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2131. Papyrus 759

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 759
Title:
Receipt from Ironworkers (P.Oxy. I 84, P.Lond. III 759 descr., Chrest.Wilck. 197, Sel.Pap. II 374, TM 20743)
Scope & Content:
Receipt addressed to Valerius Ammonianus alias Gerontius, logistes (curator) of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from the guild of ironworkers, acknowledging the payment of six silver talents from the state bank in Oxyrhynchus, on account of the iron supplied for public works. Dated in the consulship of C...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 November 316
Extent:

Papyrus sheet written on one side along the fibres, the upper layer being somewhat damaged in places. Mounted on cardboard in one glass case. Number 84 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.

2132. Papyrus 866

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 866
Title:
Tax Document (SB XX 14445, P.Lond. III 866(a) descr., TM 38455), and Order to Release Prisoners (P.Sijp. 24 (c), SB XX 14446, P.Lond. III 866(b) descr., TM 39682)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (SB XX 14445, P.Lond. III 866(a) descr., TM 38455): End of a tax document, with four signatures; sixth or seventh century. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Sijp. 24 (c), SB XX 14446, P.Lond. III 866(b) descr., TM 39682): Order to release three detained persons; with traces of the address...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Two papyri housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Lower right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, mid-brown, with paler patches in places and with creases; written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. The ends of 6 lines survive; of the first, only traces remain. The lower margin is extant (60 mm), the right is minimal.

Lower Papyrus (B): Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete but with insect holes; written on both sides. On the front, there are 7 lines across the fibres; margins are extant. On the back there are traces of 2 effaced lines running along the fibres.

2133. Papyrus 1733

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1733
Title:
Poem for the Bride on the Way to the Marital Chamber (Epithalamium) (P.Lond.Lit. 99, P.Lond. V 1819 descr., TM 59716, LDAB 820, MP32 351)
Scope & Content:
Left side of a poem for the bride on the way to the marital chamber (epithalamium) for Mathaeus, written in hexametres by Dioscorus of Aphrodito. The poem addresses the groom, Mathaeus, and congratulates him on his choice of a high-born and beautiful bride. Classicising in style with references t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
565-573 (?)
Extent:
Papyrus roll complete only at the bottom and left side, written on the recto against the fibres and parallel to them on the back. 24 lines on the front, traces of 5 lines on the back. Folded from the bottom upwards. P.Cair.Masp. II 67180 and P.Cair.Masp II 67181 are fragments of the same papyrus completing it on the top and the right side. Mounted in glass frame.

2134. Papyrus 922

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 922
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 922a, TM 11815), and Names of Tax Collectors (SB XVIII 14058, P.Lond. III 922b descr., TM 27720)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A), (P.Lond. III 922a, TM 11815): Receipt acknowledging that Sotas has paid the customs-dues on four donkeys passing the gate of Soknopaiou Nesos. Three of the donkeys carry corn and one vegetables. Dated to 1 July 211. Lower papyrus (B), (SB XVIII 14058, P.Lond. III 922b descr.,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Small papyrus sheet, darkened in its right half, complete; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 6 lines, complete, which occupy slightly more than half of the sheet; all margins are minimal with the exception of the lower.

Lower papyrus (B): Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete but with surface damage in the left half; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 5 complete lines, abraded at the beginning; all margins are extant.

2135. Papyrus 1315

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1315
Title:
Lease of Land (SB XVI 12867, P.Lond. III 1315(a) descr., TM 16312), and Account (P.Lond. III 1315(b), TM 39621)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (SB XVI 12867, P.Lond. III 1315(a) descr., TM 16312): Beginning of a lease of some land between the farmer Aurelius Pcylis, son of Sophia, and Aurelius Victor, of Hermopolis; the details are lost due to the fragmentary state of the papyrus. Dated to 13 August 584. Lower papyru...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
584 and 7th century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets with writing on one side, the back being blank, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, with holes and surface damage; portions of 14 lines remain, the last being very mutilated. Upper and left margins survive.

Lower papyrus (B): Small sheet, complete, with 5 complete lines written across the fibres; margins are all minimal.

2136. Papyrus 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 17
Title:
Documents relating to the Allowances of the Twins of the Serapeum (UPZ I 23, 26-27, TM 3414, 3417, 3418)
Scope & Content:
Column 1, lines 1-26 (UPZ I 23, TM 3414): Report of the scribe (grammateus) Apollonius to the epimeletes Mennides that the oil allowances are still due to the twin sisters of the Serapeum Taous and Taues (Tages), also referring to the preceding documentation and investigations. Dated 14 December...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
162 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus, complete but imperfect at the bottom; written on one side. On the front, there is a column of 26 lines, followed by some blank space and ten further lines; the second column consists of 26 lines, followed by ample lower margin. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2137. Papyrus 1157

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1157
Title:
Miscellany of Documents (SB XXII 15468, TM 79047, P.Lond. III 1157r, TM 22804, P.Lond. 1157v, TM 22807-22809)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Papyrus 1157 (1): Column 1 (SB XXII 15468, TM 79047): Census declaration lacking the left-hand side, with approximately 8-10 letters missing. The declarant is Harendotes, priest of the temple of Athena in the village of Alabastrine, aged 57; he registers himself and two boys aged 6 and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments of different sizes from a papyrus roll, the second of which is damaged throughout; written on both sides and arranged in several columns, written by different hands.

2138. Papyrus 1983

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1983
Title:
Petition to the Nomarch (P.Fam.Tebt. 38 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 38, SB IV 7363, TM 20967)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Callon, nomarch of Antinoopolis, from Lysimachus alias Didymus and Philosarapis, sons of Heraclides, who accuse their brother Philantinous of having pledged their female slave, Martilla, inherited from their mother, to a creditor. The money was enjoyed by Philantinous only. The petiti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 or 13 September 168
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete; with insect-holes especially along the vertical folds and minor abrasion in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 25 lines running along the fibres; margins are extant. The back was rotated 90 degrees and bears one line written along the fibres at the top left. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2139. Papyrus 1745

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1745
Title:
Arbitration (P.Lond. V 1709, TM 19726) and Anthology with Miscellaneous Poems (P.Aphrod.Lit. IV 36, 13, 25, 31, TM 59715, LDAB 819, MP3 351.01)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Arbitration over inheritance written in Coptic and concerning the same family as the one of P.Cair.Masp. 67006. The papyrus may well be part of the same roll as Papyrus 1728, with a lacuna between them. The plaintiffs, Victorine and Phoebammon, children of the deacon Ioannes, complain ab...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 566-568
Extent:

Fragments of various sizes from the same papyrus roll as Papyrus 1728, of which Papyrus 1728 is the first part and Papyrus 1745 the latter part; a gap is between them; written on both sides and in poor condition.

2140. Papyrus 1602(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1602(A-B)
Title:
Lease of Palm Grove (ZPE 208 (218) 173-5, no. 1, TM 765546), and Loan on Mortgage (P.Tebt. II 390 + BL I 428, Chrest.Mitt. 251, TM 13546)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyus (A) (TM 765546): Beginning of an offer to lease one and a half aruras of palm grove located in Ibion Eikosipentarouron for four years at a rent of 180 drachmas, two palm trees bearing fruit and one artaba of dates. Dated in 91. Lower papyrus (B) (TM 13546): Beginning of an acknowle...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
91-167
Extent:

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

Upper papyrus (A): Broken off at the bottom and left; damaged by insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 17 lines lacking the beginnings. The upper margin is extant, no margin was left to the right.

Lower papyrus (B): Upper portion of the same papyrus as a fragment now in the Bancroft Library, Berkeley; broken off at the bottom and left, damaged by insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 13 lines from the top of a column, lacking the beginnings. The text was crossed out. The upper margin is extant; no margin was left to the right.

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