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901. Papyrus 2989

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2989
Title:
Gnomic Anthology (P.Hib. II 224, TM 61299, LDAB 2441)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a gnomic anthology, with remains of iambic trimeters in column 1 and hexameters by the tragic poet Chaeremon in column 2; the second column, placed after some blank space, contains an acrostic of Chaeremon’s name. The text has been assigned to the middle of the 3rd century BC. Papyrus ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 3rd century BC
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side. The front bears portions of two columns written along the fibres; of the first column, portions of 17 lines remain; of the second, after some blank space, the beginnings of 9 lines survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

902. Papyrus 113 (7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 113 (7)
Title:
Accounts (P.Lond. I 113.7r., TM 38878, SB I 5301, TM 33989)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. I 113.7, TM 38878): A seventh-century account of wine that has been received and given away, with names of persons and amounts; two lines at the end rubbed out. Verso (SB I 5301, TM 33989): Account concerning food, mentioning birds, poultry et al. The papyrus was wrongly publishe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
A papyrus sheet, written on both sides and housed in one glass case.

903. Papyrus 132

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 132
Title:
Isocrates, On the Peace (P.Lond.Lit. 131, TM 61326, LDAB 2470, MP3 1272)
Scope & Content:
Isocrates, On the Peace 13-145, with marginal annotations and end-title. Papyrus 132(1): On the Peace 13-20; Papyrus 132(2): On the Peace 20-32; Papyrus 132(3): On the Peace 32-47; Papyrus 132(4): On the Peace 47-62; Papyrus 132(5): On the Peace 62-79; Papyrus 132(6): On the Peace 79-92; ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 1st century-mid 2nd century
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll, housed in ten glass frames named Papyrus 132(1), Papyrus 132(2), Papyrus 132(3), Papyrus 132(4), Papyrus 132(5), Papyrus 132(6), Papyrus 132(7), Papyrus 132(8), Papyrus 132(9), Papyrus 132(10). All mounted on cardboard, except for Papyrus 132(8), which bears a small trace of ink on the back, at the top. There remain 44 columns running along the fibres, each with an average of 45 lines, measuring around 220 x 70 mm; the first 19 columns are badly mutilated, while the others are abraded and rubbed in places; 4 columns are lost at the beginning of the roll.

Papyrus 132(1): Fragments of varying size, light-brown, with portions of 4 columns, mutilated; with upper and lower margins;

Papyrus 132(2): Fragments of varying size, darker in places, with portions of 5 columns, mutilated; with upper and lower margins;

Papyrus 132(3): Fragments of varying size, with portions of 5 columns, mutilated and rubbed in places; with upper and lower margins;

Papyrus 132(4): Fragments of varying size, with portions of 5 columns, mutilated and rubbed in places; with part of upper and lower margins;

Papyrus 132(5): Portion of the roll with detached scrap, mid-brown, darker at the top; rubbed in places, otherwise well preserved; with 5 columns, upper and lower margins;

Papyrus 132(6): Portion of the roll, mid-brown, rubbed in places, otherwise well preserved; with 5 columns, upper and lower margins;

Papyrus 132(7): Portion of the roll with detached scrap, mid-dark brown; rubbed in places; with 4 columns, upper and lower margins;

Papyrus 132(8): Portion of the roll with four detached scraps, dark-brown; with 4 columns, upper and lower margins on the front; small trace of ink on the back;

Papyrus 132(9): Portion of the roll, mid-dark brown; rubbed in places; with 4 columns, upper and lower margins;

Papyrus 132(10): Portion of the roll, mid-dark brown; rubbed in places; with 3 columns, traces of the preceding column and two additional lines on the right; with upper, right and lower margins.

904. Papyrus 372

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 372
Title:
Calculation Methods (P.Tebt. II Appendix I, P.Lond. II 372 descr., TM 28495)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a roll with instructions on how to calculate various taxes such as the naubion-tax on catoeci, with surcharges, and taxes in kind (frr. A-B) and on how to calculate geometrical areas (frr. E-F). Fragments C-D and G-H are unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Eight fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres, with portions of various columns. The back is blank. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left fragment (A): With surface damage, especially at the bottom; 1 column, with portions of 23 lines.

Second fragment from left (B): With surface damage; 1 column, with portions of 17 lines; margins at the top and left.

Third fragment from left (C): Portions of 2 columns; of column 1, the ends of 14 lines survive, of column 2 the beginnings of 15 lines; paragraphus between lines 11 and 12; with intercolumn and upper margin.

Fourth fragment from left (D): Few letters from 6 lines of a column, with upper margin.

Fifth fragment from left (E): Beginnings of 8 lines from the top of a column, wth margins at the top and left.

Fragment on the right (F): Portions of two columns, with no intercolumn; of column 1, the ends of 13 lines remain, which are the continuation of the column preserved in fragment E; of column 2, the beginnings of 16 lines survive.

Lower fragment on the left (G): Portions of 12 lines of a column, abraded in places.

Lower right fragment (H): Beginnings of 7 lines from the bottom of a column, with blank between lines 3 and 4; margins at the bottom and left.

905. Papyrus 902

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 902
Title:
Fragment of an Oath (SB XX 15159, P.Lond. III 902 descr., TM 23906)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of an oath by a person whose name is lost, who undertakes to supply bread for the visit of the emperor Hadrian to Egypt.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
129-130
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, broken off at the top and with a few holes in places; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 15 lines running along the fibres; of the first, only few traces remain. The left margin measures 10 mm, the lower 75 mm; no margin was left to the right. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

906. Papyrus 1017

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1017
Title:
Fragment of a Lease (SB XXII 15488, P.Lond. III 1017 descr., TM 38238)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a lease taken by Aurelius Theodosius, son of Patricus; with subscription written by Aurelius Elisaeus, and subscriptions of two witnesses; the docket is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, complete on the sides; with insect holes and surface damage throughout; written on both sides. The front bears 21 lines running along the fibres, with only traces of the first and last lines. Five vertical folds are visible. On the back, there is one line along the fibres, lacking the beginning. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

907. Papyrus 1260

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1260
Title:
Official Letter (P.Panop.Beatty App. 1, P.Lond. III 1260 descr., TM 19253)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the procurator (epitropos) of the Lower Thebaid to the strategus of the Hermopolite nome, with the urgent order to build and equip ten ships with a capacity of 500 artabas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
304 or 305
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus, broken off on the left, lacking the lower right corner and damaged by holes throughout. The writing runs along the fibres on the front, and the back is blank. Portions of 21 lines remain, all lacking the beginnings. Upper, lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

908. Papyrus 2956

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2956
Title:
Theophrastus, Ars Poetica (?) (P.Hib. II 183, TM 62833, LDAB 4023, MP3 2296)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a treatise on poetry examining poetic diction, so that a poet may learn which words are appropriate for poetry and so that the layman will be able to easily identify a well-written poem; discussion of individual words follows. Presumably part of Theophrastus’s Ars Poetica.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Three frames

909. Papyrus 3038

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3038
Title:
Hypotheses of Euripides’ Plays (P.Oxy. XXVII 2455, TM 59820, LDAB 925, MP3 453)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a papyrus roll containing narrative summaries (hypotheses) of Euripides’ plays, including the first line and summaries of the plays in alphabetical order of their titles from the letter 'mu' to 'chi'. The plays are Medea, Melanippe Sophe, Oedipus, Orestes, Peliades, Sciron, Stheneboe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus roll, housed in six glass frames named Papyrus 3038(1), Papyrus 3038(2), Papyrus 3038(3), Papyrus 3038(4), Papyrus 3038(5), Papyrus 3038(6); written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. There are about 35 lines per column; the average column width is 90 mm; the intercolumn measures about 25 mm. Additional fragments from the same roll are now in Oxford, Sackler Library, inventoried as 102/195(e), and Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale, inventoried as P. gr. 2676 a.

910. Papyrus 106

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 106
Title:
Petition to the King (P.Lond. I 106, UPZ II 151, TM 2975)
Scope & Content:
A petition addressed to the king Ptolemy by Areus, complaining about an act of violence perpetrated by Cephalon in front of witnesses. Areus asks for the matter to be investigated.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 9 August 259 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with detached fragment at the bottom, lacking the right upper edge and broken off at the bottom; with surface damage in the preserved portion. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Upper and left margins are preserved, no margin was left to the right and the lower margin is lost. A sheet-join runs across the fibres and along the lower half of the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in glass.

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