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871. Papyrus 124

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 124
Title:
Magical Spells (P.Lond. I 124, Pap.Graec.Mag.(2) II 10, TM 64532, LDAB 5760)
Scope & Content:
Magical spells serving various purposes: Column 1: Love spell; Column 2, lines 1-5: Spell to restrain anger, with drawing of the metal leaf (lamella) to be inscribed with charakteres and letters. Column 2, line 6-end: Spell of submission of Apollon, with the inscribed metal leaf (lamella) con...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century-5th century
Extent:

Sheet of light-brown papyrus, lacking the left hand-side, damaged along the vertical folds; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. It preserves two columns, the first lacking the beginnings of the lines. Upper, right and lower margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

872. Papyrus 1526

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1526
Title:
Register and Astrological Calendar (P.Oxy. III 465, P.Lond.Lit. 173, TM 63514, LDAB 4723)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Portions of a register listing persons with their ages, unpublished. Verso: Portions of an astrological calendar based on a five-day interval, describing for each period the relevant signs or constellations and the presiding divinities as well as their influences, signs and omens.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus roll, written on both sides. On the front, there are remains of several columns written along the fibres. On the back, there are portions of ten columns running across the fibres, each 105 mm wide. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

873. Papyrus 1696(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1696(A-B)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. V 1779, TM 36945; P.Lond. V 1901 descr., TM 36993)
Scope & Content:
Upper Papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1779, TM 36945): Receipt for the payment of four artabas of wheat as rent on land, written on the back of another document, of which little remains. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1901 descr., TM 36993): Small fragment of a document of uncertain nature, mentioning an ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper Papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on both sides; the front bears parts of 3 lines written across the fibres, with traces of another line at the top; the papyrus was reused to host the text on the back, which comprises 6 lines written along the fibres.

Lower papyrus (B): Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides and with insect holes in places; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 4 lines, and traces of another line are visible at the top. The back is blank.

874. Papyrus 2442

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2442
Title:
Calendar of Church Services (P.Oxy. XI 1357, P.Lond.Lit. 233, TM 65049, LDAB 6290)
Scope & Content:
A liturgical calendar concerning a period of approximately five months, from 23 Phaophi (20 October) to Phamenoth (February/March) of 535-536, listing the services to be celebrated by the bishop in various churches of Oxyrhynchus. The same scheme applies throughout and consists of the date, with...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Modern
Date Range:
535-536
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus sheet, containing portions of two columns written along the fibres. The sheet lacks most of its mid portion, and the gap, 60 mm high, affects 6 full lines of the first column and part of 6 lines of the second column. The lower margin measures 26 mm. Vertical folds are visible. The back is blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

875. Papyrus 47

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 47
Title:
Magical Handbook (PGM I 6, P.Lond. I 47, TM 60673, LDAB 1798, MP3 1867)
Scope & Content:
Portion of the same magical handbook as P.Berol. inv. 5026, with an invocation to Apollo. The handbook continues with recipes for obtaining oracles and hymns. Homer’s Iliad I 37-41 is quoted; with marginal notes. On the back are portions of three lines from another text.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:
Four fragments from the same papyrus roll as P.Berol. inv. 5026, light-brown; written on both sides. On the front, there is one column of 47 lines along the fibres, with lines 1-23 lacking the beginnings; this column precedes the ones on the Berlin papyrus. Lines are uneven and of different length; the left margin is wide. Portions of 3 lines written along the fibres are visible on the back. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening on the back to show the writing.

876. Papyrus 633

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 633
Title:
Fragment of a Petition (P.Grenf. I 37, P.Lond. III 633 descr., TM 261)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a petition, the details of which are obscure owing to the loss of text. The official dockets containing the decision are at the end and continue on the back. Some lines were erased.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 May 108 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top (front) and lacking most of the left half; with few holes and minor damage along the folds in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back; the back was rotated 180 degrees, and has 3 lines written at the top, which are the continuation of the front; the beginning of line 2 was cancelled. The front bears 16 lines, 11 of which lack the beginnings; the last 3 lines were apparently erased. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

877. Papyrus 949

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 949
Title:
Public Registration of a Sale (SB XX 14447, P.Lond. III 949 descr., TM 32186)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary application for the public registration of a deed of sale at the Nanaion (central state archive) in Alexandria; the application to notify the keepers of the public archives of the Hermopolite nome follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of the 3rd century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, with insect holes and abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 12 lines, all lacking the beginning, for a loss of c. 35 letters; at least one column must have preceded. The upper and lower margins survive, no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

878. Papyrus 3045

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3045
Title:
Land Register and List of Menander’s Plays (P.Oxy. XXVII 2462, TM 61494, LDAB 2641)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a land register on the front, of the late first or early second century, and beginning of a list of nineteen plays of Menander, arranged in alphabetical order (first letter only); the titles preserved begin with the letters alpha to delta; assigned to the second century.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus fragment, with writing on all sides. On the front, there are portions of one column written along the fibres, barely legible; on the back, there the beginnings of 20 lines, running across the fibres; ample blank space on the left. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

879. Papyrus 2920

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2920
Title:
Scope & Content:
TWO LITERARY SCRAPS in a hand of the same type as the Bacchylides papyrus (Pap. 733). On the verso is a documentary text. 2nd cent. A.D. 55 mm.×35 mm. and 55 mm.×25 mm. Given by Prof. A. Vogliano to Prof. B. Snell. Presented by Prof. B. Snell.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
1 item

880. Papyrus 217

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 217
Title:
Acknowledgment of Grain Received (P.Lond. II 217, TM 11653)
Scope & Content:
A receipt issued by Sarapammon and the other grain collectors (sitologi) of the village of Herakleia, acknowledging that they have received 8 artabas of wheat on account of the klerouchoi (holders of allotments of land) of the village.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 June 213
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, with small holes located in the middle and slight surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; the text is complete and consists of 17 lines. All margins are extant, with the right being minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 55-60 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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