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Add MS 33999
- Record Id:
- 032-001628200
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001628200
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x0001f9
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 33999
- Title:
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Documents (TM 131550)
- Scope & Content:
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Twelve broken portions of waxen books. One fragment refers to the testamentary dispositions of Julius Serenus, a soldier, deceased, and to his infant son. Some of the unwaxed backs bear faint writing in ink.
The pieces make up one complete diptych, one fragmentary triptych, and three odd pieces.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
Greek Manuscripts - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001628200", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 33999: Documents (TM 131550)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001628200
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001628200
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
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Wax tablets, consisting of twelve broken portions of waxen books, bearing Greek writing inscribed with a stylus. Some of the unwaxed backs bear faint writing in ink.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0100
- End Date:
- 0199
- Date Range:
- 2nd century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Wood.
Dimensions: 1: 53 x 144 x 9 mm; 2: 83 x 170 x 4 mm; 3: 39 x 131 x 4 mm; 4: 58 x 130 x 6 mm; 5: 55 x 130 x 5 mm; 6: 45 x 167 x 4 mm; 7: 45 x 148 x 4 mm; 8: 45 x 169 x 5 mm; 9: 37 x 168 x 4 mm; 10: 4 x 168 x 4 mm; 11: 60 x 171 x 4 mm; 12: 58 x 131 x 4 mm.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Egypt. Purchased in 1891.
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1888-1893 (London: Trustees of the British Museum 1894), p. 159.
W. Brashear & F. Hoogendijk, ‘Corpus tabularum lignearum ceratarumque Aegyptiarum’, Enchoria, 17 (1990), p. 37.
K. Worp, A New Survey of Greek, Coptic, Demotic and Latin Tabulae Preserved from Classical Antiquity (Leiden-Leuven: Trismegistos Online Publications 2012; Version 1.0), p. 30, no. 180.
Metadata provided by The Center for the Tebtunis Papyri, University of California, Berkeley.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)