List of plates; Preface; Part I. Literary and Subliterary Papyri: 1. Ilias K 372-443 Gunther Poethke; 2. The ancient title of the Ad Demonicum Susan A. Stephens; 3. Gnomology William Brashear; 4. Euclid, Elements I, Definitions 1-10 Sir Eric Turner, David H. Fowler, Ludwig Koenen and Louise C. Youtie; 5. Papyri of medical contents Ann Ellis Hanson; 6. Istruzioni dietetiche e farmacologiche Isabella Andorlini; Part II. Documentary Papyri: 7. Six de Mouchis Jean Scherer; 8. Receipts for wool and a woollen garment, 215-213 BC P. J. Sijpesteijn; 9. Frammenti di documenti agoranomici tolemaici della British Library Gabriella Messeri; 10. Publius Petronius, Augustan prefect of Egypt Roger S. Bagnall; 11. Affitto di un uliveto Manfredo Manfredi; 12. A ration-warrant for an adiutor memoriae John R. Rea, Robert P. Salomons and Klaas A. Worp; 13. The earliest occurrence of the exactor civitatis in Egypt J. David Thomas; Part III. Papyrological Studies: 14. Sulla datazione di P. Wash. Univ. 4: un epistratego in piu, un prefetto d'Egitto in meno Guido Bastianini; 15. Aigialos, la 'terre riveraine' en Egypte, d'apres la documentation papyrologique Danielle Bonneau; 16. Le epigrafi di Terenouthis e la peste Gerardo Casanova; 17. The papyri and the Greek language Francis T. Gignac; 18. Zum Amt des im romischen Aegypten Dieter Hagedorn; 19. House and household in Roman Egypt Deborah W. Hobson; 20. Donatio ante nuptias and Jewish dowry additions Ranon Katzoff; 21. Village shepherds and social tension in Byzantine Egypt James G. Keenan; 22. Giovanna Menci; 23. Problemi di datazione: Tiberio Orsolina Montevecchi; 24. A roll upon his knees G. M. Parassoglou; 25. Aurelios Apollonios alias Dionysios, ginnasiarco ad Ossirinco Paola Pruneti; 26. Furlough in the Roman army M. P. Speidel.