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521. Papyrus 2086

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2086
Title:
Complaint (P.Lond. VII 2036, TM 1598)
Scope & Content:
Isidora, who leases baths, complains to Zenon that Maron is doing her wrong by demanding a sum of money from her, and asks Zenon to investigate the matter; an interruption of water supply for nine days had occurred, for which she had quarrelled with Zenon.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, long and narrow, of poor quality, torn along the right edge; written on one side, the back being blank. There are 27 lines across the fibres, some of which lack the final letters. Blank space separates line 19 from line 20. Upper and left margins are minimal, the lower margin is extant, the right is lost. An irregular sheet-join is visible along the width of the sheet, above line 20. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

522. Papyrus 2102

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2102
Title:
Family Letter (SB III 6263, TM 27792)
Scope & Content:
Double letter from Sempronius to his mother Saturnila and his brother Maximus; with address on the back, the addressee being Maximus only. Lines 1-17: Letter to Saturnila from Sempronius, with expressions of affection and enquiring about her health. Semponius urges her to send news, as she has ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 2nd century
Extent:
One medium-brown papyrus sheet, originally in two fragments, lacking part of the right-hand edge; damaged along the central horizontal fold and the first vertical fold; written on both sides. On the front, there are 31 lines written across the fibres, with blank space to separate line 17 from line 18; all margins survive; the lower margin is minimal and the right margin is damaged. On the back, there are two lines written across the fibres, with the seal pattern. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening to show the text on the back.

523. Papyrus 2307

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2307
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. VII 2056, TM 1618)
Scope & Content:
Philinus asks Zenon to give some sweet wine to Posidonius, and to send other goods; a visit of the king is mentioned. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
243-242BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, somewhat damaged at the top and bottom and along the vertical folds (front); written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one word. On the front, there are 15 lines, complete; all margins survive (upper 35 mm; lower 45 mm); three vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted in a glass frame.

524. Papyrus 2555

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2555
Title:
Private Letter (SB V 7635, TM 35115)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Argyrius to his master Hierakion, containing an invitation to come over; when he comes, Hierakion is requested to bring, among the other things, a pillow that has been dispatched for Argyrius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 5th century-Early 6th century
Extent:

A fully preserved papyrus sheet, with the exception of a small tear on the top right-hand corner; dark in places; writing is along the fibres on either side, the back having one-line docket. Housed in a glass case.

525. Papyrus 2910

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2910
Title:
Advocate’s Speech? (SB X 10292, TM 14306)
Scope & Content:
Speech, presumably of ad advocate, held during a trial before some high official, against Potamon, former strategus of the division of Herakleides, for mismanagement in the collection of a farmed tax, perhaps the one on sale.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
176?
Extent:

Lower part of a papyrus sheet, with abrasion and few holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. 24 lines from the foot of a column survive; the left margin measures 60 mm, the lower 30 mm and the right varies between 5-20 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

526. Papyrus 731

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 731
Title:
Military Receipt ( ChLA III 205, P.Grenf. II 110, TM 69873)
Scope & Content:
This receipt for money concerns cavalrymen of an unknown unit. Although the exact nature of the payment is not expressed in the surviving text, the word fides in line 4 points to a fiduciary transaction. Perhaps such payment was needed for food supplies.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
293
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus roll, broken to the left. The document is written on the recto, along the fibres. The verso is blank. Portions of six lines survive. The light-brown papyrus preserves the top (18 mm), the right (7 mm), and the bottom (52 mm) margins. The black ink is faded in the right edge and is darker in lines 4-6. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

527. Papyrus 733

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 733
Title:
Bacchylides’ Epinician Odes and Dithyrambs (TM 59339, LDAB 438, MP3 175)
Scope & Content:
Twenty odes by Bacchylides arranged in thirty-nine columns, either complete or imperfect; the number of lines for each column varies from thirty-two to thirty-six. Detached fragments are housed in a separate frame (Papyrus 733 (5)), most of them belonging to four further columns to be placed bef...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Fragments of various sizes from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres; thirty-nine columns survive, with fragments of four additional columns to be placed before the first one preserved in Papyrus 733 (1); each columns has an average of 34-35 lines and measures c. 175 x 110 mm; twenty odes are preserved, seven of which are perfect or nearly so; substantial portions of eight remain; mere fragments of five survive. Accents, breathings, punctuation and other writing aids were supplied by the four hands which intervened in the text; paragraphoi are also usually noted. PSI XII 1278 contains further fragments of the text.

528. Papyrus 929

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 929
Title:
Register of Imports and Exports (P.Lond. III 929, TM 11819)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a register recording imports and exports through the gates at Soknopaiou Nesos between the months Phamenoth and Pachon. The entries, arranged by date, include the person passing the gate, whether it is import or export, the goods carried (mostly oil, wine, grain) and the number of anim...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
180-213
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown roll, with some surface damage, broken off at the right and left; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are three columns written along the fibres. Upper and lower margins are extant. On the back, there are portions of two short columns, the second being under the first, written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the front. With ample blank space on the left; upper and lower margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

529. Papyrus 2074

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2074
Title:
Order for Payment of Chaff (P.Oxy. X 1334, TM 21811)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary order issued from the mother of a certain Eutropia to pay chaff to Abraham.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 August-27 September 416 or 418
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, broken on the sides and containing the beginnings of four lines written across the fibres. The number in red on the back refers to the publication in P.Oxy. X. Housed in a glass case.

530. Papyrus 2173

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2173
Title:
Private Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 156-166, no. 4, TM 704795)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Ainas to Phaselos, concerning legal and business matters. The barley they brought to an oasis seems to have been wrongly appropriated, and Ainas struggled for three years to recover it. He asks Phaselos to file a petition for redress to the dux. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete and well preserved, with few holes and minor surface damage in places; written on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 27 lines, with some blank space between lines 26 and 27. Margins are minimal; a sheet-join runs from top to bottom at c. 15 mm from the right edge. On the back there is one line and at the top a thick line of ink serving as a seal. The sheet was folded in half from top to bottom, then inwards from both sides. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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