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851. Papyrus 1646

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1646
Title:
Petition of Dioscorus of Aphrodito (P.Lond. V 1677, TM 19696)
Scope & Content:
Petition to a magister (official on the staff of the dux, military governor) from Dioscorus, who complains about the misdeeds of the pagarch Melas. Not only did Melas confiscate his lands in Phthla, leaving to Dioscorus the liability for the taxes, but he also committed outrages against Dioscorus...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
568-570
Extent:
Medium-to-dark-brown papyrus sheet, lacking part of the left-hand edge and with damage along the folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 32 lines written along the fibres, most of which lack the beginnings; on the back, there are 25 lines written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front; most of the lines lack the beginnings. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

852. Papyrus 1738

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1738
Title:
Letter to Dioscorus of Aphrodito (P.Lond. V 1682; TM 19700)
Scope & Content:
A letter to Dioscorus of Aphrodito from an unknown sender about a troublesome shepherd who has been troubling Dioscorus’s tenants at the village of Mounkrechis; the writer was accompanying Menas the pagarch. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-567
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, dark brown in places, written against the fibres. Possibly folded from the bottom upwards and then perhaps once from each side towards the middle. The address on the back is written along the fibres. The text is complete.

853. Papyrus 1787

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1787
Title:
Conveyance of Reversion of Property (P.Lond. V 1729, TM 19744)
Scope & Content:
The monk Ioannes bestows upon Patermouthis all his personal possessions (lines 40-42) as well as a hereditary house-share which has yet to be removed from the control of others (lines 32-33), presumably 'the sons of Kostantios' (lines 23-24). Isakios son of Kostantios was the husband of Tsone (P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 March 584
Extent:
Papyrus roll, complete, all margins are extant, 53 lines on recto, written across the fibres, 1 line on the verso written along the fibres; housed in a glass frame.

854. Papyrus 1805

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1805
Title:
Contract of Loan of Money (P.Lond. V 1719, TM 19734)
Scope & Content:
Paam, a priest, and Paulus owe the sum of five solidi to an unknown man. Paam's share of the debt is four solidi and he undertakes to repay it within the same month (Mecheir), apparently without interest. Paulus promises to repay the debt by the month of Epeiph, five months later, at an interest ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 January-24 February 556
Extent:
Papyrus, incomplete, broken off at left and bottom, margins preserved at top and right; 19 lines on recto, written along the fibres. Verso blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

855. Papyrus 1808(A-F)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1808(A-F)
Title:
Fragments of a Contract (P.Lond. V 1850, TM 36965)
Scope & Content:
Six miscellaneous fragments of contracts. Fragments 3-5 in the centre of the frame belong to the same text; fragments 1-2 and 6 contain subscriptions of witnesses from the bottom of papyrus sheets, and probably come from different papyri.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
6 non-contiguous papyrus fragments of various sizes, incomplete; Fragment 1 is written across the fibres, lower margin survives; fragment 2 is written along the fibres, lower margin preserved; fragments 3-5 are written by the same hand along the fibres, with no margin visible; fragment 6 is written across the fibres, lower margin survives; the verso is blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

856. Papyrus 2018

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2018
Title:
Sale of Part of a House (SB VI 8987, TM 17840)
Scope & Content:
Deed of sale drawn up in Oxyrhynchus, in which Philemon and Thekla purchased part of a house in Apollonopolis from Elisabeth and Iustina, heirs and successors of a certain Thekla, who had mortgaged part of the house as security for a loan. With autograph subscriptions of the witnesses; tachygraph...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
644-645
Extent:
Two fragments of the same document from a papyrus roll, the first containing lines 1-31, the second lines 32-52; written on one side and well preserved, although lacking a few letters on the left-hand side. Mounted on cardboard and housed in two glass frames.

857. Papyrus 2080

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2080
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2065, CPS 201, TM 1626)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon with instructions on various business matters, including wool and slaves; the address is on the back. The name of the writer is lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, broken off on the sides, complete at the top and bottom; with minor surface damage in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 8 lines, lacking beginnings and ends with the exception of line 8, which is complete and written in the middle of the line. The upper margin is minimal; the lower margin is ample. An irregular sheet-join runs horizontally along the lower edge. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. Horizontal folds are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

858. Papyrus 2475

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2475
Title:
Bid for Purchase of Land (P.Oxy. XIV 1633, TM 21945)
Scope & Content:
Bid from Aurelius Serenus alias Sarapion for the purchase of 11 aruras of public land in the village of Paeimis, in the Oxyrhynchite nome. The land was originally private property that had been confiscated for some reason. Serenus offers to pay 800 drachmas to the public bank with the extra char...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
23 August 275
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, damaged by wormholes throughout and lacking its right-hand side and a few lines on top. Left and bottom margins are extant. Writing is on one side along the fibres. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

859. Papyrus 2509

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2509
Title:
Excerpt from Register recording Civic Status (P.Diog. 6, TM 10715)
Scope & Content:
Extract from a register recording privileged civic status. Flavia Primigenia, freedwoman of Flavia Rufilla, acting with her guardian, confirms Roman citizenship for her son Quintus Iulius Gaianus, aged seven, and appends various documentation. The back bears the endorsement. Papyrus 2502(A) + Pa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
143-161
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, damaged on the left, otherwise well preserved; written on bothsides. On the front, there are 32 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant, with no blank space left to the right. Vertial folds are still visible. The back bears the beginning of one line written along the fibres at the top of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

860. Papyrus 2515

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2515
Title:
Excerpt from Register recording Civic Status (P.Diog. 5, TM 10714)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary extract from a register for status check of Marcus Lucretius Clemens, great-grandfather of Marcus Lucretius Diogenes. The list of witnesses is at the end. The application for status examination was submitted in 132/133, but this is a copy dated to sometime after 138.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
around 138
Extent:

Medium-to-dark-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on the left, with holes in the middle; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are the ends of 22 lines written along the fibres; the upper margin is extant, while no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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