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611. Papyrus 1023

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1023
Title:
Lease of a House (P.Lond. III 1023, TM 35717)
Scope & Content:
Lease of a share of a house with appurtenances located in Hermopolis for an undetermined period starting on the day of the deed (Tybi 7), at a rent of 2800 talents per year. The lessee is Aurelius Ioannes son of Apion, and the lessor a woman whose name is damaged. With docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, lighter by patches, broken off at the top, lacking part of the bottom and the upper right corner; with some surface damage throughout, especially along the folds. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket in faded ink. The front bears 34 lines; lower and side margins are minimal; the upper margin is lost. A sheet-join runs across the fibres and along the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

612. Papyrus 1810

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1810
Title:
Fragments of Contracts (P.Lond. V 1851 descr., TM 36966-36968)
Scope & Content:
12 miscellaneous fragments of contracts. Fragment 1 may belong to Papyrus 1803B (P.Lond. V 1735); fragment 2 is part of a freight contract; fragment 3 preserves part of the endorsement of a contract. Other fragments not mentioned in publicationsno. 2 on plate: illegibleno. 3 on plate: part of w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 6th century
Extent:

12 non-contiguous papyrus fragments of various sizes, incomplete. Fragment 1 is written across the fibres, and may be the top of Papyrus 1803B (P.Lond. V 1735). Fragment 2 is written across the fibres and preserves no margins. Fragment 3 is written across the fibres, and preserves no margins. Other fragments not mentioned in the publication: no. 2 on plate written across the fibres, 2 lines, left marginno. 3 on plate written across the fibres, 1 line, right marginno. 5 on plate written across the fibres, 2 lines illegibleno. 7 on plate to the left of no. 6 written along the fibres, narrow strip of papyrus, remains of 8 lines, no marginsno. 8 on plate to the right of no. 6 written across the fibres, 1 line, no marginsno. 9 on plate below no. 6 on left written along the fibres, 8 lines, no marginsno. 10 on plate below no. 6 to the right, written across the fibres, 2 lines no marginsno. 11 on plate last row in the middle, written along the fibres, 3 lines, top margin?no. 12 on plate last row at right, written across the fibres, 2 lines no margins. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

613. Papyrus 1811

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1811
Title:
Fragments of Contracts (P.Lond. V 1852 descr., TM 36969)
Scope & Content:
Seven miscellaneous fragments from various contracts, one perhaps concerning a loan; the first fragment mentions the name Talephantis (see P.Münch. 9.34?).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 6th century
Extent:
7 non-contiguous papyrus fragments of various sizes, incomplete, written along the fibres; verso blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

614. Papyrus 1938

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1938
Title:
Statement of Tax Revenue (P.Hamb. IV 274, TM 41554)
Scope & Content:
List of payments for the crown-tax made by holders or former holders of municipal offices or by their relatives for the year 197/8. The payments are recorded chronologically, from 26 Pachon (21 May) to 13 Hathyr (9 November). The amounts paid vary, the minimum being 6 drachmas and the maximum 800...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
198
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears two columns of 32 and 17 lines respectively, all complete. In the lower margin there is a number, written after a blank of 75 mm; a speck of ink is visible in the lower right edge. Margins are extant; a sheet-join runs vertically. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

615. Papyrus 1939

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1939
Title:
Statement of Tax Revenue (P.Hamb. IV 275, TM 41555)
Scope & Content:
List of payments for the crown-tax for year 6, arranged in two columns. The first column records the totals of the payments made by the same individuals as Papyrus 1938, who were holders or former holders of municipal offices or their relatives. The amounts vary from 12 to over 1000 drachmas. The...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
198
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with few insect-holes and minor abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears two columns of 27 and 29 lines respectively, all complete. Margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

616. Papyrus 3041

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3041
Title:
Euripides, Cresphontes (P.Oxy. XXVII 2458, TM 59861, LDAB 967)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a papyrus roll with Euripides’ Cresphontes with stage directions; possibly an actor’s copy of the script. This scene comes from the prologue of the play and part of the parodos, when Cresphontes returns to Messene to avenge his murdered father.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, numbered 1-6 in the frame; with writing along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Fragment 1 bears the tops of three consecutive columns and part of the upper margin, measuring up to 10 mm; fragment 2 carries the remains of one column and part of the lower margin; fragment 3 a few letters from 7 lines; fragment 4 remains of 6 lines; fragment 5 a few letters from 2 lines; fragment 6 bears portions of 1 column. Letters are 2-3 mm high on average. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

617. Papyrus 2783

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2783
Title:
Scope & Content:
verso. Two prose fragments, perhaps from a commentary on, or narrative of, the Odyssey. 6 in. x 5 in. 2nd-3rd cent. includes: verso Homer: Fragments of a commentary on, or narrative of, the Odyssey.: 2nd-3rd cent.: Gr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Modern
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
1 item

618. Papyrus 905

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 905
Title:
Tax Receipts and Memorandum or Contract on Property (P.Lond. III 905, TM 29247, 97898)
Scope & Content:
Memorandum or contract concerning some property near Philoteris and Dionysias belonging to a woman named Demetrous, daughter of Charias, who is acting with her husband as a guardian. The text was written in the blank space of the sheet, which preserves two tax receipts dated to 140, written the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged at the bottom; written on both sides. The front bears 14 lines written along the fibres and 11 further lines written along the fibres, upside down in relation to the other text. All margins are extant. The back bears further lines running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

619. Papyrus 2239

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2239
Title:
Tax Register and Rhetorical Exercises (P.Lond.Lit. 193, TM 63521, LDAB 4730, MP3 2524)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Tax register, assigned to the second century; unpublished. Verso: Two progymnasmatic compositions, quoting Iliad, Odyssey, and Hesiod, and with coronis. Fragment 1, columns 1-2: Rhetorical exercise in praise of ‘aidos’, quoting Iliad V 531 = XV 563 in column 1, line 11, Odyssey VI 222 i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Two fragments of a papyrus roll, bearing writing on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso. A thin strip, 55 mm long, is detached from the fragments. Remains of four columns are preserved on both sides. On the recto, only the last column is in good condition, although still fragmentary.

The verso preserves portions of four columns, two on each fragment. The second and the third are very fragmentary: only the beginnings and the ends of a few lines remain in column 2 and 3 respectively. Columns 1 and 4 are better preserved, with 35 lines in column 1 and 30 in column 4, fragmentary in places. The thin strip of papyrus has scanty traces of 4 further lines belonging to column 2.

The fragments are mounted in a glass case.

620. Papyrus 629

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 629
Title:
Record of Purchases (P.Grenf. I 33, P.Lond. III 629 descr., TM 260)
Scope & Content:
Record of various sales of land, purchased by Paesis son of Peteuris, dated from 105 to 103 BC. Text across the fibres: Lines 1-5: End of a contract; price paid: 1 talent. Line 6-end: Sale of 1 ¼ aruras of land from Pachnoubis and his siblings, at the price of 2,800 drachmas. Text along the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 1 November 103 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, lacking part of the top and bottom; with surface damage in places. Writing runs on both sides. The text across the fibres was written first and has 27 lines; the sheet was rotated 180 degrees to host writing on the other sides, which bears 29 lines along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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