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881. Papyrus 340

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 340
Title:
Receipt for Poll Tax (P.Lond. II 340, TM 11719)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, has paid 20 drachmas and surcharges to the tax collector Diogenes, also called Euporion, on account of the poll-tax of the previous year.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 September 179
Extent:

Small papyrus sheet, complete, with slight surface damage in the middle along the vertical fold. The text is complete and runs along the fibres on one side, with the back being blank. All margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

882. Papyrus 349

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 349
Title:
List of Monthly Payments (P.Lond. II 349, TM 11730)
Scope & Content:
A list enumerating the monthly payments made to the collectors of money taxes (praktores argyrikon) in Soknopaiou Nesos by Apynchis, son of Apynchis, from November 211 to June 212. The payments range from 8 to 14 drachmas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
24 June 212
Extent:

Complete papyrus sheet, with a few small holes especially along the vertical folds. Writing is on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. The text consists of two columns, the first with 15 lines, lacking the beginning due to abrasion, and the second with 4 lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

883. Papyrus 351

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 351
Title:
Acknowledgment of Grain Received (P.Lond. II 351, TM 11732)
Scope & Content:
A receipt issued by Aurelius Harpalus and the other grain collectors (sitologi) of Neilopolis through their secretary acknowledging the three artabas of wheat they received in the granary of Neilopolis for a certain Patisis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 July 218
Extent:

Square-shaped, light-brown papyrus sheet, fully preserved, written on one side across the fibres, with the back blank. The text is complete, and the surface is slightly abraded in the lower portion of the sheet. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 32 mm and the right margin being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

884. Papyrus 482

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 482
Title:
Receipt for Hay for Cavalrymen (ChLA III 203, TM 78865)
Scope & Content:
A letter to acknowledge receipt of hay written by Serenus, perhaps the same cavalryman mentioned in line 25, and concerning cavalrymen of the squadron (turma) of Donacianus, of the ala veterana Gallica. The full list of the cavalrymen of the squadron, recorded by their nomina only, follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
May 130
Extent:

Light-brown papyrus sheet, written on the recto along the fibres, the verso being blank. The top (4 mm), the right (3 mm), the left (4 mm), and the bottom (27 mm) margins are preserved. One column of 38 lines is fully preserved. The ink is brown. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

885. Papyrus 977

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 977
Title:
Sale of a Slave (P.Lond. III 977, TM 22756)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary sale of a slave by Claudius Theon Timagenes to Flavius Sanctus alias Magnillius, of Antinoopolis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
330
Extent:

Two larger fragments and four detached scraps from the left-hand side of a papyrus roll, broken off at the bottom, mutilated to the right and damaged by holes throughout; with minor abrasion and other surface damage in places. Writing is on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The beginnings of 41 lines are preserved, with traces of another line. Upper and left margins partly survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

886. Papyrus 1231

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1231
Title:
Notification to the Strategus (P.Lond. III 1231, TM 22851)
Scope & Content:
Notification to Heraclides, strategus of the Hermopolite nome, from two men concerning the termination of a lease of 19 aruras of land they were renting with a third man, now deceased. They ask that the lessor, who may be Flavius Heraclius, be notified.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 January-25 February 144
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, lacking the lower and upper left-hand corners, and with holes and surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. There is one column, of which 32 lines survive, the last being very fragmentary. Upper and left margins remain; no margin was left to the right. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

887. Papyrus 1683

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1683
Title:
Lease of a House (P.Lond. V 1715, TM 36928)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary lease of a two-storey house located in Antinoopolis at a monthly rent of three-hundred myriads of silver; the lessee is Aurelius Ioannes, son of Salamas and Euphemia, of Alexandria, whose subscription is at the end. The back bears traces of an account.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, complete on the sides; with surface damage; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 18 lines written along the fibres; left and right margins survive. On the back, there are traces of writing running across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

888. Papyrus 1743

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1743
Title:
Conclusion of a Petition (P.Lond. V 1675, TM 19694)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a petition to the dux of the Thebaid, the details being lost; it may be the end of Papyrus 1727 (P.Lond. V 1674), a petition written by the inhabitants of Aphrodito against the misdeeds of the pagarchs.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-573
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, darker in places and with surface damage; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 8 lines from the foot of a column. The side margins are minimal, the lower is ample. Folding lines are still visible. A sheet-join runs along the width of the papyrus at the beginning of the lower margin. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

889. Papyrus 1802

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1802
Title:
Sale of a House (P.Lond. V 1722, TM 19738)
Scope & Content:
The boatman Iakob and his wife Tsendia sell to the drummer Iakobos for eighteen solidi a three-story house with two rooms on each floor, located in the southern part of the fortress on the Street of the Camp. With subscriptions at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7-15 March 530
Extent:
Papyrus roll, complete, all margins preserved; 60 lines on recto, written across the fibers. Verso blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

890. Papyrus 1806

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1806
Title:
Fragments of an Account (P.Lond. V 1847, TM 36963)
Scope & Content:
Account relating to a pawnbroker’s business. Few words are readable.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 6th century
Extent:
12 non-contiguous papyrus fragments of various sizes, all incomplete, broken off on all sides; the writing on the recto is along the fibres; the verso is blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame. The papyrus may belong to Papyrus 1809.

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