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511. Papyrus 623

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 623
Title:
Cession of a Plot of Land (P.Grenf. I 27, TM 129)
Scope & Content:
Contract from Krokodilopolis (Pathyrite nome) dated to the 11th Mecheir in the 8th year of Cleopatra III and Ptolemy IX, in which Sebtitis grants half an aroura of land to her daughter Naamsesis. The endorsement of the royal bank is mutilated, but the tax on the cession seems to have been 600 dr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 Feb 109 BC
Extent:

Three columns almost fully preserved from a papyrus roll, written along the fibres on one side. The papyrus is mounted in one glass frame.

512. Papyrus 1027

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1027
Title:
Work Contract (SB XX 14400, P.Lond. III 1027 descr., TM 38453)
Scope & Content:
A man whose name is lost undertakes to serve the count (comes) Christophorus for a period of one year at a salary of two gold solidi and six carats. Tachygraphic lines are found at the end and on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, lacking the upper right edge and with some damage along the folds; written on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 17 lines; of the first, only the feet of few letters remain; lines 1-12 lack the beginnings. Side margins are minimal; the lower margin is generous. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 10 mm from the right edge. The back bears 10 lines with tachygraphic signs. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

513. Papyrus 2020

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2020
Title:
Testamentum Vetus (Theodotion), Daniel (P.Lond.Lit. 211, TM 62329, LDAB 3493)
Scope & Content:
Parchment fragment containing Theodotion’s version of Daniel I:17-18. A few variants occur.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of the 4th century
Extent:

Fragment of a parchment roll or codex, reused for the binding of Or. 7594. Writing is on one side only. 8 lines from a column survive; they are almost complete, lacking 1-3 letters to the left and occasionally 1-2 letters to the right. The fragment is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

514. Papyrus 2992

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2992
Title:
Unknown Literary Work(s) (P.Hib. II 227, TM 65725, LDAB 6979)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving literary work(s): on the front, there are portions of an unknown work in prose, possibly a speech, dialogue, or treatise on education and poetry. There may be a different literary text on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Five small papyrus fragments from a roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage and numbered I-V; written on both sides. On the front, there remain a few letters from a few lines running along the fibres; fragment I preserves the upper margin. The back bears portions of a few lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

515. Papyrus 3050

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3050
Title:
Menander, Dyscolus (P.Oxy. XXVII 2467, TM 61513, LDAB 2660, MP3 1300)
Scope & Content:
Two fragments containing broken lines from Menander’s Dyscolus, fragment 1 having lines 263-272, fragment 2 lines 283-290. With a gloss or correction and double dots to separate speakers by the original scribe.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd-3rd century
Extent:
Two papyrus scraps, numbered 1 and 2 inside the frame, written on one side along the fibres and broken on all sides; parts of 10 and 9 lines respectively are preserved. Housed in one glass case.

516. Papyrus 1567

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1567
Title:
Private Letter (SB XVIII 13591, TM 30980)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Sarapammon and Syra from Koprys and Senthonis, who have not received any news and are concerned about whether Syra has arrived. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet with minor surface damage along the vertical folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 11 lines from the top of a column, written along the fibres; upper and side margins are extant. On the back, there is the beginning of 1 line running along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

517. Papyrus 1637

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1637
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. V 1786, TM 11823)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Kyrillos from Alos, concerning the son of a certain Apa Nakios; with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 610
Extent:
Long and narrow light-brown papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes along the vertical folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 29 lines written along the fibres; margins are minimal. On the back, there are two lines written along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

518. Papyrus 1666

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1666
Title:
Receipt (P.Lond. V 1703, TM 36925)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Astragolius for the payment of one solidus minus 3 ¼ carats on account of the sportula of Philadelphus, sent by Taurinus through the tax-official (hypodektes) Ioannes; with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium- to dark-brown papyrus slip, with darker patches, complete; with a hole in the central vertical fold; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 4 lines running across the fibres. All margins are extant. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres at the top left. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

519. Papyrus 1731

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1731
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. V 1791, TM 38863)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of the village headman (protokometes) Sambas to Sarapion, with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, mutilated on the right-hand side and with surface damage throughout; written on both sides. The front bears 11 lines running against the fibres and lacking the ends; on the back there is one line written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

520. Papyrus 1796

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1796
Title:
Will (P.Lond. V 1727, TM 19741)
Scope & Content:
Patermouthis and Kako (here spelled Tkako) draw up their will, bequething all the property of the one who dies first to the survivor, and upon the death of the survivor, to their common children in equal shares. The survivor is to enjoy the income and must settle the debts of the deceased. Any on...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 March 584
Extent:
Papyrus roll, complete, all margins preserved, upper margin damaged; 73 lines on recto, written across the fibres, 1 line on verso, written along the fibres; mounted in a glass frame.

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