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641. Papyrus 135

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 135
Title:
Herodas, Mimiambi (P.Lond.Lit. 96, TM 60050, LDAB 1164, MP3 485)
Scope & Content:
Roll of small format containing seven complete Mimiambi of Herodas and the beginning of the eighth, each with title. Papyrus 135(1) Upper Fragment-Papyrus 135(2), Upper fragment, column 1, line 11: Mime 1, ‘The Matchmaker or the Go-Between’; with marginal annotation by the second hand in Papyr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 1st century- mid 2nd century
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll of small format, written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in eight glass cases named Papyrus 135(1), Papyrus 135(2), Papyrus 135(3), Papyrus 135(4), Papyrus 135(5), Papyrus 135(6), Papyrus 135(7), and Papyrus 135(8). 46 columns, more or less complete, survive. The column height is 80-85 mm, with each column having 15 to 19 lines. The upper and lower margins measure 20 mm and 25 mm respectively; the intercolumn is often irregular. The surface is abraded in many spots, and loose and dislocated fibres are visible in places; sheet-joins running across the fibres and along the height of the roll are visible in some of the fragments.

Papyrus 135(1): Three fragments with detached fibres and one scrap: the upper contains one column, preceded by ample blank space measuring 80 mm; a sheet-join running across the fibres is visible at the end of the lines; the middle fragment has two columns, the second being badly abraded; the lower fragment contains two columns, the first being abraded.

Papyrus 135(2): Four fragments with detached scraps: the upper fragments contain parts of two columns, the first of which lacks the endings and the second the beginnings; the middle and lower fragments contain two complete columns each, with little surface.

Papyrus 135(3): Three complete fragments, each containing two columns.

Papyrus 135(4): Three complete fragments, each containing two columns, with few small insect holes.

Papyrus 135(5): Three complete fragments, each containing two columns, the third slightly more damaged by insect holes.

Papyrus 135(6): Three fragments, each containing two columns, the first and second being complete, the third badly damaged by holes.

Papyrus 136(7): Three fragments with detached scraps; each of the three fragments contain two columns; the upper fragment is damaged, and the first column lacks the beginning; the others are well preserved, although some surface damage is visible in places.

Papyrus 135(8): Eleven fragments of varying size, a few of which are scraps, containing parts of five incomplete columns.

The papyrus is also known as Egerton Papyrus 1.

642. Papyrus 472

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 472
Title:
Receipt for Tax on Sacrificial Calf (P.Lond. II 472, TM 19995)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging that Horion, son of Apollonius, has paid the tax levied upon a calf to be sacrificed in a temple; the amount is not stated.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 March 188
Extent:

Small and complete papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres, with the back blank. The text is complete and all margins are extant, with the side margins being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

643. Papyrus 635

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 635
Title:
Accounts (P.Grenf. I 39, P.Lond. III 635 descr., TM 263)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Account of waggon-loads of barley for year 12 of an unnamed king. Verso: Account headed Phamenoth 5, with a list of names, among whom are dyers (column 1), and a record of the expenditures (column 2). With traces of another column to the left.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 June 193 BC, 180 BC or 12 June 169 BC
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, broken off to the right (front), damaged by holes at the bottom and in the left-hand margin; written on both sides. The front bears two columns written along the fibres; of the second, only the beginnings of the lines survive; the first column is complete. The intercolumn measures 30 mm and the left margin 50-55 mm. A sheet-join runs along the right edge. On the back, there are two columns and traces of another column to the left, written across the fibres; the first is abraded at the bottom and consists of 19 lines; the second has 5 lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

644. Papyrus 1575

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1575
Title:
Document (Unpublished) and Letter of a School-Boy (SB III 6262, TM 31055)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Document, mostly illegible (Unpublished). At the bottom, written upside down in relation to the text, there is the address of the text on the verso. Verso (SB III 6262, TM 31055): Letter of Thonis addressed to his father Arion. The boy inquires why Arion has not replied to any of his ear...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:
Sheet of papyrus cut out from a larger piece, bearing writing on both sides. The text on the front runs along the fibres and is almost illegible because of the dark stains and the salts deposited on the surface. Only the upper margin survives. The text on the verso is complete; some words were erased and corrected. The surface is occasionally damaged; horizontal folding lines are visible. All margins are extant, the side margins being minimal. The papyrus is mounted in a glass case.

645. Papyrus 2503

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2503
Title:
Fragmentary Documents (P.Diog. 22, TM 26617, P.Diog. 50, TM 30184)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Diog. 22, TM 26617): Fragment of a petition, badly abraded in places. Verso (P.Diog. 50, TM 30184): Fragment of a letter from Philoxenus, mentioning Arab bowmen (arabotoxotai).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
132-248
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet, broken off to the left (front) and with surface damage throughout, especially along the vertical folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are the ends of 24 lines written along the fibres, badly abraded in places; upper, right and lower margins survive. The back was reused and bears 16 lines written across the fibres and abraded in places; margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

646. Papyrus 198

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 198
Title:
Petition about Inheritance (P.Lond. II 198, TM 11648)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a petition addressed to Gaius Caecilius Salvianus, the senior judicial officer (dikaiodotes), from an inhabitant of Karanis, who requested that his share of his father’s property be returned to him. The inheritance was apparently being held by his mother and her new husband, who was ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
175-176
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom and sides and lacking its upper margin too; with surface damage in the middle. It bears writing on the front, with parts of 15 lines surviving; the back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

647. Papyrus 327

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 327
Title:
Declaration of Camel (P.Lond. II 324, TM 11708)
Scope & Content:
A declaration headed ‘Soknopaiou (Nesos), camel 1’ addressed to the strategus and royal scribe of the division of Herakleides in the Arsinoite nome from Ecysis, son of Horus, who states that he still owns the camel he had registered in the previous year. With registration dockets at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 January 162
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, slightly damaged along the right edge and torn at the bottom; it is written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The text consists of 19 complete lines, some of which indented. Horizontal folds are visible. An ample margin was left to the left. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

648. Papyrus 352

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 352
Title:
Receipt for Overseer-Tax (P.Lond. II 352, TM 11733)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Canis, priest of Soknopaiou Nesos, has made payments ranging from 100 to 200 drachmas on different days on account of the tax for the maintenance of a superintendent (epistatikon) of the temple.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 November 220
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, although slightly damaged in the left portion and along some of the vertical folds. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. The text, consisting of 8 lines, is complete and occupies only the upper part of the sheet. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 130-140 mm. The right margin is irregular. In the right edge, traces of ink are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

649. Papyrus 842

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 842
Title:
Lease of Pasturage (P.Lond. III 842, TM 11795)
Scope & Content:
One-year lease of pasturage in a plain having the lands of the village of Herakleia on the north and of the village of Apias on the south, with canals on the east and west sides; the lessors are seven village elders and the lessee Apynchis, son of Apynchis, a shepherd. The lessors acknowledge rec...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 September 140
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, with surface damage and holes in the lower left corner and further damage along the vertical folds; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 25 lines running along the fibres, with blank space between lines 7 and 8, and lines 24 and 25. Margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

650. Papyrus 939

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 939
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Lond. III 939, TM 22723)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Copreas, son of Eudaemon, acknowledges that he has received a loan of 64 drachmas from Theognostus alias Morus, which he will repay in the month of Mecheir of the current year. With subscription of Copreas at the end, written by someone else because Copreas was illiterate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 November 225
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, but with holes along the vertical folds and in the right bottom edge, and surface damage in the right half. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 23 lines, some of which slightly mutilated. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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