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651. Papyrus 979

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 979
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. III 979, TM 22758)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Silvanus, son of Castor, wants to lease a plot of land located near Penapaste from Aurelius Neilus, city-councillor of Hermopolis, for the current year. With Neilus’ subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 December 346
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, lacking the top right and the bottom edges, and with minor surface damage throughout. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 24 lines, all complete with the exception of the first, which lacks the beginning. Margins survive; a sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet in the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

652. Papyrus 1020

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1020
Title:
Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. III 1020, TM 22785)
Scope & Content:
Basilides, acting on behalf of Cyrilla and the nun Maria, acknowledges that he has received the payment for the rent of the current indiction from Georgius, son of Silvanus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
541, 556, or 571
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, square-shaped, torn at the top and bottom and with some surface damage throughout. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank; there are 12 lines; the lower margin survives in the left half of the sheet; side and upper margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

653. Papyrus 1217

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1217
Title:
Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1217(a-b), TM 22843-22844)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts acknowledging payments made by Tinutis alias Asclepias on account of various taxes. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 1217(a), TM 22843): dated to 26 January-24 February 246. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 1217(b), TM 22844): dated to c. 245, with large Xs ('St Andrew’s crosses') and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
245-246
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Complete, but with a hole at the top, which affects the text, and surface damage in places; 6 lines, the first two of which are damaged. Lower and left margins are wide. In the upper right-hand corner there are 2 additional lines, unrelated to the text.

Lower papyrus (B): Fragmentary, broken off on the sides; 9 lines lacking beginnings and ends; upper and lower margins partly survive.

654. Papyrus 1243

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1243
Title:
Loan of Money (P.Lond. III 1243, TM 22857)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Cornelius, son of Eudaemon, of Hermopolis, acknowledges receipt of a loan of 152 drachmas from the pancratiast Aurelius Phoebammon, son of Posidonius, to be repaid within the same month. With date and Cornelius’ subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 September 281
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, lacking part of the left edge and damaged by insect holes throughout; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 24 lines; margins are minimal except for the lower margin, which measures 50 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

655. Papyrus 1689

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1689
Title:
Lease of House-Property (P.Lond. V 1872, TM 19778)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a contract for the lease of some house-property between Aurelius Georgius, son of Silvanus, the lessor, and Aurelius Pcylis son of Copreus and Anna.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 November 548
Extent:
Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, with some surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 17 lines from the top of a column; upper and side margins are extant. The back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

656. Papyrus 1736

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1736
Title:
Contract of Apprenticeship (P.Lond. V 1706, TM 36927)
Scope & Content:
A master acknowledges receipt of a money payment from a man for the training of his son Petrus; with endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 March 567
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus sheet, lacking the left-hand half, with surface damage along the horizontal folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are 10 lines running across the fibres and lacking the beginnings; upper, right and lower margins survive. The ink has turned silver. The back bears one line written along the fibres in the upper half of the sheet, upside down in relation to the text on the front, and another line at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

657. Papyrus 1795

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1795
Title:
Contract for Sale (P.Lond. V 1734, TM 36930)
Scope & Content:
Taeit sells a living room for three solidi (line 6) and her share of common property (lines 14-16) to a man whose name is lost. A strip containing an endorsement on its verso was erroneously published as the protocol of this document, with which it was framed, but it is actually the protocol of P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
525-575
Extent:
Papyrus, incomplete, broken off at top, margins preserved at left, right and bottom; 31 lines on recto, written across the fibres, verso blank; housed in a glass frame.1 papyrus fragment framed with this document does not belong to the text, but to a papyrus in Munich, cf. P.Münch. 9.

658. Papyrus 2097

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2097
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2008, TM 1570)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from Iason, reporting on various issues. Iason is under pressure because Zenon failed to make arrangements for the pasture-tax and the guard-tax; in addition, he informs Zenon about a sesame plantation he inspected, which is not growing well, and about a debt owed by Timocles. Th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 May 247 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, of lighter colour at the bottom right; complete and well preserved; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are two columns written along the fibres, complete. All margins are extant. A sheet-join runs at 120 mm from the left-hand edge. On the back, there is 1 word written along the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

659. Papyrus 2098

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2098
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1998, TM 1560)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from Glaucus, reporting on the comestibles delivered to stewards of Apollonius, the chief financial official (dioiketes), comprising gazelles, hares (alive and dead), goose eggs, turtle-doves (alive and dead), bunches of grapes. With original clay seal (TM Seal 974), possibly wit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
16 July 250 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete at the top and bottom, and damaged on the other sides, especially on the right (front); bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 5 lines written across the fibres, complete. Upper and lower margins are extant. The original clay seal is still attached on the right-hand side. On the back, there are a few words written along the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

660. Papyrus 2175

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2175
Title:
Petition to the Strategus (SB XXIV 16251, TM 79411)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome from Titus Flavius Eudaemon, town councillor of Alexandria, represented by Aurelius Ammonius, town councillor of Oxyrhynchus, enclosing earlier documents concerning a dispute over property involving his wife. The documents are the copy of a lette...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 217
Extent:
Portion of a papyrus sheet, mutilated on the sides, but complete at the top and bottom; with abrasion and insect holes in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 24 lines, lacking both beginnings and ends. The upper and lower margins measure 51 and 85 mm respectively; three vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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