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711. Papyrus 2522

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2522
Title:
Receipt for Transfer-Tax (P.Diog. 38, TM 10077)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for the payment of the transfer-tax on settlers’ land made by Ammonarion, first wife of Marcus Lucretius Diogenes, for the purchase of some land from Marcus Iulius Casianus, made almost eight years earlier. With subscription of the tax-farmer Sarapammon at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
212
Extent:
Lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with some surface damage; the writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 5 lines written across the fibres; lower, right and left margins are extant, the right being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

712. Papyrus 2750

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2750
Title:
Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond. VII 2048, TM 1610)
Scope & Content:
A (P.Lond. VII 2048, TM 1610): Fragment of a business letter from Petobastis, possibly Zenon’s pigeon-keeper, regarding wine. B-D: Fragments of documents, of which little remains; unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Four papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Upper left corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 3 lines; the back is blank.

B: Small fragment from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on both sides; the front bears traces of writing along the fibres; the back preserves parts of a few lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the front.

C: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, written on both sides; the front bears parts of 4 lines written along the fibres; the back preserves 2 lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the front.

D: Small fragment from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres; the front bears parts of 3 lines. The back is blank.

713. Papyrus 2837

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2837
Title:
Receipt of Wheat (SB XX 15107, TM 38530)
Scope & Content:
Receipt from the church of the village of Euphrosynos through the assistant Matoi acknowledging the payment of 12 artabas of wheat made by Menas, son of Phoebammon, for three indictions.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, dark-brown, complete but damaged by holes and abrasion, and somewhat torn at the top; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 4 lines and traces of another line at the bottom. The left margin measures 15-25 mm; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

714. Papyrus 2978

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2978
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 206, TM 5190)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter from Theophilus to Plutarchus, an official concerned with the collection of taxes in kind (perhaps a sitologos), urging him to send some seed corn and ordering him to charge a fee in the future given that a cultivator had failed to register his requirements in seed. With addres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
21 June 262 BC (?)
Extent:
Fragments from a medium-brown papyrus, reused as mummy cartonnage; one of the fragments at the bottom may come from another papyrus; written on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 28 lines written along the fibres; on the back, there is the end of a word written along the fibres, and remains of plaster and decoration. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

715. Papyrus 3018

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3018
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 254, TM 5212)
Scope & Content:
Official letter concerning grain from Alexander to Apollonius, who had sent Perdiccas to announce his visit.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-240 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, worm-eaten in places; written on one side across the fibres. On the front, there are 12 lines. The back is blank. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

716. Papyrus 3019

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3019
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 255, TM 5213)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from Alexander to Apollonius, written on the back of another text, of which little survives; only one fragment has been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-240 BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on both sides. On the front, there are parts of 3 lines written across the fibres. On the back, parts of 7 lines running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

717. Papyrus 3022

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3022
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 258, TM 5216)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter from Theodorus, perhaps the chief of police, to Harmiysis, possibly a police guard.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 November 249 BC
Extent:

Fragment with four detached scraps a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places. On the front, there are parts of 8 lines. A few traces of ink are visible on the back. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

718. Papyrus 2918

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2918
Title:
End of Contract (TM 653739)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a contract by Aurelius Papnuthis, who agrees to the terms. The notarial subscription follows, with the notary also acting as witness; three other witnesses are mentioned. On the back there is a fragmentary one-line docket.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, with minimal side margins and the lower margin measuring approximately 30 mm. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back only having one line, of which only the lower portion survives. Housed in one glass case.

719. Papyrus 924

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 924
Title:
Petition of Tax Collectors (P.Lond. III 924, Chrest.Wilck. 355, TM 11816)
Scope & Content:
The collectors of grain taxes of Soknopaiou Nesos petitioned the strategus Apollonius alias Ptolemaeus, complaining about the inhabitants of a neighbouring village, who had appropriated some land for which taxes weren paid when the land had been sown. The tax collectors ask that the inhabitants ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
187-188
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete; broken off at the bottom, well preserved as to the rest, with only minor surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 21 lines, with the last mutilated. Upper and side margins are extant. The left margin measures c. 25 mm and the upper c. 20 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

720. Papyrus 930

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 930
Title:
List of Houses (SB XVIII 13146, P.Lond. III 930 descr., TM 30993)
Scope & Content:
List of eleven houses or households located in the Quarter of the Western Citadel of Hermopolis, with names of the owners and male residents.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid-4th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, darker by patches, complete, with minor surface damage on the right-hand side; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front there are two columns: the first has 40 lines, with blank space between some lines; the second has 10 lines, mostly separated by blank space. Margins are extant and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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