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421. Papyrus 2231

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2231
Title:
Petition (SB VI 9239, TM 17881)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Flavius Melas, tachygraphos (shorthand writer) of the governor’s office in the province of Arcadia, from Christodora, of Oxyrhynchus, complaining that her son-in-law, with whom she had been living, took her possessions, threw her out of the house, and beat her. She asks that he be sum...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15 October 548
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with minor surface damage at the bottom; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 24 lines running along the fibres. All margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

422. Papyrus 172

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 172
Title:
Return of Loan (P.Lond. II 172, TM 19956)
Scope & Content:
Heraclas acknowledges that he has received from Miccalus 120 silver drachmas of those that his father had given as a deposit.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 March 105
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, with few small wormholes and slightly abraded. The text runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank; there are 8 complete lines, which occupy slightly more than a third of the sheet. All margins are extant, with no margin to the right; the blank space at the bottom measures 94 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

423. Papyrus 199

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 199
Title:
List of Officials (P.Lond. II 199, TM 11649)
Scope & Content:
Recto: List of officials of Soknopaiou Nesos, with names and sums stated in drachmas (equalling 300, 600, and 800) representing their wealth assessment (poros). The officials listed are the elders (presbyteroi) of the village, the chief police officer (archephodus), the ‘peace-keepers’ (eirenoph...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
200
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, with insect holes regularly distributed along the folding lines, lacking the lower right and left edges. It is written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On either side one column is preserved. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

424. Papyrus 210

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 210
Title:
Sale of a House (SB I 5112, TM 23153)
Scope & Content:
Sale by Ioannes and Martha, his mother, to Aurelius Victor and his wife Heraëis, of the half belonging to them of a house in Apollonopolis; with autograph subscriptions of the vendors and witnesses. Dated to the 8th Tybi in the 6th indiction, in the reign of the emperors Flavius Heraclius and Fl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 January 618
Extent:

Fragments from a papyrus roll forming one column, written on one side across the breadth of the papyrus, lacking the beginning.

425. Papyrus 356

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 356
Title:
Private Letter Concerning a Delivery of Medical Products (P.Lond. II 356, TM 25625)
Scope & Content:
A private letter concerning a medical prescription and its delivery to Alexandria, warning the recipient not to send any foul products. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:

A light-brown papyrus sheet, fully preserved, with writing on both sides along the fibres, the back only having one line; housed in one glass case.

426. Papyrus 892

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 892
Title:
Receipt for Hay (P.Lond. III 892, TM 22702)
Scope & Content:
A man whose name is lost acknowledges receipt of one thousand bundles of hay, which were owed to Philoxenus and Euhemerus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
August-September 16
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus sheet, riddled with insect-holes and imperfect on the right; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 13 lines running along the fibres, lacking the ends; lines 1 and 2 are abraded at the beginning. Upper, left and lower margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

427. Papyrus 941

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 941
Title:
Registration of Sale (P.Lond. III 941, TM 22725)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Theognostus alias Morus writes to the keepers of the public archives of Hermopolis to register the sale of one-third of a house with courtyard and all appurtenances, perhaps bought from his brother Herminus (see Papyrus 1158) and inherited from their paternal uncle. With Theognostus’ an...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 July 227
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes and abrasion on the left-hand side; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank; on the front, there are 17 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant; the right margin is minimal and the lower is ample. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

428. Papyrus 942

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 942
Title:
Registration of Sale (P.Lond. III 942, TM 22726)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Theognostus alias Morus writes to the keepers of the public archives of Hermopolis to register one-third of a house with courtyard and all appurtenances bought by him from his brother Isidorus and inherited from their paternal uncle; with subscriptions at the end. A series of large cros...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
31 July 227
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but with a few holes and abrasion mostly affecting the left-hand side; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank; on the front, there are 18 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant; the right margin is minimal and the lower is ample (110 mm). Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

429. Papyrus 1003

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1003
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. III 1003, TM 22774)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a lease of land located in the Hermopolite nome, from where the parties come. Only the beginning survives.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
562-563
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, darkened and with holes and surface damage especially along the vertical folds. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 12 lines, complete; upper and side margins are extant but minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

430. Papyrus 1692

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1692
Title:
Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1799, TM 35256)
Scope & Content:
Order from Marcellinus to Nilammon to pay 85 myriads to a worker.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century (?)
Extent:

Mid-dark-brown papyrus piece, with the fibres being horizontal and the top and vertical at the bottom; a sheet-join runs from left to right in the middle; written on one side, the back being blank. The first 3 lines run across the fibres, the fourth line, written in the lower half of the piece runs against the fibres. Margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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