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371. Papyrus 1293

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1293
Title:
Account of Wheat (P.Lond. III 1293, TM 33795)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of an account recording the artabas of wheat and barley received from various Hermopolite villages; some amounts were deducted for a certain Demetrius; with two lines on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
346 (?)
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, damaged by small insect holes; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front there is the top of a column, with 11 lines and traces of another line at the bottom; upper and side margins survive. Vertical folds are visible. On the back there are 2 lines written in the upper right corner. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

372. Papyrus 1309

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1309
Title:
Order of Arrest (P.Lond. III 1309, TM 38314)
Scope & Content:
Order from the comes Gerontius to the local peace-keeping officials (eirenarchs) of the village of Ares to secure the murderers of a rural guard (agrophylax).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Small papyrus slip, complete and well preserved, somewhat torn in the lower right edge and with few small insect holes in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 4 lines, complete; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

373. Papyrus 1633

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1633
Title:
Contract of Partnership (P.Lond. V 1795, TM 36951)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a contract of partnership for an unknown trade. With subscriptions of the parties written by someone else, of the witnesses and of the notary at the end, and with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, complete on the other sides; riddled with insect holes; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 20 lines written along the fibres; lower, right and left margins are minimal. A vertical sheet-join runs along the right edge. On the back, there are effaced traces of one line running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

374. Papyrus 1685

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1685
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1771, TM 36941)
Scope & Content:
Lease of land located in the Hermopolite nome, of the duration of more than one year; details on the rent are given. There follow the subscriptions of the lessee, written by someone else as he is illiterate, of three witnesses, and of the notary Apollos; the back bears the endorsement.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet with five detached scraps, broken off at the top, imperfect at the bottom, complete on the sides; with some surface damage; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 17 lines written along the fibres; left and right margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs along the right edge. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres, the sheet having been rotated 90 degrees. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

375. Papyrus 1709

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1709
Title:
Nominations to Liturgies (P.Lond. V 1648, TM 19672)
Scope & Content:
Return by the eirenarch (local peace-keeping official) of the village Temenkyrkis Poimenon in the Hermopolite nome to the riparii (police officials) of the nome, nominating liturgical officials in charge of dikes and canals. The names of the nominees follow. Papyrus 1609A (P.Lond. V 1822) is a d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
January-April 373
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, riddled with insect-holes and abraded in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 24 lines, most of which are damaged at the ends. Side and upper margins are extant. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom to the right of the centre. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

376. Papyrus 2478

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2478
Title:
Account of Crown-Tax (P.Oxy. XIV 1659, TM 21961)
Scope & Content:
Account of sums for crown-tax collected in the Oxyrhynchite nome and relating to the 10th-14th of the month of Hathyr in an unknown year of Elagabalus. First listed are the payments made through the public bank of Oxyrhynchus, then those made through the tax collectors or their agents. These lat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
218-221
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus fragments of varying size, with ten scraps that remain unplaced on the left-hand side of the frame. Three columns written along the fibres are preserved, the first being very fragmentary; the back is blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

377. Papyrus 2531

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2531
Title:
Record of Tax Payments (P.Diog. 42, TM 26621)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary record of taxes paid by various individuals (names not preserved) over various months, the amount paid usually amounting to eight drachmas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
132-248
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, with abrasion and surface damage throughout; the writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are the ends of 23 lines written along the fibres; upper, lower and right margins are extant. Vertical folds are visible, and a sheet-join runs vertically in the centre. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

378. Papyrus 2969

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2969
Title:
Royal Ordinances (?) (P.Hib. II 197, TM 8284)
Scope & Content:
Portions presumably of royal ordinances concerned with the procedure to follow in order to obtain a security, in movables or immovables, including the scrutiny of property.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 3rd century BC
Extent:

Twelve numbered papyrus fragments and seven additional scraps of varying size from mummy cartonnage; written on one side and mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Fragment 1: Broken off at the bottom and sides; preserving the central portions of 10 lines, with only a few traces of the last; part of the upper margin survives;

Fragment 2: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 8 lines;

Fragment 3: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 6 lines;

Fragment 4: Broken off at the bottom and sides; central portions of 7 lines;

Fragment 5: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 9 lines;

Fragment 6: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 11 lines, possibly with little blank space between lines 7 and 8;

Fragment 7: Broken off at the bottom and sides; central portions of 8 lines and scan traces of line 9; possibly with some blank space between lines 2 and 3, and between lines 5 and 6;

Fragment 8: Broken off on all sides; with traces of 4 lines, with only line 3 being readable;

Fragment 9: Broken off on all sides; with a few letters from 5 lines;

Fragment 10: With beginnings of 7 lines, possibly from the top of a column;

Fragment 11: Broken off on all sides; with a few letters from 3 lines;

Fragment 12: Broken off on all sides; with a few letters from 5 lines;

‘Odd scraps’: Either blank or with scant traces of ink.

379. Papyrus 373

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 373
Title:
Scope & Content:
Pap. CCCLXXIII. (a) FRAGMENT of legal document, probably of late 1st or 2nd cent. 9 in. X 4 in. Very imperfect; in a small, regular, cursive hand. On the verso is part of a red official stamp. (b) FRAGMENT of legal document, in a hand very similar to that just described, and of the same period. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 1st century-2nd century
Extent:
1 item

380. Papyrus 1945

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1945
Title:
Donation (SB X 10572, TM 14330)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary gift in contemplation of death (donatio mortis causa) from Apollonius, of the village of Kerkesoucha in the Arsinoite nome, to his three children. The property includes a house and court with adjoining yard, the entrance and exit through the yard, utensils, bequeathed in various shares.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 August 126
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, incomplete at the bottom and damaged by insect-holes throughout; with minor abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears portions of 27 lines, with traces of 9 additional lines at the bottom. Upper and left margins survive; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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