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FRAGMENT of an elegiac poem, containing portions of 24 lines. 3rd cent. B.C. 5 ¾ in. X 3 ½ in., with a detached fragment 4 in. X 1 ½ in. Much mutilated; in a rather small and thick uncial hand. [P.P. II. 49 (a).]Poetry: Fragment of elegiac poem: 3rd ...
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PORTION of a letter, probably to Cleon, with reference to the opening or closing of the sluices. Dated the 5th Epeiph in the 29th year [of Ptolemy Philadelphus, = B.C. 257-256]. 3 ¼ in. X 7 ¼ in. Imperfect, the left-hand portion being lost; in a rath...
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) FRAGMENT of a drama, containing the ends of 21 lines and the beginnings of the same number; only a few letters are preserved in each case. 3rd cent. B.C. 5 in. X 1 ½ in. Written in a medium-sized uncial hand. [P.P. II. 49 (d).]Poetry: Fragments of ...
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FRAGMENT of a letter; the names of the parties are lost. 3rd cent. B.C. 9 in. X 6¼ in. Imperfect, the left-hand side being lost; in a medium-sized semi-cursive hand. [Not printed in P.P.]
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FRAGMENTS of business documents:-(a) A date, 23 Daisius = 2 Thoth. 3rd cent. B.c. (probably circ. B.C. 250). 13 1 ¾ in. X 3 ¼ in. Written across the papyrus-fibres. [P.P. i. 24 (1).] (b) Certified copy of a document, dated in the 16th year of Ptolem...
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LETTER to Phaies, the oeconomus, from Ammonius, secretary of Phaues, a resident near Oxyrhynchus, complaining that he has been arrested while at his official work and put in prison. 3rd cent. B.C. 7 in. X 6 ½ in. Perfect; in a large, wellformed, semi...
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT by Donomazys, son of Taotius, of the receipt from Histiaeus, a mercenary soldier in the regiment of Maraeus, of the sum of 330 drachmas. Dated in Crocodilopolis, the 15th Pauni in the 13th year of [Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy] Philopator [...
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OFFICIAL letter from Moschion to Diophanes [cf. Pap. 505], reporting his action with regard to a petition submitted by Dorimachus. Dated the 5th Pharmouthi in the 25th year [probably of Ptolemy Philadelphus, = B.C. 261-260]; with endorsement dated th...
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FRAGMENTS of a letter (?) but not enough ie; left to indicate the subject. 3rd cent. B.C. Two fragments, 3 ¼ in. X 3 ¼ in. and 5 ¼ in. X 5 in. Written in a rough cursive hand. [Not printed in P.P.; formerly attached to Pap. 589 (cf. Mahaffy on P.P. I...
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) Fragment of an epic poem, perhaps the of Hesiod portions of six lines are preserved. 3rd cent. B.c. 2 in. X 2½ in. Written in a rather large semi-uncial hand. [P.P. i. 3 (3).]Poetry: Fragment of an epic poem: 3rd cent. B.C.: Gr.Hesiod: Fragment: 3r...
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FRAGMENT of a letter, presumably to Cleon, asking that money and tools may be supplied for the quarrymen. Only the end of the letter is preserved. Circ. B.C. 256-255. 2 in. X 13 ¼ in. Written in a very broad column across the papyrus-fibres in a rath...
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LETTER (the Dames of the parties are lost) in which the writer asks his correspondent to use his influence that he may not be imprisoned for failing to fulfil a contract, which he is likely to do through the laziness of his workmen. 3rd cent. B.c. 4 ...
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ACCOUNT rendered by an official named Theodotus of receipts from passengers and freight carried by boats on the canal by Ptolemais, stating the amount (generally a half) accruing thence to the royal treasury ( ). The account (so far as preserved) is ...
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PORTION of a register of wills; remains of two columns, the second containing the will of Menon (?), son of Euphranor, a Libyan, made at Crocodilopolis in the Arsinoïte nome, probably in the 10th year of Ptolemy Euergetes, = B.C. 238-237. 6 ¾ in. X 9...
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(a) ESTIMATE of work done in excavating a canal in the neighbourhood of Hephaestias, in the Arsinoïte nome. The calculations give the amount of earth excavated, and the measurements of length are given in , those of depth and width probably in cubits...
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PETITION addressed to Cleon, chief commissioner of works ( ), by the head men ( ) of the quarryinen, complaining that they are overworked by their taskmaster ( ) Apollonius. Dated the 24th Phaophi in the 30th year [of Ptolemy Philadelphus, = B.C. 256...
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OFFICIAL correspondence, containing the end of one letter and the beginning of another from Theodorus [chief commissioner of works, cf. Pap. 526] to Diotimus, instructing him to require Androsthenes and. the nomarchs to furnish the regular supply of ...
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LETTER to Cleon from Olmous (?), on business matters. Circ. B.C. 256-255. 7 in. X 3 ½ in. Nearly perfect, but much defaced by plaster; written across the papyrus-fibres in a thick and very cursive hand. [P.P. II. 4 (12).]
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LETTER to Cleon from Harmais(?) with reference to some building operations. Dated in the month Pharmouthi in the 32nd year [of Ptolemy Philadelphus, = B.C. 254-253]. 3 ¾ in. X 10 ¾ in. Mutilated; written across the papyrus-fibres in a mediumsized cur...
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OFFICIAL letter (the names of the parties are lost), reilating a request that certain payments may be made from the royal treasury to some sailors, to prevent their dispersing. 3rd cent. B.C. 5 ½ in. X 6 ¾ in. Imperfect; written across the papyrusfib...
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LETTER from Asclepiades to Hephaestion, requiring him to supply Theodorus, chief commissioner of works in the nome [cf. Papp. 523-527], with the due amounts of corn and wine for the 10th year [of Ptolemy Euergetes = B.C. 238-237]. 5 ¾ in. X 6in. Impe...
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FRAGMENT of a petition asking for justice on some offenders: but the names of the parties and much of the substance of the petition are lost. 3rd cent. B.C. 6 ¼ in. X 3 ¾ in. Written in a medium-sized cursive hand, much defaced by plaster. [Not print...
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) Fragment of a drama, probably a tragedy. Small portions of 25 lines are preserved, but the papyrus is much mutilated. 3rd cent. B. C. 5 ½ in. X 5½ in. Written in a large and strong semiuncial hand. [P.P. i. 4 (2).]Poetry: Fragments of dramas: 3rd c...
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OFFICIAL letter from Agenor to Theodorus, inclosing copy of a letter sent by the strategus Aphthonetus with a minute received by the latter from Andronicus, with reference to an alleged evasion of the duty of furnishing quarters to public officials o...
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LETTER, probably from Dionysius to Cleon, enclosing copy of a letter from Philippus to Dionysius, with regard to the distribution of the irrigation-water. Circ. B.C. 256. 7 ¾ in. X 5 ¼ in. Imperfect, wanting the beginning of the covering letter, and ...
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REGISTER of cavalry horses, with their owners and description (colour, etc.). Dated in the 6th year [presumably of Ptolemy Euergetes, = B.C. 242-2411. Very imperfect, consisting of six irregularly-shaped fragments; in a rather large semi-uncial hand....
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FRAGMENTS of a prose narrative of the adventures of Heracles. 3rd cent. B.C. Fourteen small fragments, of irregular size, in a small, firm, uncial hand of early appearance. [P.P. II. 49 (f ).]Romances: Fragments on the adventures of Heracles: 3rd cen...
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) FRAGMENT of a drama of the New Comedy; the name Demeas occurs in it. Portions of 20 lines are preserved, in two columns. 3rd cent. B.c. 4 ¼ in. X 4½ in. Written in a rather large semi-cursive hand. [P.P. i. 4 (1).]Poetry: Fragment of a comedy: 3rd ...
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Copy of letter [from Harmachorus to Hermogenes], reporting that the workmen under his charge are grumbling at being kept for ten months consecutively at their work. Dated the 9th Pauni in the 7th year [of Ptolemy Euergetes, = B.C. 241-240]. This is ...
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REGISTER of Wills; two fragments, apparently from the same document, each containing portions of two wills, dated in the 12th year of Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy [Philadelphus, i.e. Ptolemy Euergetes, = B.C. 236-235]. To the second will in frag. b is pre...
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LETTER on private affairs; but the names of the parties and the precise subject under consideration are lost through the mutilation of the papyrus. The names of Philonides and Polycrates [the sons of Cleon, cf. Pap. 545 and P.P. II. 11 (1)] are menti...
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Recto. Draft of letter, perhaps from Cleon, with regard to the execution of certain works at the sluice-gates, in preparation for a visit from the King. Circ. B.C. 256. 9 in. X 6 in. Imperfect; in a rather small cursive hand, with many erasures and c...
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OFFICIAL letter to Theodorus, chief commissioner of works, from Hermaphilus, enclosing a copy of a minute received from Teos with regard to irrigation works, and instructing him to carry out the works therein recommended. Dated the 3rd Epeiph in the ...
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(a) LETTER to Cleon, from an official whose name is lost, with reference to a request that he had received for the opening of a sluice. Circ. B.C. 256. 3 ¾ in. X 3 ¼ in. Imperfect, both beginning and end being lost; in a medium-sized cursive hand, in...
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(a) Receipt from Cephalon to Charmus for hay and other necessaries according to agreement. [B.C 227-226.] 2 ¾ in. X 6 ¼ in. Perfect; in a thick semi-cursive hand. [P.P. II. p. 74, with no. 25 (c).] (b) Receipt [from Cephalon to Charmus] for horse-hir...
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Copy of a legal decision sent to Aphthonetus [cf. Papp. 502, 529] by Harmais, dated the 25 Hyperberetaeus in the 19th year [presumably of Ptolemy Euergetes, = B.C. 229-228]. The text is continued on the verso. 12 ¾ in. X 4 in. Nearly perfect, but muc...
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RECEIPT from Apollonius, son of Mlenelaus, a Libyan , for hay and other necessaries for horses and mules, dated the 2nd Athur in the 21st year [= B.C. 227-226]. 2 ½ in. X 4 in. Imperfect at the end (possibly the beginning of Pap. 564, but apparently ...
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PETITION addressed to the King by a person whose name is lost, for an inquiry by the strategus Aristomachus into a charge of assault brought against him by a woman named Lamisca. 3rd cent. B.C. 7 ¾ in. x 4 ¼ in. Very imperfect; in a thick semi-cursiv...
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ADDITIONAL portions of the same register of wills as Papp. 493-495, written in the same hand, dated apparently in the same year, and twice mentioning a witness, Nicanor, who is presumably the same as the person mentioned in 494. Four fragments, measu...
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MISCELLANEOUS fragments, resembling the preceding documents in quality of papyrus and in writing. One contains a date in the 25th year. [P.P. II. 3; now missing.]
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FRAGMENT of a Ptolemaic document, too much mutilated for its subject to be discovered. 3rd cent. B.C. 7 ½ in. X 5 in. On the verso is some writing dated the 26th Pharmouthi in the 7th year [either of Euergetes, = B.C. 241-240, or Philopator, = B.C. 2...
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FRAGMENTS of a historical or philosophical treatise containing descriptions of the customs of' some barbarian peoples, including the Causiani. Six fragments, the largest 9 ½ in. X 3 in., none containing a complete line. 3rd cent. B.C. Written in a ra...
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LETTER from Dioseurides to his father Diophancs, introducing Asclepiades to him. Circ. B.C. 260. 11 in. X 3 ¾ in. Imperfect; written across the papyrus-fibres in a rather large semi-uncial hand. [P.P. II. 2 (3).]
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LETTER to Cleon from a person whose name is mutilated, instructing him to supply the comarch of Sebennytus with ropes and an overseer for the repair of three sluice-gates before the time of letting out the water. Dated the 23rd Pauni in the 30th year...
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(a) NOTIFICATION from Cleandrus to the , , and other officials, that he has appointed Theodorus, the subcommissioner of works [cf. Papp. 523-527], to the charge of the dykes and sluices. [Between B.C. 254 and 246.] 5 in. X 6 in. Imperfect at the end;...
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LETTER, apparently relating to the supply of tools to the quarrymen. [B.C. 256-255.] Imperfect, the left-hand portion being lost. [P.P. II. 4 (3); now missing.]
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PETITION addressed to Diophanes, the strategus, by Onetor, Asclepiades, and Musaeus, complaining of the violent conduct of Lysander, of whose land near Euhemeria, in the division of Themistus in the nome of Aninoë, they were tenants. Circ. B.C. 261-2...
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(a) PETITION, addressed to the strategus Aphthonetus, from a woman whose name is mutilated, begging for a hearing of a case in which she is concerned. Circ. B.C. 242 (cf. Pap. 502). 5 in. X 3 ½ in. Nearly perfect; in a rather thick cursive hand. [P.P...
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THE Phaedo of Plato; portions of cc. 67 E-69 A, 79 c, 80 D-81 D, 82 A-84 B, with readings differing notably from the vulgate text. 3rd cent. B.c. (the oldest classical MS. of any considerable size now extant). Written on papyrus 8 ¼ inches high, in c...
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Recto. TWO letters, (1) from an official whose name is lost, to his superior, complaining that a watchman who had been set to guard a has been assaulted by a certain Ptolemy and his friends; somewhat mutilated, and written in a rather rough uncial ha...
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OFFICIAL correspondence with regard to the opening of sluices in the irrigation-canals [cf. Papp. 537-542]. The writing is continued on the verso, and portions of four columus are preserved on each side. 3rd cent. B.C. 1 ft. 1 in. X 1 ft. 5 in. Imper...
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(a) LETTER from Philoxenus (perhaps to Cleon) reporting that 140 quarrymen are idle, owing to their not having received some necessary supply. Perhaps part of a letter-book, since a small portion of a preceding column is visible, containing a date of...
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LETTER to Cleon from Archestratus with regard to some quarry work; the exact purport is lost through mutilation. Circ. B.C. 256. 10 in. X 5 ¼ in. Imperfect, the light-hand portion being lost; in a thick semi-cursive hand. [P.P. II. 13 (6).]
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(a-c). THREE fragments, probably from the same document or series of documents, containing the evidence of witnesses, one being named Nephthichis, in a case relating to Lamisca [cf. preceding papyrus], in the town of Crocodilopolis. 3rd cent. B.C. 3 ...
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EVIDENCE of a witness in a case of assault committed by Apollodorus on Serambus; many of the details are lost through the mutilation of the papyrus. 3rd cent. B.C. Three fragments, 4 ¾ in. X 5 in., 3 in. X 7 ¾ in., and 2 ¾ in. X 6 ¾ in. Written acros...
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(a) FRAGMENT of an account. 3rd cont. B.C. 3 ½ in. X 4 in. Written in a rather small cursive hand. On the verso is a little obscure writing. [P.P. II., introd., p. 32.] (b) Portions of two receipts, perhaps from a pawn-broker, the first referring to ...
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PETITION from Athenodorus, a land-surveyor, to an official whose name and description are lost (probably the [ ] ) for redrew of injuries and release from imprisonment. Late 3rd cent. B.C. 11 ¼ in. X 5 in. Imperfect, the left-hand portion of the papy...
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LETTER to Cleonymus from Dionysius, who is in prison, begging him to bear witness in his favour before a magistrate (apparently named Mezacus) against whom he is charged with having spoken, and so to procure his release. 3rd cent. B.C. 3 1/4 in. x 5 ...
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LETTER, probably to Cleon, on business matters. Dated the 7th Tubi in the 31st year [of Ptolemy Philadelphus, = B.C. 255-254]. 5 ¼ in. X 9 in. Imperfect, the left-hand portion being lost, and somewhat mutilated; written across the papyrus-fibres in a...
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ACCOUNT of household expenses, mainly for the months Athur and Choiach. One column is preserved, and part of another. 3rd cent. B.C. 13 in. X 8 ½. Imperfect in a rather thick cursive hand, in faded ink. [P.P. II. 33 (a).]
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LEASE from Dionysius, Diodorus, and another, to Metrodorus and Epicurus of a pumpkin-garden and other ground. 3rd cent. B.C. Two fragments, 9 in. X 2 ½ in., and 8 in. X 3 ½ in. Very imperfect; written across the papyrus-fibres in a small cursive hand...
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ORDER with reference to the transport of corn, dated the 25th Thoth in the 35th year [of Ptolemy Philadelphus, = B.C. 251-250]. Mention is made of the priests of Suchus and [Arsinoë] Philadelphus, and of the . 4½ in. X 8 in Imperfect, the left-hand ...
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(a-g) SEVEN fragments of miscellaneous Ptolemaic documents. 3rd cent. B.C. 5 ½ in. X 3 in., 2 ¾ in. X 2 ½ in., 4 in. X 1 ¾ in., 2 ¾ in. X 1 ¼ in., 5 ¼ in. X ¾ in., 3 ½ in. X 3¾ in., and 2 ¾ in. X 3 ¼ in. Frag. a (an account) is written across the pap...
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SIMILAR receipt from Cephalon to Charmus, dated the 3rd Mecheir in the same year. 7 ¾ in. X 6 ½ in. Imperfect at the bottom; written across the papyrus-fibres in the same hand as the preceding document. [P.P. II. 25 (b).] With a small scrap of anothe...
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LETTER from Philonides to Cleon [cf. Papp. 503 a, 585], apparently on private affairs. [Circ. B.C. 256.] 6 in. X 11 in. Very imperfect; in a large, broad, semi-cursive hand, with very black ink. [Not printed in P.P.]
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(a) ADDITIONAL portions of the same register of wills as Papp. 493, 494, written in the same hand, and containing a date in the month Xandicus of the 22nd year. Portions of two will's are preserved, but the names of the testators are lost. In the sec...
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LETTER to Cleon from Demetrius, complaining that he has been assaulted by the workmen when he went down to distribute bread to them, and strongly pressing for the punishment of his assailants. Dated the lst Choiach in the 30th year [of Ptolemy Philad...
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FRAGMENTS of an official letter, from a superior to his subordinate, giving instructions; but the details are lost through mutilation. Dated in Athur of the 30th year [of Ptolemy Philadelphus, = B.C. 256-255]. Four unconnected fragments, written acro...
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(a and b) FRAGMENTS of letters from Cleon to Theudorus [i.e. Theodorus, sub-commissioner of works]. Only the beginnings are preserved. Circ. B.C. 257. 2 ¼ in. X 6 in. Written (frag. a across the papyrus-fibres) in cursive hands. [P.P. II. 13 (12).] (...
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RECEIPT for horse-hire, similar to the preceding, but the names of the parties are lost. [B.C. 227-226]. 6 ¼ in. X 4 in. Imperfect at the beginning; written across the papyrus-fibres in a small cursive hand. [P.P. II. 25 (e).]
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PORTION of a lease or sale of a house (?) and courtyard, containing a detailed description of its dimensions. 3rd cent. B.C. 8 ½ in. X 3 ¼ in. Imperfect at the beginning; in a rather thick semi-cursive hand. [P.P. II. 41.]
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LETTER from Hermogenes to Theodorus, enclosing copy of a letter from Harinachorus [see Pap. 525] embodying the complaints of certain workmen in some copper-mines, and recommending that they be met by transferring the men from Philoteris to Alabanthis...
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LETTER to Cleon from Panakestor, urging him to come and inspect a certain portion of the irrigation works. Dated the 21st Mesoré in the 29th year [of Ptolemy Philadelphus, = B.C. 257-256]. 5 in. X 12 in. Nearly perfect; written across the papyrus-fib...
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REGISTER of tax-payments for the 36th, 37th, and 38th years [of Ptolemy Philadelphus, = B.C. 250-247], principally in respect of the embankment-tax ( ), police-tax ( -), and salt-tax ( ). Three principal fragments, containing portions of 15 columns....
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(a) LETTER to Cleon from Apollonius, the taskmaster, with reference to the complaint of the quarrymen contained in the preceding document, recommending that they be supplied with wedges to lighten their work. [B.C. 256-255.] Imperfect, the conclusion...
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FRAGMENT of a letter, perhaps addressed to Cleon, with reference to the payment of a sum of money due from Horus the , which is apparently to be paid through the banker Python. 3rd cent. B.C. 12 ½ in. X 6 in. Written in a rather large cursive hand. [...
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Fragment of a similar receipt from Horus to Charmus, dated the 24th Tubi in the 21st year [= B.C. 227-226]. 3 in. X 4 in. Imperfect; written across the papyrus-fibres in a small cursive band. [P.P. II. 25 (f).]
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LETTER, probably to Cleon, enclosing a copy of a letter from Niceratus, on the same subject as Pap. 532, urging the necessity of repairs to the prison. Dated the 27th Pauni in the 30th year [of Ptolemy Philadelphus, = B.C. 256-255]. 8 ½ in. X 6 ½ in....
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LETTER, apparently from Philonides (the hand being the same as in Pap. 503 a), to his father [Cleon]; too much mutilated for its subject to be ascertained. [Circ. B.C. 256.] 9 ¾ in. X 4 ½ in. Very imperfect; in a broad semi-cursive hand. [P.P. II. 42...
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FRAGMENT of the of Alcidamas (the original form of the later Contest of Homer and Hesiod). Portioins of two columns are preserved, but no complete line. 3rd cent. B.C. 5 ½ in. X 4 ¾ in. Written in a rather thick uncial hand of medium size. [P.P. i. 2...
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) FRAGMENT from an Authology, containing portions of four lines from Epicharmus and three from Euripides, otherwise unknown. 3rd cent. B.C. 4 in. X 3 ½ in. Written in a rather large semi-uncial hand. [P.P. i. 3 (1).]Euripides: Fragment, unknown: 3rd ...
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CONTRACT between eleven donkey-drivers [probably of Ptoleniais], in the division of Polemon in the Arsinoïte nome, and Asclepiades the , for the hire of 24 donkeys. Dated in the reign of Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy [Philadelphus, i.e. Euergetes, probably...
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LETTER from Manres to a party of men, apparently on a distant station, encouraging them to hold on, and saying that relief is being sent to them. Reference is made to the hunting of elephants at Berenicé, and to the sinking of an elephant-transport. ...
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LETTER to Cleon from Zenon, reporting the state of the inundation in some quarter, and applying for the opening of certain sluices. Dated the 23rd Mesoré in the 28th year [of Ptolemy Philadelphus, = B.C. 258-257]. 3 in. X 12 in. Mutilated; written ac...
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RECEIPT from Apollonius [to Charmus?] for bay and other necessaries. [B.C. 227-226]. 5 ½ in. X 4 ¼ in. Imperfect at the beginning; in a small cursive hand. [P.P. II. 25 (g)]
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LETTER to Cleon from Niceratus, reporting that the wall of a prison is unsafe, and that the prisoners had better be removed pending repairs. Dated the 16th Athur in the 30th year [of Ptolemy Philadelphus, = B.C. 256-255]. 5 in. X 5 ½ in. Perfect; wri...
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ACCOUNT for unguents of various kinds, with sums in both silvre and copper. Portions of two columns are preserved. 3rd cont. B.C. 13 in. X 7 in. Imperfect; in a rather neat uncial hand, approaching the literary type. [P.P. ii. 34 (b).] On the verso i...
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COPIES of official correspondence with regard to wheat stored in the granaries. 3rd Cent. B.C. 7 ¼ in. X 7 in. Imperfect; in a rather small cursive hand. [P.P. II. 39 (g).]
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PORTION of a register of wills, apparently the same as Pap. 493, being written in the same hand. The name of the testator is lost. 5 ¼ in. X 6 ½ in. [P.P. I. 20 (1).]Wills: Wills of residents in Egypt: 3rd cent. B.C.: Gr.
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(a) REGISTER of amounts of money (in drachmas) received, presumably as taxes, on successive days (7th to 21st) of an unnamed month from various individuals in different villages of the Arsinoïte nome. Portions of eleven columns are preserved. 3rd cen...
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PETITION addressed to Dorotheus the by Petosiris, a tanner, who complains that a certain tax-collector, Dionysius, has unjustly carried off property belonging to him of the value of 2600 drachmas. The text is continued on the verso, in reverse direct...
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RECORD of a dispute at law between Sotaerus and Sosus, with regard to a loan from the former to the latter; with the deposition of a witness, named Diogenes, in favour of Sotaerus. The loan was made at Theogonis, in the Arsinoïte nome, in the month L...
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LETTER to Cleon from Demetrius (presumably the same as the writer of the preceding document), complaining that, in addition to being persecuted on the works, he has now been put in prison, and begging that he may be released. [B.C. 256-255.] 4 in. X ...
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Letter [from Philonides to his father Cleon, as appears from other letters in the same hand], expressing the warmest wishes for his welfare, and urging him to take holiday from his official duties. Circ. B.C. 256. 9 ½ in. X 13 in. Imperfect; written ...
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LETTER to Cleon from Alexander, with reference to some payments that are to be made; the mutilation of the papyrus leaves the details doubtful. Circ. B.C. 256. 5 ¾ in. X 73 in. Imperfect; written across the papyrus-fibres in a rather large cursive ha...
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(a-f) Six fragments of receipts similar to those given in Papp. 558-565 and belonging to the same series. In one the donkey-driver Horus is mentioned. [B.C. 227-226.] 3 ½ in. X 2 ¼ in., 2 ¾ in. X 2 ¾ in., 2 in. X 2 ½ in., 7 in. X 2 ½ in., in. X 1 ¾ i...
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MEMORIA from Petubastis and Petechon to Theodorus (the chief commissioner of works), asking him to write to Theodorus the oeconomus on their behalf; the precise favour to be asked is lost through the mutilation of the papyrus. Circ. B.C. 241. 4 in. X...
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FRAGMENT of a letter, perhaps official. 3rd cent. B.C. 3 ½ in. X 3 ½ in. Imperfect; in a medium-sized semi-cursive hand. [Not printed in P.P.]
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PETITION addressed to Dionysodorus, of the division of Heracleides [in the Arsinoïte nome] by Apollonius, son of Theon, of Ptolemais Nova, complaining of an assault committed upon him by Cotys, son of Evenus, on the 21st Mesoré in the 2nd year [of Pt...
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FRAGMENT of a rhetorical composition, dealing with the subject of friendship, and the stimulus which it may furnish to courage, as illustrated by the example of Achilles and Patroclus. Portions of three columns are preserved. 3rd cent. B.c. 6½ in. X ...
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LETTER from [Clea]rchus to Cleon, enclosing a copy of a letter from a sub-commissioner of works. Two fragments, one containing the greater part of the covering letter, the other part of the enclosure. Circ. B.C. 256-255. 3 in. X 8 in., and 33 in. X 8...
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) Fragment of a prose philosophical treatise on the subject of Humanity, containing portions of four columns. 3rd cent. B.C. 4 ½ in. X 8 ¾ in. Written in a rather large and square uncial hand. [P.P. II. 49 (e).] On the verso are small remains of thre...
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(a) LETTFR from Philonides to his father [Cleon, cf. Papp. 545, 585] on private affairs. 3rd cent. B.C. 4 ¼ in. X 9 ½ in. Nearly perfect; in a broad semi-cursive hand. [P.P. i. 30 (1).] (b and c) Fragments of uncertain character, written in large and...
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(a) PORTION of a register of wills; two fragments, containing parts of three wills, one being that of Antipater of Cyrene and another that of Calas, a Macedonian. The name of the other testator is lost. Dated in the 12th year of Ptolemy, son of Ptole...
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LETTER to Diophanes, apparently from some member of his family, of a similar character to the preceding. Circ. B.C. 260. 5 ¾ in. X 5 in. Written across the papyrus-fibres in a rather large and irregular semi-uncial hand. [P.P. II. 2 (4).]
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ACKNOWLEDGENTS by ship-owners of amounts of corn received from the Dorion for transport down the river. Portions of three receipts are preserved, dated in Choiach and Tubi of the 18th year of Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy Philopator [i.e. Ptolemy Epiphanes...
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(a-e) FIVE fragments of miscellaneous Ptolemaic documents. 3rd cent. B.C. 4 ½ in. X 3 in., 4 ¼ in. X 2 ½ in., 3 ½ in. X 1 ¾ in., 4 in. X 2 ½ in., and 2 ½ in. X 4 in. Frag. a (a receipt) is written in an uncial hand approaching the literary type. [Not...
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) Homer's Iliad, xi. 502-537, with five additional lines, not found in the ordinary texts. Only the endings of ll. 502-517 are preserved, and the beginnings of ll. 518-537. The additional lines follow ll. 504, 509, 513, 519, and 528. 3rd cent. B.c. 6...
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TAX-REGISTER, including entries for , , , ., apparently paid by orphans. Reference is made to the second year [presumably of Ptolemy Euergetes, = B.C. 246-245, or Philopator, = B.C. 221-220.] Four fragments, the principal one measuring 10 ½ in. X 5 ¼...
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WILL of Peisias, a Lycian, resident in the Arsinoïte nome, and owning property there (in the village of Bubastus) and at Alexandria. It includes a schedule of the rates at which his wife is to have the several articles of her dowry made good to her, ...
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OFFICIAL letter (the names of the parties are lost), asking for the engagement of a certain individual as workman. 3rd cent. B.C. 5 in. X 6 ¾ in. Imperfect, wanting the beginning; in a rather thick and irregular cursive hand. [P.P. II. 15 (3).]
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LETTER from Dionysius to Dorus, enclosing copy of a minute received from Petachonsis, sub-commissioner of works, ordering the appointment of watchmen to patrol the dykes in certain places, with other measures for the safety of the embankments. Dated ...
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(a) RECEIPT from Horus, a donkey-driver, to Charmus for necessaries for his beasts. [B.C. 227-226.] 1 ¾ in. X 4 in. Imperfect at the bottom; written in a rough cursive hand. [P.P. II. 25 (d).] (b) Portion of receipt [probably from Horus to Charmus fo...
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) Fragment of a tragedy, relating to Agamemnon and the delay of the Greeks at Aulis; the beginnings of 17 lines are preserved. 3rd cent. B.C. 5 in. X 2 ½ in. Written in a rather large semi-uncial hand. [P.P. i. 3 (2).]Poetry: Fragments of dramas: 3rd...
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PORTION of a register of wills, containing parts of two wills. The second, which is nearly perfect, is the will of Aphrodisius son of Heracleides, dated at Crocodilopolis in the Arsinoïte nome, the 1st Xandicus in the 22nd year of Ptolemy, son of Pto...
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RECEIPT from Cephalon, a livery-stable keeper, to Charmus for payment of the hire of horses engaged for the use of Asclepiades the , in accordadce with the order of Artemon the in Ptolemais; dated the 24th Tubi in the 21st year [of Ptolemy Euergetes,...
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FRAGMENTS of an account, of uncertain character. 3rd cent. B.C. Eight fragments of various sizes, the height of the papyrus being 12 ¼ inches; in a small cursive hand, in much faded ink. [P.P. II. 39 (h).]
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FRAGMENT from the beginning of a business document, containing a date in the 36th year of Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy Soter [i.e. Philadelphus, = B.C. 250-249]. 2 ½ in. X 7½ in. Written across the papyrus-fibres in a rather small cursive hand, in faded i...
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(a) LETTER to Cleon from the quarrymen in Pastoutis, reporting that they have finished the piece of work assigned to them, and asking that labourers may be sent to clear away the sand from another spot, in order that they may get at the rock and be a...
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PETITION to Cleon [cf. Papp. 510-520] from the foremen of the quarrymen, complaining that in spite of the promises of Apollonius the , they have not received certain supplies of which they have immediate need. Dated file 19th Pachon in the 30th year ...
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MEMORANDUM from Cleon to Diotimus with regard to certain charges in silver and copper money, apparently connected with taxation; but the exact purport is lost through mutilation. Circ. B.C. 255-254 (the 31st year being mentioned). 9 in. X 8 ½ in. Imp...
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OFFICIAL letter from Heracleides to Sop[ater?], instructing him to advance a certain quantity of corn to the cultivators, through the medium of the and the , with (apparently) a schedule of the several advances. Dated the 1st Athur in the 25th year [...
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FRAGMENT of a drama, containing portions of 20 lines (a complete column). 3rd cent. B.C. 7 ½ in. X 3 in. Mutilated; in a medium-sized uncial hand, rather irregular, and with a peculiar form of . [P.P. II. 49 (c).]Poetry: Fragments of dramas: 3rd cent...
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