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CATALOGUE OF THE
GREEK AND LATIN PAPYRI
VOLUME IV
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CA T ALOGUE OF THE
GREEK AND LATIN PAPYRI
IN THE
JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY
MANCHESTER
VOLUME IV .
DOCUMENTS OF THE PTOLEMAIC, ROMAN,
AND BYZANTINE PERIODS
(Nos. 552-717)
EDITED BY
C. H. ROBERTS, F.B.A.
READER IN DOCUMENTARY PAPYROLOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF
OXFORD AND FELLOW OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE
AND
E. G. TURNER, M.A.
PROFESSOR OF PAPYROLOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
WITH SIX PLATES
MANCHESTER
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS
1952
LETTERPRESS AND PLATES
PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD
BY CHARLES BATEY
PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY
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CONTEN-TS
LIST OF PLATES. VlJl
PREFACE . ix
TABLE OF PAPYRI Xl
NOTE ON THE METHOD OF PUBLICATION AND LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xv
ADDENDA AND CORRIGENDA XVll
TEXTS
I. MISCELLANEOUS LITERARY TEXTS (552-3) I
II. DOCUMENTS OF THE PTOLEMAIC PERIOD (ZENON ARCHIVE)
(554-71) 3
III. DOCUMENTS OF THE PTOLEMAIC PERIOD (572-93) 19
IV. DOCUMENTS OF THE ROMAN PERIOD (GREEK) (594-607) 67
V. LA TIN DOCUMENTS (608-15) -. 95
VI. THE ARCHIVE OF THEOPHANES (616-51) . 104
VII. DOCUMENTS OF THE BYZANTINE PERIOD (652-62) 157
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS MINOR DOCUMENTS (663-717) . 174
INDEXES
I. LITERARY TEXTS 183
II. KINGS AND EMPERORS. 183
III. CONSULS AND INDICTIONS 184
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IV. MONTHS AND DAYS
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V. PERSONAL NAMES
VI. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES. 191
VII. RELIGION 193
VIII. OFFICIAL AND MILITARY 194
IX. PROFESSIONS, TRADES, &c. I9S
X. WEIGHTS, MEASURES, COINS. 196
XI. TAXES I97
XII. GENERAL INDEX OF WORDS 197
XIII. PASSAGES DISCUSSED 2II
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LIST OF PLATES
I. 586,588 .
2. 580, 611, 667
3. 601 (recto)
at the end
4. 601 (verso)
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6. 613, 637 (pp. 143-5)
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PREFACE
T volume includes all the Greek and Latin papyri at present in the pos
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session of the Library which have not previously been published in the
catalogue and thus concludes the undertaking begun by A. S. Hunt in
1911. With two exceptions (552-3) the texts here presented are all documents and
range from the middle of the third century to the seventh century some
B.C. A.D.;
were among the earliest acquisitions of the Library, others were acquired either
through Rendel Harris in or B. P. Grenfell in Apart from the small
1917 1920.
group of papyri belonging to the famous Zenon archive and published by C. C.
of
Edgar in The Bulletin the John Rylands Library, XVIII (I934), only nos.
583, 589, 599, 607, 609, and 613 have been independently published; they are re
printed here for the sake of completeness, and while our own publications have
naturally been rewritten we have reproduced unchanged the wording of Edgar's
edition, placing in square brackets any additions that the lapse of time has made
necessary.
Work on this volume was begun some years before the war, but its publication
would have been considerably delayed if Professor Turner had not consented in
1946 to share with me the editing of these texts. Professor Turner is responsible
for almost all the Ptolemaic and Roman texts as I am for the Archive of Theo
phanes and the majority of the Byzantine texts; tlle Latin texts were divided
between us. It hardly needs saying that throughout we have worked closely
together.
Before the war preliminary work on some of the Ptolemaic texts was done by
Professor F. M. Heichelheim; any places where we have availed ourselves of his
work are recorded in the notes. TWe have been fortunate in being able to consult
on a number of points Professor A. H. M. Jones and Mr. T. C. Skeat. Finally,
we should like to express our gratitude to the Governors and to the officers, past
and present, of the Library, to the former for undertaking in such times so costly
a publication, and to the latter for affording us every assistance in our work.
c.
H. ROBERTS
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE
OXFORD
February I95I
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TABLE OF PAPYRI
552. Hexameters. Second century B.C. I
553. Latin Prose Fragment Third century A. D. 2
554. Heading of a List of Goods c. 258 B.C. 3
555. Letter from Amyntas (?) to Apollonius 257 B.C. 4
556. Letter from Addaeus to Zenon 257 B.C. 5
557. Letter from Numenius to Zenon 257 B.C. 6
558. Letter from Criton to Zenon . 257 B.C. 6
559. Letter from Maron to Zenon. 257 B.C. 7
560. Letter from A pollonius to Zenon 256 B.C. 8
561- Letter from Etearchus to Zenon 251 B.C. S
562. Letter from Bubalus to Zenon 251 B.C. 9
563. Letter from Pataecion to Zenon 250 B.C. 10
564. Account of Wine . 250 B.C. I I
565. Letter from Deinon to Zenon. 250 B.C. 13
566. Letter to Zenon 249 B.C. 13
567. Letter from Dioscurides to Zenon Middle third century B.C. 14
568. Letter from Philinus to Zenon Middle third century B.C. 15
569. Petition to Zenon from Patumis Middle third century B.C. 16
570. Petition to Zenon. Middle third century B.C. I7
571. Account of Crops. Middle third century B.C •. 17
572. Official Correspondence Second century B.C •• 19
573. Official Letter 231 B.C •. 23
574. Letter on the Drug Tax Late first century B.C. 23
575. Declaration by a Farmer of the Tax on Fruit-Trees 235 B.C •• 24
576. Certificates of Unloading of River Boats in Alexandria Third century B.C. 26
577. Petition to the Strategus from an Embalmer 146 or 133 B.C. 27
578. Petition of a Jew' . c. 58 B.C. 29
579. Petition to Strategus First century B.C. 30
580. Assignment of Burial Benefit. First century B.C. 31
581. Sale of Dovecot and Uncultivated Land 12 I B.C. 33
582. Agreement for Cession and Cultivation 42 B.C. 37
583. Lease of a Vineyard 170 B.C. 38
584. Loan on Mortgage Late third century B.C. 46
585. Contract of Loan and Assignment of Salary on Oath. Early second century B.C. 47
586. Deed of Loan c. 99 B.C. 50
587. Deed of Loan 87 B.C. 52
588. Indemnification of Loan 78 B.C. 54
589. Ledger of Debts and Scheme of Lunar Months 180 B.C. 56
590. Resolution of a Synodos ? temp. Cleopatra 63
591. Private Accounts . Late third century B.C. 64
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592. Letter about Shipbuilding Timber Late third century B.C. 65
593. Business Letter 35 B.C. 66
594. Taxation Totals for Karanis . A.D. 145/6 or 167/8. 67
595. List of Missing Persons A.D. 57 69
596. Return of Uninundated Land A.D. 204 . 76
597. Draft of a Registration of Property A.D. 90 78
598. Petition A.D. 73 78
599. Application for Admission to the Gerousia A.D. 226 . 79
600. Offer to Lease Olive Crop and Grant of Lease. 8 B.C. 81
601. Lease of Cleruchic Land 26 B.C. 83
602. Loan . 25 B.C. 85
603. Private Letter 7 B.C. 86
604. Confidential Letter Third century A.D. 87
605. Private Letter Third century A.D. 89
606. Business Letter Late third century A.D. 90
607. Letter on the Currency. Late third century A.D. 92
608. Official Letter of Introduction First half of second century A.D. 95
609. Official Letter A.D. 505 . 96
610. Bilingual Request to the Prefect A.D. 223 . 98
611. Declaration by a Veteran A.D. 87/88 99
612. Marriage Contract Early second century A.D .. 100
613. Private Letter Second century !O3
614. Private Letter Late second century . !O3
615. Official Letter Fourth century !O3
616. Taxation List of the Province of Aegyptus Iovia A.D. 312 . !O8
617. Petition to the Emperors IA.D. 3 I7 110
618. Petition to the Emperors C. A.D. 3 I7 rr2
619. Petition to the Emperors ? A.D. 3 I 3 112
620. Petition to the Emperor Early fourth century 112
621. Petition to the Emperors? Early fourth century 112
622. Fragments similar to 618-21 Early fourth century
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623. Latin Letter of Introduction A.D. 317-24 113
624. Letter from Hephaistion and Horigenes to
Theophanes A.D. 317-24 113
625. Letter from Theophanes to Anusius A.D. 317-24 I 15
626. Letter from Theophanes A.D·3I7-24 116
627-8. Travel Accounts I: Lists and Accounts for the
Outward Journey A.D. 317-24 117
629. Travel Accounts II: Antioch. A.D. 317-24 125
630-7. Travel Accounts III: Antioch and the Return
Journey (= 630 *) A.D. 317-24 132
638. Itinerary A.D·3I7-24 148
639. Monthly Accounts ?A.D·317-24· 149
640. Account of Wine Early fourth century A.D. 151
641. Account of Wine Early fourth century A.D. 152
642. Building Account. Early fourth century A.D. 154
643. Accounts Early fourth century A.D. ISS