines lacking the beginnings; line 27 is in lacuna. Upper and lower margins survive; no space was left on the right. Vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2099. Papyrus 35

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 35
Title:
Petition for the Twin Sisters in the Serapeum at Memphis (P.Lond. I 35, UPZ I 53, TM 3444)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the hypodioiketes Sarapion from Ptolemaeus, recluse in the Serapeum of Memphis for eleven years, requesting the payment of the allowance of bread, which had fallen into arrears, to the twin sisters Taous and Tages. Papyrus 24 verso is a copy of the same petition.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 10 January 161 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet of light colour, damaged by holes in places, especially along the left edge; written on both sides; the front bears 31 lines written along the fibres; the back has one word written along the fibres in the upper left corner. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening on the back showing the writing.

2100. Papyrus 1977

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1977
Title:
Agreement on a Pledge (P.Fam.Tebt. 40 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 40, SB IV 7364, TM 10752)
Scope & Content:
Copy of the agreement between Philantinous alias Nilammon and his brother Lysimachus concerning Martilla, the female slave that Philantinous had pledged to a creditor (see Papyrus 1983). Philantinous agrees to produce a copy of the hypothecation to prove that he had pledged only one-third of the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
173-174
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, incomplete, broken off at the bottom and left, and badly riddled with insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, portions of 20 lines survive, lacking the beginnings. The column breaks off at the bottom. Vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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