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761. Papyrus 3017

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3017
Title:
Fragment of a Letter (P.Hib. II 253, TM 8291)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a letter, the beginning of which is lost, possibly from Leodamas for the reference to a military unit.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 3rd century BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, dark-stained in places, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres. On the front, there are 16 lines; margins are extant, the lower being ample. The back is blank. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

762. Papyrus 3107

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3107
Title:
Registration of Transfer of Land (P.Michael. 33, TM 21412)
Scope & Content:
Flavius Ptoleminus, son of Eulogius, writes to Aurelius Martyrius, assistant in the office of the exactor of the Oxyrhynchite nome, requesting the transfer of royal and private land to the account of his daughter Sarapias through her husband.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
367-368
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with a few insect-holes at the bottom and damaged along the left edge; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 19 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

763. Papyrus 113 (16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (16)
Title:
Private Letter and Legal Document (SB I 5314-5315, TM 34001)
Scope & Content:
Recto (SB I 5314): Private letter written along the fibres, the recipient and sender being lost. Verso (SB I 5315): Legal document written across the fibres, concerning the recovery of the money still due. The text was crossed out.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th-7th century
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus sheet, written on both sides; lacking the upper right-hand side and broken at the bottom; ink is faded at places and red stains are on both sides, possibly of mineral or organic pigment origin. Housed in one glass case.

764. Papyrus 312

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 312
Title:
Receipt for Rent on Sheep (P.Lond. II 312, TM 11691)
Scope & Content:
A receipt issued to Panephremmis, son of Herieus, who has paid 27 drachmas, 5 obols and 6 chalchi with surcharges in Soknopaiou Nesos on account of the rent on sheep.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 March 147
Extent:

Complete papyrus sheet, slightly damaged along the vertical folds and the left edge. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 52-55 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

765. Papyrus 641

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 641
Title:
Account (P.Dryton 39, P.Lond. III 641 descr., TM 269)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary account, recording expenses or receipts of sums of money for the purchase or sale of various items, such as an Egyptian bed, sealed alabasters jars, and a sword. The localities and the agents and individuals with whom the businesses were made are also recorded. The account continue...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
137-136 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, lacking most of its left portion; the verso is dark brown. The text was written on the verso across the fibres, and continued with two lines along the fibres on the recto. The rest of the recto remained blank. On the verso there are 28 fragmentary lines. Papyrus 686e contains a few more letters of lines 21-23.

The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

766. Papyrus 858

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 858
Title:
Fragments of Contracts (P.Lond. III 858(a-b), TM 22696, 25970)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (TM 22696): Beginning of an application for a two-year lease of land, dated to 153-154. Lower papyrus (B) (TM 25970): Fragment of a late first-century contract of sale, with fragmentary reference to the current year (‘4th’ survives); some of the standard clauses remain. Unpubl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
75-154
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mountedon cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, riddled with insect-holes; broken off at the bottom and left; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 8 lines from the top of a column, lacking the beginnings. Part of the upper margin survives, the right margin is minimal. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right and broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 8 lines, with traces of another line at the top and a scant trace of a further line at the bottom. The right margin is extant. Vertical folds are visible. The back is blank.

767. Papyrus 1080

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1080
Title:
Donation (SB XX 14104, P.Lond. III 1080 descr., TM 38424)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a donation of a plot of land located near the village of Thynis made by a man whose name is lost to a Christian lay confraternity (philoponeion).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Two fragments of varying size from a light-brown papyrus, broken off at the top, bottom and lacking most of its left-hand side. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The left fragment preserves the beginnings of 4 lines and the left margin, which measures c. 20 mm; the right fragment contains the ends of 25 lines and the right margin; a sheet-join runs along the width of the papyrus at c. 70 mm from the top. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

768. Papyrus 1718

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1718
Title:
Acknowledgment of Debt for Rent (P.Lond. V 1772, TM 36942)
Scope & Content:
Aurelius Ananias, son of Papnuthius, a farmer from the Hermopolite village of Tertonkano, acknowledges that he owes artabas of wheat, barley and vegetable seed as rent to a woman whose name is damaged; with subscriptions of Ananias (written by Aurelius Theophilus), of the witnesses, and notarial ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, with darker patches, broken off at the top and with surface damage in places; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 37 lines written along the fibres; side and lower margins are extant. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

769. Papyrus 1813

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1813
Title:
Fragments of an Account (P.Lond. V 1854 descr., TM 36971)
Scope & Content:
Ten miscellaneous fragments, some without writing, possibly from accounts; one fragment has chi-my-gamma, therefore it is the top of a contract.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 6th century
Extent:
10 non-contiguous papyrus fragments of various sizes, incomplete; written along or across the fibres, some having a blank verso: only two fragments display ink traces on the verso; housed in a glass frame.

770. Papyrus 2344

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2344
Title:
Contract for Land Clearance (P.Cair.Zen. II 59182, TM 828)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a contract before six witnesses in duplicate form, whereby some labourers acknowledge receipt of money from Zenon as a payment for the clearing of brushwood land. The labourers have the right to occupy and defend the land, and they should return it clean within twenty-one days. Shoul...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 October 255 BC
Extent:

Fragment of the same papyrus as two other fragments in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, inventoried as CG 59182; light-brown, complete at the top and bottom; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 12 lines written across the fibres, lacking beginning and ends. Upper and lower margins are extant. The original clay seal is still preserved. On the back, there are a few words written along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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