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891. Papyrus 1809

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1809
Title:
Fragments of an Account (P.Lond. V 1848, TM 36964)
Scope & Content:
Account relating to a pawnbroker’s business. Few words are readable. The papyrus may belong to Papyrus 1806.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 6th century
Extent:
4 non-contiguous papyrus fragments of various sizes, all incomplete, broken off on all sides; the writing on the recto is along the fibres; verso blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame. The papyrus may belong to Papyrus 1806.

892. Papyrus 2087

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2087
Title:
Letter on Runaway Slaves (P.Lond. VII 2052, TM 1614)
Scope & Content:
A memorandum to Zenon from Sosicrates, concerning runaway slaves belonging to a certain Paideas: Zenon is asked to hold them should he come across them, and to write to Sosicrates. Detailed descriptions of the slaves, who are Lycian, Babylonian and Median, are given.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Around 245 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with only a few holes in the lower portion; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 24 lines along the fibres, with some blank space left between lines 6 and 7, 10 and 11, 15 and 16, 21 and 22. Margins are extant; the left is irregular because the text is indented from line 7 to the end; the right margin is irregular too and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

893. Papyrus 2099

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2099
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Lond. VII 2039, TM 1601)
Scope & Content:
Petition to the king Ptolemy from a certain Menander against a certain Dionysodorus, who apparently was claiming to hold the entire land where Menander had built his houses. The petition was probably handed to Zenon, even though it is addressed to the king. With ink-marks on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but with some surface damage in places, especially along the folds; written on one side, the back having few ink-marks, perhaps of set-offs. On the front, there are 13 lines written along the fibres, with the last line written in the middle, after some blank space. A sheet-join runs vertically at c.25 mm from the left-hand edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the traces of ink on the back.

894. Papyrus 2332

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2332
Title:
Copy of a Will (P.Lond. VII 2015, TM 1577)
Scope & Content:
Opening of the copy of a will drawn up in Memphis, with dating clause and physical description of the testator, a military settler (cleruch) whose name is lost, aged 65. To whom he bequeaths his plot of land remains unknown.The content of the smaller fragment is uncertain as little remains.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 June 242 BC
Extent:
Two papyrus fragments of varying size, dark-brown, with writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame. The left fragment preserves portions of 12 lines from the top of a column; upper and part of the left margins survive. The right fragment is broken off on all sides and bears portions of 7 lines.

895. Papyrus 2376(A-L)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2376(A-L)
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1680-1681)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon. A (P.Lond. VII 2120, TM 1681): Fragmentary label, possibly dating from 248 BC, perhaps used as cover or wrapper for a number of documents. B (P.Lond. VII 2121, TM 1682): Fragment of a letter to Chares, of which little remains. C-L: Fragments of d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:

Ten papyrus fragments of varying size, not belonging together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top, left and bottom; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 3 lines; the back is blank.

B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top and bottom; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears the ends of 3 lines; the back is blank.

C-D: Two papyrus fragments, broken off on all sides, written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back.

E: The fragment has been mounted with Papyrus 2379(A).

F: Small papyrus fragment, with writing on both sides across the fibres; the front bears parts of 2 lines, the back has traces of 1 line.

G: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 3 lines; the back is blank.

H: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all side. The front bears some effaced writing running along the fibres; the back is blank. A sheet-join is visible along the right edge.

I: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all side. The front bears some effaced writing running across the fibres; the back is blank.

K: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears a few letters from 1 line, the back is blank.

L: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears the end of 1 line, the back is blank.

896. Papyrus 2441

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2441
Title:
Private Letter of Sarmates (P.Oxy. X 1297, TM 33636)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Sarmates to his father Dioscorus concerning the dispatch of some goods such as oil for burning and eating and wine for a feast. Sarmates also asks the recipient to bring some milk-cakes if he comes there. With docket on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, fully preserved, with writing on either side along the fibres. The back bears a two-line docket. On the front the upper margin measures approximately 10 mm, the lower 32 mm and the side margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

897. Papyrus 2501

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2501
Title:
Birth Certificate (P.Turner 29, P.Diog. 2, TM 15713)
Scope & Content:
Abstract from a birth register recording the birth of Marcus Lucretius Diogenes by his father Marcus Lucretius Minor. The list of guarantors follows; there is no official subscription. An ornamental border consisting of large crosses runs along the top and left.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
after 197
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, only slightly torn along the right edge; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 12 lines, complete, in red ink; margins are extant, the lower being ample. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

898. Papyrus 2504

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2504
Title:
Will of Marcus Lucretius Minor (P.Diog. 9, TM 10717)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary copy in Greek of the Latin will of Marcus Lucretius Minor, father of Marcus Lucretius Diogenes; provisions for the children and wife are made. Papyrus 2529 preserves another portion of this document.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
186-210 (?)
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the left-hand part of which is Papyrus 2529; broken off to the right, left and bottom; the writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are portions of 25 lines written along the fibres, with further traces of ink at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

899. Papyrus 2529

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2529
Title:
Will of Marcus Lucretius Minor (P.Diog. 9, TM 10717)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary copy in Greek of the Latin will of Marcus Lucretius Minor, father of Marcus Lucretius Diogenes; provisions for the children and wife are made. Papyrus 2504 preserves another portion of this will.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
186-210 (?)
Extent:
Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, another part of which is Papyrus 2504; the writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of 25 lines written along the fibres; lower and left margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

900. Papyrus 2719

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2719
Title:
Loan of Wheat (P.Col. VII 178(a), TM 10532)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary loan of two artabas of wheat, including interest at one-third, borrowed by Aurelius Antiourios, son of Pollas. The name of the lender is damaged. With subscription of Antiourios in the same hand as the body of the document, written by Aurelios Melas, son of Sotas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 December 336
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, lacking most of the top and damaged along the right-hand edge; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 25 lines written along the fibres, some of which are badly mutilated. Parts of all margins survive. A sheet-join runs vertically at c. 25-35 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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