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471. Papyrus 2991

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2991
Title:
Unknown Literary Work (P.Hib. II 226, TM 65724, LDAB 6978)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving an unknown work in prose; only fragments 1-3 have been published. Traces of another text are visible on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Eight 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. On the back, portions of a few lines written across the fibres remain. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

472. Papyrus 2994

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2994
Title:
Unknown Literary Work (P.Hib. II 229, TM 65726, LDAB 6980)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving an unknown literary work, possibly of rhetorical or philosophical content. Only the largest fragments have been published. Traces of decoration are visible on the back, and portions of another text survive on the back of some of the fragments.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Thirty-one fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage; usually blank on the back, but some of the fragments bear writing on both sides. On the front, there remain lines running along the fibres; the largest fragments preserve portions of two columns. On the back, there remain plaster residue and traces of the mummy decoration; some of the fragments bear writing on the back, running across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

473. Papyrus 2192

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2192
Title:
Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 143-150, no. 2, ZPE 213 (2020), pp. 195-202, TM 704793)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter, the beginning of which may be contained on Papyrus 2126, concerning business matters, such as the shipment of goods and their safe-keeping in the context of land management. The recipient is also instructed not to begin commercial transactions until informing the sender. I...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, the beginnings of which may be Papyrus 2126; dark brown and complete at the bottom, right and left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Papyrus 2126 bears the address on the verso. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

474. Papyrus 2743

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2743
Title:
Fragment of a Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2128, TM 1689)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter from the archive of Zenon.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, light-brown, broken off at the top, but complete at the sides and bottom; the front bears 4 lines along the fibres, the first of which is very fragmentary. Left and lower margins are extant, the right margin is minimal. On the back there are traces of one line written across the fibres, very faded. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

475. Papyrus 2372(A-I)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2372(A-I)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (TM 1673-1674, 43707)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts, mostly from the archive of Zenon. C (P.Lond. VII 2112, TM 1673): Fragment of a letter; the writer has sent copies (of documents); details are lost. D (TM 43707): Fragment of a document apparently not belonging to the archive of Zenon. H (P.Lond. VII 2113, TM 1674): Fragme...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Nine papyrus fragments of varying size that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Upper left corner of a light-brown papyrus sheet, written on both sides. The front bears the beginnings of 2 lines written along the fibres, with upper and left margins. The back contains traces of another text running across the fibres, obliterated.

B: Upper left corner of a light-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 2 lines, with upper and left margins. The back is blank.

C: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, shredded on the upper edge, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 4 lines, well-spaced. The back is blank.

D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on all sides and with some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 6 lines. The back is blank.

E: Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front preserves the beginnings of 4 lines and the left margin. The back is blank.

F: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 4 lines, with ample blank space at the top and bottom. The back is blank.

G: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on all sides and with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 5 lines. The back is blank.

H: Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the left, broken off on all other sides; written on both sides. The front bears the beginnings of 3 lines running along the fibres. The preserves the beginning of a word written along the fibres.

I: Small fragment from a medium-brown papyrus, complete on the left, broken off on the other sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears one or two letters from the beginnings of 3 lines written across the fibres. The back is blank. Placed upside down in the frame.

476. Papyrus 2917

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2917
Title:
Sale of a Building (TM 653738)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of the sale of four parts of a building by two siblings, one of whom is an anchorite, and the wife of a third brother; the buyer's name is lost. The sellers acknowledge that they have received the price of 1 solidus and 8 carats in full. The scribe Aurelius Ioseph wrote on their behalf.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 5th - early 6th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom, but broken off at the top and either side. The lower margin measures approximately 50 mm. Writing is on one side across the fibres. Housed in one glass case.

477. Papyrus 170

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 170
Title:
Receipt for Poll Tax (P.Lond. II 170, TM 19955)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, has paid 20 drachmas and surcharges twice on account of the poll-tax of two years.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 June 176
Extent:

Small, square-shaped papyrus sheet, slightly damaged at the bottom and top and with few holes; it is written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 9 complete lines. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

478. Papyrus 456

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 456
Title:
Fragment of an Agreement (P.Lond. II 456, TM 37012)
Scope & Content:
End of a compromissum involving the payment of a sum of money, with subscriptions of the parties, of the witnesses and of the notary Menas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of the 7th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and right. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

479. Papyrus 1684

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1684
Title:
Lease of a House (P.Lond. V 1768, TM 36939)
Scope & Content:
Lease of a house property located in Hermopolis, in the Quarter of the Western Citadel, provided with two exedrae, one external, facing north, and one, internal, facing east, a vaulted room in the cellar and a chaff barn, at a yearly rent of six carats. There follow the subscriptions of the lesse...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, imperfect at the bottom, complete on the sides; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 26 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.

480. Papyrus 1730

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1730
Title:
Petition to a Strategus (P.Lond. V 1827, TM 33192)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a petition from an inhabitant of a village of the Hermopolite nome to the strategus, enclosing the copy of a petition sent to the praeses of the Thebaid and concerning some duties imposed upon him despite his old age. A note was added by the strategus in the upper margin. Partly publ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 4th century
Extent:

Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, mutilated at the edges and with holes and some surface damage in the preserved portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the top of a column, with no line being complete. The upper margin survives; no margin was left to the right. A sheet-join is visible at c. 40 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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