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951. Papyrus 2761

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2761
Title:
Document from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2135, TM 1695)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a document of uncertain nature and content, of which very little remains; possibly a letter.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and left, complete on the right and at the bottom; with some damage along the vertical fold and a few small insect holes; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, the ends of 8 lines running along the fibres survive; the right margin is minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

952. Papyrus 2766

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2766
Title:
Document from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2137, TM 1697)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a document of uncertain nature and content, perhaps a petition or a letter, with reference to witnesses and draft animals.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, right and left, complete at the bottom. On the front, there are portions of 14 lines running across the fibres and lacking beginnings and ends; the lower margin survives. On the back, there are traces of ink, perhaps off-sets. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

953. Papyrus 2785

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2785
Title:
Acta Isidori (CPJ II 156(b), TM 58946, LDAB 41, MP3 2221)
Scope & Content:
Portion of the Acta Isidori, containing minutes of the trial of Isidorus, gymnasiarch of Alexandria, before the emperor Claudius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a medium- to dark-brown papyrus roll, partially complete at the top, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. The front bears portions of two columns; of the first, only the ends of the lines survive, of the second, only the beginnings. Part of the upper margin survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

954. Papyrus 2959(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2959(A-B)
Title:
Dionysius Scytobrachion, Argonautica (P.Hib. II 186, TM 65736, LDAB 6990)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of an opistograph roll (written on both sides) extracted from mummy cartonnage, containing portions of Dionysius Scytobrachion’s epic poem Argonautica.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-2nd century BC
Extent:
Two papyrus fragments that do not join, from the lower part of an opistograph roll, with writing on both sides, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places and dark stains. The writing runs on both sides. On the front, fragment A bears portions of two columns written along the fibres, and fragment B portions of three columns. On the back, there are additional lines written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

955. Papyrus 3036

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3036
Title:
Sophocles, Theseus (P.Oxy. XXVII 2452, TM 62743, LDAB 3931, MP3 1479)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a papyrus roll preserving portions of a play on Theseus in Crete, presumably by Sophocles, with scholia. Among the parts preserved are Theseus’speeches (fragment 1, with Theseus’name noted in the margin, and fragment 3, with the speaker mentioning past successes and expressing confi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

86 numbered fragments (2 of which are missing) and 3 unnumbered scraps of a papyrus roll, housed in five glass frames named Papyrus 3036(1-5), Papyrus 3036(6-21), Papyrus 3036(22-57), Papyrus (58-86), and Papyrus 3036(Frags). The fragments are of varying size, many of them being small scraps, darkened in places, and display some surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on one side. Modern annotations are found on the back of some fragments.

Papyrus 3036(1-5): Five fragments of moderate size. Fragment 1 bears remains of 15 lines and traces of an additional line at the bottom; fragment 2 remains of 20 lines from the top of a column, with trace of another line at the bottom, and marginal annotations; part of the upper margin survives; in fragment 3 there are portions 23 lines from the top of a column, all lacking the ends; fragment 4 contains the ends of few lines of a column and portions of 18 lines from the top of another column; fragment 5 bears parts of 21 lines.

Papyrus 3036(6-21): 16 fragments, with only 6-7 being of moderate size. Fragment 6 contains the beginnings of 22 lines from the top of a column, and fragment 7 preserves the top of a column; the beginnings of 14 lines, with a gap of 3 lines after line 1, remain. Of the other fragments, no. 9 bears remains of 9 lines, no. 11 preserves 8 lines from the top of a column, broken to the sides, and no. 12 has 8 lines from the top of a column. Part of the upper margin survives in fragments 11-12, 14-15.

Papyrus 3036(22-57): 34 fragments; numbers 43 and 51 are missing. All fragments are of small size and preserve few letters from few lines, with the exception of no. 48, which bears remains of 10 lines, in addition to another line lacuna.

Papyrus 3036(58-86): 29 fragments of small size, preserving few letters from few lines; fragment 75 bears traces of 15 lines in poor condition; fragment 76 is also bigger, but badly damaged. Fragment 61 may be related to fragment 4.

Papyrus 3036(frags): Three unnumbered scraps, bearing few letters.

956. Papyrus 944

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 944
Title:
Receipts (P.Lond. III 944, TM 22728)
Scope & Content:
Two receipts for different people, dated to different years. Lines 1-3: Receipt acknowledging the payment of 16 drachmas made by Aurelius Chigas. Dated to 26 March 228. Line 4-end: Tax receipt acknowledging the payment of 3 drachmas and 2 obols made by Theognostus alias Morus through the tax c...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
228-233
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete and very well preserved, with only one small hole to the right; writing runs on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 9 lines, complete; the first 3 are broader. Between lines 3 and 4 there is little blank space. The text occupies less than the left-hand half of the sheet; all margins are extant, with the blank space to the right measuring 95 mm. A sheet-join runs across the fibres and along the height of the sheet in its middle. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

957. Papyrus 2089

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2089
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. VII 2074, TM 1635)
Scope & Content:
Theodorus, in charge of engineering works, writes to Athenagoras, perhaps vice-minister of finances, asking for his salary and corn-allowance to be paid to him, so that he may continue to perform his duties with his subordinates, who may otherwise desert him. How the document ended up being among...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 249 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown in colour, complete but with surface damage and holes at the top; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 23 lines running along the fibres; set-offs are visible at the top and bottom. Margins are extant, the right being irregular and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

958. Papyrus 1189

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1189
Title:
Possible Amulet with Christian Prayer (P.Lond.Lit. 230 descr., P.Oxy. III 407, TM 64310, LDAB 5531, Van Haelst 0952)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Christian prayer for protection and forgiveness of transgressions using Ps 145, 6a-b and Ps 50, 3b+11b, probably for personal use. Mid-3rd to 4th century. Verso: Title of the text on the recto ('prayer') and a brief memorandum of some amounts in a separate cursive hand. Barker (2010) cau...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, complete, but damaged at the top and in the middle, with little text loss. There is writing on both sides along the fibres on the recto and against them on the verso. Text is well-preserved, but with white precipitations on the inner side of the glazings; original margins with deep lower margin (90 mm); recto: six and a half lines, verso: three lines; mounted in glass.

959. Papyrus 462

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 462
Title:
Prayer from the Liturgy of St. Basil (P.Lond.Lit. 249, TM 65203, LDAB 5777, van Haelst 947)
Scope & Content:
The fragment contains a prayer on the Kiss of Peace from the liturgy of St. Basil. The papyrus joins at lines 1-6 PSI inv. 73 (M. Stroppa 2011), and at lines 7-18 P.Berol. inv. 21231 (S. Janeras 1987, G. Ioannidou 1996). Assigned to the 6th-7th century (or 4th-5th or 7-8th century).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, imperfect at the top and right-hand side and containing parts of 19 lines; left and bottom margins extant. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

960. Papyrus 789

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 789
Title:
Sworn Declaration on Extortion by a Soldier (P.Oxy. II 240, P.Lond. III 789 descr., TM 20509)
Scope & Content:
Oath of a village scribe (komogrammateus), declaring that he has no knowledge of any extortion committed by a soldier or his agents in the village where he officiates. The date is at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 February 37
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, with some wormholes, especially along the vertical folds. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are 10 lines which lack the beginning, with the exception of line 10, written on the right-hand side. The number in red refers to the edition in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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