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531. Papyrus 2997

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2997
Title:
Minutes of Legal Proceedings (?) (P.Hib. II 233, TM 8289)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a text, perhaps minutes of legal proceedings, referring to the commander of a garrison (phrourarchos) acting with a strategus. The back bears another text, possibly medical receipts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 3rd century BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places; written on both sides. The front of the largest fragment bears the beginnings of 12 lines running along the fibres. The back preserves the ends of 13 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.

532. Papyrus 329

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 329
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 329, TM 11710)
Scope & Content:
A receipt issued to Tesenouphis, priest in Soknopaiou Nesos, who has paid 20 drachmas and surcharges and 8 drachmas and surcharges on account of the tax paid for the admission into the priestly order (eiskritikon) for the temple of Soknopaios and for the Hermaion respectively.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
23 August 164
Extent:

Square-shaped papyrus sheet, complete, written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. The text consists of 9 lines, all complete. Margins are extant, with no margin to the right and an ample margin to the left (35 mm). A few wormholes of small size are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

533. Papyrus 653

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 653
Title:
Official Letter (P.Lond. III 653, TM 33770)
Scope & Content:
Official letter to Paulus and Papirius from Heracleius, concerning some documents that have been sent. Details are obscure owing to mutilation.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 4th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, darker in the right-hand portion, broken off at the bottom and lacking part of the right-hand half; with some surface damage in places and detached scrap. The front bears 21 lines, written along the fibres; from line 10 onwards, the ends of the lines are missing. The preserved margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

534. Papyrus 847

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 847
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 847, TM 11801)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for the payment of 80 drachmas by the village elders of two Arsinoite villages on account of the a tax named ‘monodesmia chortou’ (hay tax), presumably due on public land, and other taxes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 April 170
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete, with few holes; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines written along the fibres in the upper part of the sheet; all margins survive, with no space having been left on the right. The blank space at the bottom measures c. 100 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

535. Papyrus 935

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 935
Title:
Census Declaration (P.Lond. III 935, TM 22719)
Scope & Content:
Census declaration addressed to the scribes (amphodogrammateis) of a quarter of Hermopolis. The declarant is Aurelius Herminus alias Morus, son of Hermaeus alias Pathotes, resident in another quarter. Herminus registers himself, aged 49, and his brother Theognostus, aged 36.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 March 217
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, slightly torn at the edges; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 16 lines; lines 8 and 11 are indented; all margins are extant, with no margin having been left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

536. Papyrus 988

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 988
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. III 988, TM 31973)
Scope & Content:
Lucia writes to her brother Casullas, reproaching him and requesting the dispatch of some documents at once. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with some holes and surface damage; written on both sides across the fibres, the back having a two-line docket. The front bears 14 lines, complete. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

537. Papyrus 1235

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1235
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1235, TM 11773)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts issued by the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) for payments made by Horus, son of Horus, on account of the poll tax and other taxes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
176-178
Extent:
Fragmentary papyrus sheet, pale-brown, mutilated on the sides, with holes and some surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on the front, the back being blank. There are portions of 14 lines, with blank space of c. 20 mm between lines 7 and 8. The upper and lower margins survive, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 65 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

538. Papyrus 1476

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1476
Title:
Tax Register (P.Lond. IV 1425, TM 39751)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a tax register, listing various localities and figures arranged in four columns, with amounts paid for various taxes and totals given in the last column.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Early 8th century
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, whether a roll or codex is unclear; with insect-holes at the top and bottom; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 10 lines from the top of a column, running along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

539. Papyrus 2245

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2245
Title:
Business Letter (P.Lond. VII 1932, TM 2378)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon, presumably from one of his correspondents in Palestine, asking for pitch and timber, necessary for repairing a boat. The author also asks for his salary, corn and a fine cloak to be sent to him. With docket including the summary and address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 April 258 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, light-brown, broken off on the sides and complete at the top and bottom; with minor abrasion and some surface damage in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 11 lines running across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends with the exception of the last line, which is complete. A sheet-join runs horizontally. On the back, there are 3 damaged lines running along the fibres. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

540. Papyrus 2536

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2536
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Diog. 26, TM 10698)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary contract for the lease of six aruras of land, the lessor being Lucius Fabius Diogenes and the lessee Diodorus. Provisions are made as to the duties of each party, including the payment of taxes and works to be performed. Additionally, the tenant is to cultivate two aruras of land bel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 August 159
Extent:

Two joining fragments from the lower portion of a papyrus sheet, darkened and abraded in places. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. 19 lines from the foot of a column survive; the right margin is minimal, the lower margin is extant (30 mm), and left and upper margins are lost. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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