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411. Papyrus 1693

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1693
Title:
Lease of a Vineyard (P.Lond. V 1769, TM 36940)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary lease of a vineyard including an orchard yard and olive grove.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom, and left; written on one side, the back is blank. On the front, there are ten written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. , the last being very fragmentary; the right margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

412. Papyrus 1839

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1839
Title:
Fragments of a Contract (P.Hib. I 145, TM 2829)
Scope & Content:
Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage containing a contract, with traces of the painted decoration on the back. The largest fragment contains the date with the list of eponymous priests; the other fragments are unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
July-August 245 BC
Extent:

Seven fragments from a medium-brown papyrus, recovered from mummy cartonnage; the writing runs on one side along the fibres; portions of a few lines remain. The back bears remains of the painted decoration. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Hib. I. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

413. Papyrus 1841

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1841
Title:
Fragment of a Contract (P.Hib. I 171, TM 2831)
Scope & Content:
Fragment extracted from mummy cartonnage containing the beginning of a contract, with the date including the list of eponymous priests.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
October-November 243 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus fragment recovered from mummy cartonnage; the writing runs on one side across the fibres; portions of 7 lines from the top of a column remain. The back is blank. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Hib. I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

414. Papyrus 2038

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2038
Title:
Fragment of an Official Document (SB IV 7380, TM 36233)
Scope & Content:
A fragment of a document issued by Flavius(?) Aineias, praeses of the Lower Thebaid.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 316
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, broken on all sides. Writing runs on the front along the fibres, the back having one trace. A few letters of 5 lines are preserved on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

415. Papyrus 2065

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2065
Title:
Account of a Temple (P.Oxy. VIII 1143, TM 21759)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary account of expenses in money and goods on account of sacrifices, libations, etc. in connexion with a temple in the Oxyrhynchite nome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 BC - 14 AD
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom and left; portions of 9 lines written along the fibres survive, the back being blank. Housed in a glass case.

416. Papyrus 2995

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2995
Title:
Literary Text (P.Hib. II 230, TM 65727, LDAB 6981)
Scope & Content:
Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage, containing a text in prose, perhaps on physical philosophy, quoting a riddle. Not all fragments have been published. Traces of the painted decoration are still visible on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Seven fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres. The largest fragments bear portions of 4 lines; the others preserve a few letters from one or two lines. On the back, there are remains of the painted decoration. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

417. Papyrus 2996

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2996
Title:
Musical Treatise (P.Hib. II 231, TM 65742, LDAB 6996)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving a musical treatise, with examples in notation (melodic sequences and table of notes); with painted decoration on the plastered surface on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Three larger fragments with three detached scraps, extracted from mummy cartonnage; with surface damage; the writing runs on one side along the fibres. The back bears painted decoration of the cartonnage. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

418. Papyrus 603

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 603
Title:
Scope & Content:
FRAGMENT of a petition asking for justice on some offenders: but the names of the parties and much of the substance of the petition are lost. 3rd cent. B.C. 6 ¼ in. X 3 ¾ in. Written in a medium-sized cursive hand, much defaced by plaster. [Not printed in P.P.]
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

419. Papyrus 1589

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1589
Title:
Petition (SB XX 14469, TM 23749)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a petition addressed to the strategus of the Hermopolite nome from Aurelius Hermes alias Pinutis, gymnasiarch and councillor of Hermopolis, selected by the council as member of an embassy following the tetrarchs. Presumably dated between June 302 and November 303.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
302-303
Extent:
Upper portion of a medium-to-dark-brown papyrus, complete at the top and sides, but damaged by holes and abrasion; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 11 lines written along the fibres; left and upper margins are extant; no margin was left on the right. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

420. Papyrus 1708(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1708(A-C)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (TM 15688, 765549)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Turner 18, TM 15688): Letter from a soldier named Petronius Valens to his father Ptolemaeus concerning his leave and arrangements about his clothing. The back bears the address. Dated between 89 and 96. Lower left papyrus (B) (TM 765549): Two men, possibly brothers, acknowl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-3rd century
Extent:

Three papyri that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and imperfect on the right; with holes and surface damage; written on both sides. On the front, there are 21 lines written along the fibres, some of which lack the ends; 3 lines were added in the right margin, running across the fibres, perpendicularly to the rest of the text; the back bears one line written along the fibres.

Lower left papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but abraded in places; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 16 lines; margins are extant, with no blank space on the right. Folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.

Lower right papyrus (C): Upper right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, abraded in a few places; written on one side along the fibres. The front contains the ends of 10 lines; of the last, only a few letters remain. The upper margin is extant; no margin was left to the right. The back is blank.

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