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2191. Papyrus 546

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 546
Title:
Business Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 28, P.Petr. II 13(20), P.Petr. III 42g(8), P.Lond. III 546 descr., TM 7664)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of Alexander to Cleon on business matters, mentioning some payment to be made, the need of tamarisk twiks and instructing him to write to someone from Ptolemais.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage with plaster residue, broken off to the right and lacking most of its upper half. Writing runs across the fibres on the front. Portions of 8 lines remain. Upper and left margins measure c. 20 mm, the lower c. 25 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2192. Papyrus 574(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 574(A)
Title:
Report on Irrigation (P.Petrie Kleon 120, P.Petr. II 36(1), P.Petr. III 45(1), P.Lond. III 576a descr., TM 7453)
Scope & Content:
Report of Imouthes, supplying measurements (length, breadth and depth) of trenches excavated in various farms for irrigation; with total.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 May 241 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, mutilated at the bottom and lacking most of the left margin (front); writing runs along the fibres on the front; two columns of varying length remain, the first having 31 lines and the second 5 lines. Margins are partly preserved. A sheet-join runs along the height of the papyrus in the right-hand edge. The back bears remains of the mummy decoration. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2193. Papyrus 574(B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 574(B)
Title:
Report on Irrigation (P.Petrie Kleon 121, P.Petr. II 36(2), P.Petr. III 45(2), P.Lond. III 574b descr., TM 7454)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a report on irrigation works conducted over two days, with totals of earth removed each day and total for the month; the rate follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-236 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a mid-brown papyrus from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres; portions of 11 lines remain. A modern annotation refers to the mummy from which the papyrus derives. The fragment is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2194. Papyrus 581

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 581
Title:
Account of Equipment Distributed for Irrigation Works (P.Petrie Kleon 94, SB XXIV 15937, P.Petr. II 39h, P.Petr. III 49, P.Lond. III 581 descr., TM 7464)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of an account recording the wooden tools distributed to various nomarchs of the Arsinoite nome for irrigation works; among the items supplied are baskets, axles, and pegs.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-248 BC
Extent:

Nine papyrus fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres; portions of several columns survive. Traces of the mummy decoration remain. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2195. Papyrus 251

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 251
Title:
Sale of Two Slaves (P.Abinn. 64, P.Lond. II 251, Chrest.Mitt. 270, TM 10055)
Scope & Content:
Sale of two male slaves for 1200 talents each, purchased by Aurelia Nonna alias Polyeton from Marcus Aurelius Petrus and Marcus Aurelius Zenon, sons of Petrus and Alexandrian citizens. The slaves are Metirus alias Ptillon and his brother Primus, born in Alexandria. With subscriptions of the vend...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
337-350
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, darker in places, broken off at the top and damaged by wormholes throughout. Writing is on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. Left, bottom and right margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2196. Papyrus 1184

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1184
Title:
Treatise on Metres (P.Oxy. II 220, TM 63266, LDAB 4471, MP3 2172) and Scholia on Iliad XXI (P.Oxy. II 221, TM 60508, LDAB 1631, MP3 1205, Allen-Sutton-West h94 + h11)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy. II 220, TM 63266, LDAB 4471, MP3 2172) Incomplete treatise on metrics addressed to a friend, from an anonymous author (a poet?); 14 columns survive, although damaged throughout; additionally, on the right-hand side of the frame are 12 fragments, some of which bear no writing. The ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Fragments of various sizes from a papyrus roll, written on both sides and lacking several parts throughout; before being re-used for the text on the verso, the papyrus was cut so that only the upper parts of the columns on the recto survive.

2197. Papyrus 790

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 790
Title:
Registration of a Mortgage (P.Oxy. II 243, P.Lond. III 790 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 182, TM 20512)
Scope & Content:
Chaeremon, nominee of Claudius Antoninus, writes to the public notary (agoranomos) requesting the registration of a mortgage for Didymus on account of 1300 drachmas of silver that Dionysius alias Amois had borrowed from him. The property mortgaged is described in detail and consists of plots of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
79
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but with abrasion and other surface damage throughout. Writing is on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The text on the back is much effaced. The text on the front is arranged in one column, and is rubbed in places; the left and upper margins were used to host further writing, unrelated to the main text. Modern annotations are visible on both sides, with the number in red referring to the edition in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

2198. Papyrus 41

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 41
Title:
Documents concerning the Twin Sisters in the Serapeum at Memphis (P.Lond. I 41 ro., UPZ I 57, TM 3448; P.Lond. I 41 vo., UPZ I 58, TM 3449)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. I 41 ro., UPZ I 57, TM 3448): Letter concerning the claim of the twins to allowance of bread on account of the libations offered to Asclepius, which they ask to be reinstated. Verso: Copy of a petition from the twins Taous and Taues to Sarapion, concerning the allowance of bread...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
164-161 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with worm-holes and surface damage in places; written on both sides. The text on the front runs along the fibres; there is one column of 25 lines, the last three of which are obliterated; in the lower left corner there are 3 additional lines. Margins are extant, the upper and right being minimal. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the left edge. The back contains 5 lines written along the fibres at the top; after some blank space there are one column of 3 lines on the left and 1 line in the middle; additional lines are written across the fibres, 2 of which run into the lines at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2199. Papyrus 454

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 454
Title:
Order to Supply (P.Abinn. 39, P.Lond. II 454a, TM 32677), and Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. II 454b, TM 33210)
Scope & Content:
Upper fragment (a) (P.Abinn. 39, P.Lond. II 454a, TM 32677): Order from Ammonius and Abrinicus to Zakaon, baker of white bread, to supply some articles to the praepositus at Dionysias. The papyrus belongs to the archive of Abinnaeus. On the back there are four lines of an account. Lower fragme...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together, housed in a glass case.

Upper fragment (a): Upper portion of a sheet of papyrus, broken off at the bottom, written on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. On the recto, four lines survive; upper, right and left margins are extant, with the right being minimal. On the verso are four lines in a different hand; the surface is damaged.

Lower fragment (b): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and left; writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; the ends of seven lines survive. Upper and right margins are extant. The surface is somewhat abraded in places and there are a few wormholes.

2200. Papyrus 508

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 508
Title:
Letter of Introduction (P.Petr. II 2(4), P.Petr. III 28(d), P.Lond. III 508a descr., TM 7409) and Miscellaneous Fragments
Scope & Content:
A: Fragmentary letter to Diophanes, mentioning his daughter, grandchildren and his son Dioscurides. The writer recommends the bearer of the letter, presumably Asclepiades, should he need anything. B-E: Small fragments of various documents, unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
222-221 BC
Extent:

Five fragments of papyrus sheets from mummy cartonnage, written on one side, with plaster residue especially on the back; mounted in the same glass frame.

A: Lacking the left-hand half; with minor surface damage; 10 lines written across the fibres, lacking the beginnings; lower and right margins minimal; upper margin extant.

B: Small strip with 2 lines running across the fibres and traces of another line.

C: Upper left corner of a sheet, with the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres.

D: Fragment with beginnings of 6 lines written along the fibres.

E: With some surface damage; lines run along the fibres; the ink is faint.

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