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461. Papyrus 2169

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2169
Title:
Nomination to Liturgic Office (P.Leit. 1, SB VIII 10192, TM 23653)
Scope & Content:
Nomination of four candidates eligible for liturgic office in place of two village elders of the Oxyrhynchite village of Nemerai, now overcome by illness: for each nominee, name, origin, age and value of property are given.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 160
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by insect-holes throughout; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 17 lines running along the fibres; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

462. Papyrus 2453

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2453
Title:
Estimate of Repairing a Public Building (P.Oxy. XII 1450, TM 21851)
Scope & Content:
An estimate perhaps addressed to the city council, made by a carpenter as to the costs of roofing, plastering and repairing a public building. The building included a room for exercises and a set of baths.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
249-250
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, lacking its left half and with a few holes in the preserved portion. The right margin is included between 10 and 15 mm, the lower measures 45 mm. Vertical folds are visible. The text runs along the fibres and the back is blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

463. Papyrus 2722 A

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2722 A
Title:
Scope & Content:
Three fragments, containing Homer, Il. xii. 128- 140, 176-191, 249-263. The text shows considerable deviations from the vulgate. Originally, about 24 (?) lines to the column. 2nd cent. B.C. 3¾ in. x 1¼ in. (largrst fragment). Published by (Milne, Catalogue, no. 251. Discussed by T. W. Allen in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Greek, Modern
Date Range:
2nd century BC
Extent:
1 item

464. Papyrus 209

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 209
Title:
Sale of Part of a House (SB I 5114, TM 23154)
Scope & Content:
Sale of one third of a house in Apollonopolis by Pistois, head of the monastery of Abba Cyrus, to Zacharias and some other person whose name is lost. The house had been bequeathed to the monastery by Tachymia, daughter of Sansnotus. At the end are nine autograph subscriptions of Pistois and witn...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
630-641
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus roll containing one column written on one side, lacking the beginning and the right-hand ends of the lines. Mounted in one glass frame.

465. Papyrus 1324

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1324
Title:
Receipt for Wheat and Barley (P.Lond. III 1324, TM 38320)
Scope & Content:
Receipt from a hospital addressed to the pronoetes (steward) Papnuthius and acknowledging the quantities of wheat and barley given out. With subscription of Abraham at the end and endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few small holes in places; written on both sides. The front bears 6 complete lines running across the fibres; all margins are extant. The back has one line written along the fibres in the upper right portion. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

466. Papyrus 1568(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1568(A-C)
Title:
Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond.Lit. 53, TM 61313, LDAB 2455)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) and upper right papyrus (B): Unpublished documents. Lower right papyrus (C) (P.Lond.Lit. 53, TM 61313, LDAB 2455, MP3 1581): Fragmentary leaf from a papyrus codex, containing iambic trimeters with stichometrical divisions, possibly from an anthology and apparently on a dream o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-4th century
Extent:

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

Left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom and right, broken off on the other sides; abraded in places; written on one side. The front bears the right-hand part of a column written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant, no space was left to the right. The back is blank.

Upper right papyrus (B): Lower right portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side. The front bears the right-hand part of a column written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant, no space was left to the right. The back is blank.

Lower right papyrus (C): Fragment of a leaf of a light-brown papyrus codex, worm-eaten in places; written on both sides, each side bearing part of the foot of a column; the lower margin survives.

467. Papyrus 1594

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1594
Title:
Notification of Death (ZPE 208 (218) 177-80, no. 2, TM 765547)
Scope & Content:
Apollos, possibly from Dionysias, notifies the royal scribe of the Arsinoite nome, meris of Themistos, of the death of his sister’s husband, registered in Philoteris, and asks that he may be added to the list of deceased. An order to the village scribe follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 December 117
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus sheet, medium-brown, damaged by abrasion and insect holes; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 24 lines written along the fibres; of the last line, only scant traces survive. Margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

468. Papyrus 2117

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2117
Title:
Account and Petition to the Prefect (SB VIII 10199, TM 23655)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Portion of an account concerning the Oxyrhynchite village of Mermertha, with names and figures. Unpublished. Verso (SB VIII 10199, TM 23655): Fragmentary petition to the prefect for release from public service from a petitioner whose name is lost. The petitioner already served as supervi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet with detached scrap, complete at the top and left (front), broken off on the other sides; written on both sides. The front bears one column running along the fibres and a few letters from the following column. The back contains one column written across the fibres, broken off at the bottom and to the left. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

469. Papyrus 2556

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2556
Title:
Psalm 2:3-12 (P.Lond.Lit. 204, TM 61958, LDAB 3115)
Scope & Content:
A leaf from a miniature papyrus codex containing Psalm 2:3-12. Recto: Psalm 2:3-7. Verso: Psalm 2:7-12. The detached scrap at the bottom of the frame does not belong here.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Leaf from a papyrus codex (miniature), imperfect on one side, containing 12 lines on either side; the upper margin measures 10 mm, the lower 15 mm; a scrap from another text, upside down in the frame and now detached from the leaf, had been added (possibly by the finders) to repair the gap in the lower corner of the leaf. Housed in a glass case.

470. Papyrus 2990

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2990
Title:
Unknown Literary Work (P.Hib. II 225, TM 65723, LDAB 6977)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving an unknown work in prose; on the back, there are remains of other texts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Five small papyrus fragments, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on both sides. On the front, there remain a few letters from a few lines running along the fibres; the upper left fragment bears part of the upper margin, too. On the back, portions of a few lines remain. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

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