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2121. Papyrus 514

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 514
Title:
Letter concerning Stonecutters (P.Petrie Kleon 62, P.Petr. II 4(5), P.Petr. III 42g(1), P.Lond. III 514 descr., TM 7657)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter requesting that money and iron tools be sent for nine stonecutters. The sender, whose name is lost, is working in the Arsinoite village of Tanis and has brought the men to the recipient so that their personal description may be made.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus slip from mummy cartonnage, broken off at the top, with few holes in the preserved portion; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 4 lines, the first of which is mutilated at the end. Blank space separates the last word. The left margin measures 27 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2122. Papyrus 516

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 516
Title:
Petition to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 58, P.Petr. II 4(7), P.Petr. III 42g(2), P.Lond. III 516 descr., TM 7658)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Cleon from Demetrius, who is being held in prison and begs for Cleon’s help so that he may be freed. He had already written to him about the arrest.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 24 January 255BC?
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus slip, reused as mummy cartonnage, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 7 lines, complete but abraded in places, with blank space before the last word. The upper margin measures 13 mm, the left 10 mm; the other margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2123. Papyrus 520

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 520
Title:
Letter about Irrigation (P.Petrie Kleon 24, P.Petr. II 4(13), P.Petr. III 42d(1), P.Lond. III 520 descr., TM 7650)
Scope & Content:
Letter concerning the works required on a canal. The sender, whose name is lost, informs the recipient that he has sent him a copy of the letter to a certain Timoxenus concerning this matter. The addressee is asked to meet or write to another person about this. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 March 254 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, with detached strips, reused as mummy cartonnage; with plaster residue and holes in the preserved portion; broken off to the left (front), with a loss of c.17 letters (90 mm); written on both sides. The front bears 8 lines running across the fibres, lacking the beginnings; only line 8 is complete. Upper and lower margins measure 20-25 mm; the right margin is minimal. The modern annotation at the bottom refers to the mummy from which the papyrus derives. On the back there is the end of a word written along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2124. Papyrus 521

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 521
Title:
Letter concerning Quarries (P.Petrie Kleon 53, P.Petr. II 5(a-b), P.Petr. III 42b(5), P.Lond. III 521a-d descr., TM 7638)
Scope & Content:
Fragments perhaps of the same letter, concerning the work of stonecutters; the workers may have left the district. Sender and recipient are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 December 256 BC-23 January 255 BC
Extent:

Four fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage, perhaps from the same text; writing runs across the fibres on the front, the back being blank. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Upper fragment (A): Broken off at the top, bottom and right; portion of 6 lines remain, with a trace of another line at the bottom. The left margin measures 8 mm.

Fragment in the middle (B): Lower portion of the sheet, broken off at the top and right; with 6 lines; the lower margin measures 15 mm and the left 8 mm.

Lower left fragment (C): Broken off on all sides; with portions of 5 lines and traces of another line at the top and bottom.

Lower right fragment (D): Broken off on all sides; with portions of 8 lines.

2125. Papyrus 537

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 537
Title:
Letter about Irrigation (P.Petrie Kleon 18, P.Petr. II 13(8), P.Petr. III 42B(1), P.Lond. III 537 descr., TM 7635)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter whose sender and recipient are lost, reporting on matters related to irrigation: the sluice gates in Montila, a canal in the Arsinoite nome, have been closed, and it is necessary to decide whether one gate in Ptolemais should be closed. With date at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 August 256 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus slip from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue, lacking the left-hand portion and with surface damage. It was folded in half. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The ends of 5 lines remain, with a modern annotation at the top, indicating the mummy case from which the papyrus derives. A small fragment has been inserted upside down in the gap in line 2, amd does not belong to the papyrus. Upper and lower margins measure 20 mm and 10 mm respectively; the right margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2126. Papyrus 617

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 617
Title:
Copy of the Third Will of Dryton (P.Dryton 4, P.Grenf. I 21, Chrest.Mitt. 302, P.Lond. III 617 descr., TM 258)
Scope & Content:
Copy of the will of Dryton made by his son Esthladas, whereby his possessions are to be divided between his son from his first marriage and his five daughters. Among the other things, Esthladas is to receive a horse, the weaponry, and a vineyard. Dovecots, open lots, slaves are to be divided bet...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 June 126 BC
Extent:

A papyrus of good quality, originally rolled from right to left, lacking part of its left portion and damaged along the vertical folds. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; the text consists of one broad column of 22 lines. The upper margin measures 15 mm, the lower 60 mm, the right 35 mm and the left is not preserved. Three sheet-joins are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2127. Papyrus 528

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 528
Title:
Letter of a Prisoner (P.Petr. II 10(2), P.Petr. III 32(b), P.Lond. III 528 descr., TM 7423)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Phaies, financial official (oikonomos), from Ammonius, scribe near Oxyrhyncha, who reports that he has been imprisoned at the door of the strategus’ office by the assistant.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
221-205 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with irregular lower margin; lacking the upper right corner and with a hole in the left portion; otherwise well preserved. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 14 lines, complete; the last word is written after a blank. Upper and side margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2128. Papyrus 587

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 587
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Petr. II 47, P.Petr. III 55b, Chrest.Mitt. 135, P.Lond. III 587 descr., TM 2903)
Scope & Content:
Copy of a contract for a loan of 330 drachmas, the lender being the cleruch (military settler) Hestiaeus and the borrower Donomazis, whereby the parties agree not to dispute over the loan. With dating clause at the beginning and list of the six witnesses, all cleruchs, at the end, followed by th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
210-209 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off at the top and right, with plaster residue and some surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The beginnings of 38 lines survive, with traces of another line at the top; the last 11 lines are indented; blank space separates lines 33 and 34. Lower and left margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2129. Papyrus 593

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 593
Title:
Private Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 7, SB VI 9440, SB III 7193, P.Lond. III 593 descr., TM 6220)
Scope & Content:
Philonides writes to his father Cleon, urging him that a letter be written by Telestes, presumably to the king, and reporting on some matters of palace life. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Upper portion of a papyrus sheet of light colour from mummy cartonnage, mutilated throughout and with detached scrap; with plaster residue, especially on the back. Writing runs across the fibres on the front and along them on the back; the back bears traces of one word. On the front there are portions of 11 lines from the top of a column written across the fibres; upper and left margins survive; minimal margin was left to the right. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2130. Papyrus 607

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 607
Title:
Second Will of Dryton (P.Dryton 2, SB I 4637, P.Grenf. I 12, P.Lond. III 607 descr., TM 248)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of the second will of Dryton, drawn up in Latopolis, in the office of the notary Ptolemaeus, on the occasion of Dryton’s second marriage with Apollonia alias Senmonthis. His possessions are to be divided between Esthladas, son from his first marriage, and the children who may be born o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 March 150 BC
Extent:

Four fragments of varying size from a papyrus of good quality, further fragments of which are in Cairo (P.Gr. inv.no. 10349) and Heidelberg (P.Gr. inv.no. 1285). The fragments bear writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank, but the Cairo fragment has four lines in a different hand on the back. The original text on the front consisted of one broad column of 33 lines. The BL fragments preserve the upper margin (25 mm), the lower (90 mm), and the right (10 mm), where a sheet-join is visible at c. 5-10 mm from the right edge. They are mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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