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772. Papyrus 425
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 425
- Title:
- Acts of a Martyr? (SB XXII 15624, P.Lond. II 425 descr., TM 33206, LDAB 33206)
- Scope & Content:
- A fragmentary text of unclear nature, perhaps the acts of a martyr. The text mentions fire and burning and a certain Heraclammon and Horion.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 4th century
- Extent:
-
Fragment of a papyrus, lacking its left-hand portion, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The upper margin measures 10 mm, the lower 2 mm and the right is minimal. A sheet-join running across the fibres is visible at the right edge. One fragmentary column is preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
773. Papyrus 1681
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1681
- Title:
- Letter (P.Lond. V 1787, TM 36948) and Account (P.Lond. V 1906 descr., TM 36997)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto (P.Lond. V 1787, TM 36948): Fragmentary letter relating to taxes; the names of the correspondents are lost. Verso (P.Lond. V 1906 descr., TM 36997): Account of wheat and barley, probably private.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 6th century
- Extent:
-
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and on the right (front); written on both sides. The front bears 27 lines running across the fibres; the back bears parts of 3 columns written across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
774. Papyrus 2964
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2964
- Title:
- Official Letter Book and Medical Text (P.Hib. II 191, TM 65740, LDAB 6994, MP3 2348)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragments from mummy cartonnage containing an official letter book (unpublished) on the front; the back was reused to host a medical text, possibly relating to child-birth. Whether these were medical receipts or a treatise is unclear.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Extent:
-
Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, recovered from mummy cartonnage; with a few insect-holes in places and traces of plaster; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. Housed in a glass frame.
775. Papyrus 895
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 895
- Title:
- Petition (P.Lond. III 895, TM 11804)
- Scope & Content:
- Beginning of a petition addressed to Sarapion, chief of police (epistates phylakiton), from Protarchus, son of Protarchus, complaining that one of his farmers had left his fields and owed him some sort of payment. With the endorsement ('of Euhemeria') on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 28-30
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, with some surface damage in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 13 lines from the top of a column written along the fibres; the last two lines are very fragmentary. Upper and left margins are extant, no margin was left to the right. Vertical folds are still visible. On the back, there is one word written along the fibres in the lower right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
776. Papyrus 1125
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1125
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Texts (TM 14953, 25978, 25979, 25980)
- Scope & Content:
- Lower right papyrus (D) (SB XX 15170, TM 14953): Fragmentary petition from 98-117 or 238-244, apparently a protest against nomination to a public service. The back bears traces of the red stamp. Other papyri (A-C): Fragmentary texts, all unpublished.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1st century-4th century
- Extent:
-
Four papyrus fragments not belonging together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 16 lines; no margin was left to the right. The back is blank.
Upper right papyrus (B): Portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll, written on both sides, along and across the fibres.
Lower left papyrus (C): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 13 lines with trace of another line at the top; no margin was left to the right. The back is blank.
Lower right papyrus (D): Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and on the sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the central portions of 12 lines from the foot of a column; the lower margin measures 40 mm. The back is blank except for some traces of red ink.
777. Papyrus 28
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 28
- Title:
- Letter from the Archive of the Katochoi of the Serapeum (P.Lond. I 28, UPZ I 73, TM 3464)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter of Apollonius to Sarapion, with instructions on the grain allowance and informing him that he has given 200 drachmas to Ptolemaeus.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1st half of 2nd century BC
- Extent:
- Long and narrow light-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some surface damage, lacking the top layer of fibres in the centre and being imperfect along the right edge. The writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are 9 lines running along the fibres and occupying about one third of the sheet; all margins are extant, the lower being ample (about 160 mm). The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
778. Papyrus 2558
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2558
- Title:
- Account or Property List and Love Recipes (P.Lond.Lit. 171, Suppl.Mag. II 83, TM 64091, LDAB 5309)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto: Account or list of property, unpublished. Verso: Two recipes separated by paragraphoi, one, consisting of excrement of swallow and honey, is possibly concerned with sexual intercourse; the second is an aphrodisiac potion consisting of vegetables and wine to be drunk on an empty stomach.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century
- Extent:
-
Light-brown papyrus fragment, with wormholes throughout. Writing is on either side: the front contains the beginning of 9 lines written along the fibres, with the left margin extant; the text on the back, running across the fibres, is complete, although imperfect in the top left corner. The top margin measures 23 mm, the bottom one 54 mm. Housed in a glass case.
779. Papyrus 2851
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2851
- Title:
- Strenght report of the cohors I Veterana Hispanorum equitata (ChLA III 219 + XLVIII 219, CPL 112, TM 69875)
- Scope & Content:
- This military report refers to the part-mounted cohors I Veterana Hispanorum equitata. It is a detailed inventory of personnel, with accessions, losses, soldiers absent on duty, both inside and outside the province, as well as with sick listed. The papyrus closely resembles a pridianum, a yearly ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 105 or 106
- Extent:
- Fragment from a papyrus roll written on one side along the fibres with the back being blank. Two columns: column 1 preserves 36 lines and column 2 has 45 lines with top (36 mm) and the bottom (40 mm) margins extant. Written with black ink. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
780. Papyrus 148
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 148
- Title:
- Magical Text (P.Lond. II 148 descr., PGM 2) II 11c, TM 63836, LDAB 5050)
- Scope & Content:
- A love spell to secure the affection of a woman, arranged in two columns; with a list of magical words at the end.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century-3rd century
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, darker by patches, lacking its right-hand side and with some holes in the middle. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are two columns: the first is complete, of the second, only the beginnings of the lines survive. Upper, lower and left margins are extant; the intercolumn measures 3-10 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.