Identity area
Reference code
CA OTUTF MS COLL 00175
Title
Papyri Collection
Date(s)
- 3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D. (Creation)
Level of description
Manuscript Collection
Extent and medium
36 pieces in 5 boxes (accession 1);
64 boxes (accession 2)
64 boxes (accession 2)
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The first accession (1901-1906) of this collection consists of papyri from the Fayûm, Hibeh, and Oxyrinchus, Egypt. It includes fragments from classical authors (some with textual interest); legal documents (including marriage contracts, land transfers, tax receipts, a will, various contracts); miscellaneous accounts and receipts; and personal letters. Many are very fragmentary and mutilated. The second accession of Graeco-Roman documents (2004) is largely undescribed. Those papyri housed in glass have been photographed and may be viewed at the 3rd link below.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-request
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English