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Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 108

1. Papyrus 108

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 108
Title:
Hyperides, Orations Against Demosthenes and in Defense of Lycophron (P.Lond.Lit. 132, TM 61281, LDAB 2423, MP3 1233)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus 108 is now in 13 frames labelled from Papyrus 108 (1) - Papyrus 108 (13), each of which houses one or more numbered fragments. Contents of the separate frames are described against the edition of Jensen (Jensen, Hyperidis, (1917)). Papyrus 108 (1) Fragment 1 = Hyperides: In Demosthene...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
75-125
Extent:

39 fragments of a papyrus roll now mounted in 13 glass cases. Other portions of the same roll are now Papyrus 115 (1-2) and Cambridge, St John's College Aa 5.1; Paris, Louvre 1169 and Rossale School (Fragmenta Tancockiana).

2. Papyrus 1080

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1080
Title:
Donation (SB XX 14104, P.Lond. III 1080 descr., TM 38424)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a donation of a plot of land located near the village of Thynis made by a man whose name is lost to a Christian lay confraternity (philoponeion).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Two fragments of varying size from a light-brown papyrus, broken off at the top, bottom and lacking most of its left-hand side. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The left fragment preserves the beginnings of 4 lines and the left margin, which measures c. 20 mm; the right fragment contains the ends of 25 lines and the right margin; a sheet-join runs along the width of the papyrus at c. 70 mm from the top. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 1081

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1081
Title:
Petition (P.Lond. III 1081, TM 22789)
Scope & Content:
Petition from an agricultural worker to a bishop, asking for help against the claims of the Arab governor, who had asked him to deliver three horses and two mules.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 7th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, lacking the lower right corner and damaged by small insect holes throughout; written on both sides. On the back, there are two lines written in the upper part of the sheet along the fibres; the front bears 14 lines running against the fibres, with lines 8-13 lacking the ends. Margins are minimal; the right is preserved up to line 7; the left is torn at the bottom. A sheet-join runs along the width in the middle of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 1083

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1083
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 1083, TM 38294)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging a money payment made by Petrus, of Hermopolis, on account of public taxes for the tenth indiction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, medium-brown, with darker patches; complete but damaged along the left edge, with minor abrasion and few small holes at the top; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 4 lines running against the fibres, complete; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

5. Papyrus 1087

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1087
Title:
List of Expenses (SB XX 14702, P.Lond. III 1087 descr., TM 38517)
Scope & Content:
List of expenses, with traces of a preceding column. On the back there are remains of an account (unpublished).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Papyrus fragment, with minor abrasion and few small insect holes in places; written on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 17 lines from one column lacking the top and the foot, with only few traces of line 17; traces of a preceding column are visible in the left margin, opposite lines 3-4. On the back, there are remains of few lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.