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671. Papyrus 451

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 451
Title:
Tax Receipt (SB XVIII 13880, P.Lond. II 451, TM 14767)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for the payment of the tax on catoecic land (arithmetikon katoikon), paid to Ptolemaeus and the other tax collectors of the village of Herakleia.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
195-196
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The sheet is somewhat damaged at the edges; in the left and upper margins traces of other writing remain. After some blank space, two lines are preserved at the foot of the sheet. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

672. Papyrus 468

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 468
Title:
List of Payments for Camel-Tax (P.Lond. II 468, TM 11750)
Scope & Content:
Record of payments on account of the camel-tax for the 18th year of an unnamed emperor. The entries consist of names and figures; the payments range from 1 to 11 drachmas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
154-155?
Extent:

Dark-brown papyrus sheet, fully preserved, with a few small holes. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text consists of one column with 12 complete lines. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

673. Papyrus 594

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 594
Title:
Fragment of an Official Document (P.Petr. III 125, TM 7593)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an official letter reporting on a misapplication of public funds; the names of the correspondents are lost, but a certain Cleinias had been accused.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-240 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet extracted from mummy cartonnage, complete at the bottom and on the right; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the ends of 19 lines; right and lower margins are extant. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

674. Papyrus 1074

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1074
Title:
Summons (SB XX 14967, P.Lond. III 1074 descr., TM 38524)
Scope & Content:
Summons addressed to the eirenarchs (peace-keeping officials) of the village of Senilais demanding the appearance of a certain Papostolos, as he has been accused.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, complete but with insect holes; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are three lines, complete, with a trace of ink at the top; margins are minimal. Horizontal folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

675. Papyrus 1169

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1169
Title:
Customs Register (P.Customs 573-647, P.Lond. III 1169, TM 28559)
Scope & Content:
Register of payments made at the customs house of Soknopaiou Nesos for imported an exported commodities on various months. Column 1 Lines 7-8: Payment of 2 drachmas and 4 obols for import of wine (P.Customs 573); Lines 9-11: Payment for import of wine (P.Customs 574); Lines 12-14: Two paymen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus roll, broken off at the left and damaged by holes and other surface damage especially in the left portion; the right half is better preserved. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. 6 columns are preserved, the first of which is fragmentary. Upper, lower and right margins survive; sheet-joins running along the height of the roll are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

676. Papyrus 2133

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2133
Title:
Private Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 136-143, no. 1, TM 704792)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Taria to Apollos (Apollonius), complaining about the latter’s neglect of the household and his not sending money. With address on the back and elaborate sealing-pattern.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, dark-brown, in two fragments which were incorrectly joined by pasting a scrap of papyrus on the back, presumably in modern time; the papyrus is somewhat torn on the sides, but is otherwise well preserved. It bears writing on both sides. On the front, there are 14 lines across the fibres, with only a small trace surviving for lines 12 and 15. Traces of ink at the upper right corner are visible. Additional lines may have been lost in the break, between lines 11 and 12. On the back there is one line along the fibres, with the words separated by short and parallel horizontal lines framed by two verticals for sealing the document (sealing pattern); the scrap used to join the fragments bears a stroke of ink. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

677. Papyrus 3079

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3079
Title:
Account of Debts (UPZ I 150, SB I 5633, TM 3542)
Scope & Content:
Portion of an account of debts, extracted from a papyrus sandal; another portion is preserved in Papyrus 3080. Dated after 5 April 181 BC, 30 March 157 BC, or 14 March 90 BC; with painted decoration on the plastered surface of the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
157-90 BC
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, dark-brown, another portion of which is Papyrus 3080; both fragments were reused for the making of a pair of papyrus sandals for a mummy; with portions of two columns on the front, almost no longer visible; on the back, painted decoration on plastered surface. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

678. Papyrus 3080

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3080
Title:
Account of Debts (UPZ I 150, SB I 5633, TM 3542)
Scope & Content:
Portion of an account of debts, extracted from a papyrus sandal; another portion is preserved in Papyrus 3079. Dated after 5 April 181 BC, 30 March 157 BC, or 14 March 90 BC; with painted decoration on the plastered surface of the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
157-90 BC
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, dark-brown, another portion of which is Papyrus 3079; both fragments were reused for the making of a pair of papyrus sandals for a mummy; with portions of one column on the front, no longer visible; on the back, painted decoration on plastered surface. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

679. Papyrus 156

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 156
Title:
List of Tax Payments (P.Lond. II 156, TM 11631)
Scope & Content:
A list headed ‘Year 16, Tybi 30’, divided into sections and arranged in two columns. Each entry consists of names of persons with patronymics in most cases, followed by sums stated in drachmas. The sums range from 4 to 48 (usually 8 or 12); the total is given at the end. On the back there is the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 January 208
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged along the folding lines, with wormholes of varying size and abrasion in places. Writing runs along the fibres on either side: on the front there are two columns of 40 and 26 lines respectively; the last two lines of the second column are separated by blank space from the other lines and are indented. The back has two lines with further traces of ink: the second line is written upside down in relation to the first. There are dark spots. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

680. Papyrus 282

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 282
Title:
Sale of a Donkey (P.Lond. II 282, TM 11667)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a mouse-coloured female donkey purchased by Satabous, son of Stotoetis, aged 45, from Dionysius, son of Eudaemon, aged 57. With subscription of Dionysius at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 September 69
Extent:

Two fragments of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, mutilated at the bottom, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text consists of one column of which 27 lines survive, the last 8 being mutilated. The upper margin is extant, the left is preserved until line 18; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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