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Papyrus 77
- Record Id:
- 040-002104477
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000173.0x00030a
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100058108308.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 77
- Title:
- The Will of Abraham, Bishop of Hermonthis (P. Lond. I. 77; TM 39851)
- Scope & Content:
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The Will of Abraham, Bishop of Hermonthis, or Harment, anchoret of the Memnonium [Djeme, near Thebes], son of Sabinus and Rebecca, bequeathing the cell of St. Phoebammon and all his property to Victor, priest and monk. Attested by the Bishop; by the scribe, Joseph son of John, who wrote the document for the Bishop.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104477 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 77 : The Will of Abraham, Bishop of Hermonthis (P. Lond. I. 77; TM 39851) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0689]/040-002104477
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 sheet, writing on one side only, mounted in glass.
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100058108308.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0600
- End Date:
- 0625
- Date Range:
- 600-625
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
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Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus
Dimensions: One sheet, 1118x355 mm, mounted in glass.
Ruling: Written in one column containing 87 lines.
Script: Large cursive.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Monastery of Phoebammon, Castrum Memnonium (Djeme), Thebes, Egypt.
Provenance: Found in the ruins of the Monastery of Phoebammon in Djeme and sold to the Reverend Henry Stobart (b. 1824, d. 1895), who sold it to the British Museum on 8 January, 1857.
- Former Internal References:
- P. Lond. I. 77
- Administrative Context:
- Monastery of Phoebammon, Castrum Memnonium (Djeme), Thebes, Egypt
- Information About Copies:
- Complete digital coverage available for this manuscript: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Papyrus_77
- Publications:
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Charles Wycliffe Goodwin, 'Curiosities of Law. 1. Conveyancing among the Copts of the Eighth Century,' The Law Magazine and Law Review 122 (1859), 237-248.
Catalogue of additions to the manuscripts in the British Museum in the years 1854-1860 II. (London: British Museum 1877), 831.
Carl Wessely, 'Griechische Papyri des British Museum', Wiener Studien 9 (1887), pp. 233–278: 235-240.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum I. (London: British Museum, 1893), 231-236.
Leopold Wenger, 'Eine Schenkung auf den Todesfall,' Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stifung für Rechtsgeschichte Romanistische Abteilung 32 (1911), pp. 325–37
Ludwig Mitteis, Grundzüge und Chrestomathie der Papyruskunde, 2. bd. Juristischer teil: Chrestomathie (Leipzig: Teubner, 1912), pp. 370-373. no. 319.
Hans Lewald, 'Review of Jean Maspero, Papyrus grecs d’époque byzantine (Cairo, 1912)', in Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stifung für Rechtsgeschichte Romanistische Abteilung 33 (1912), 620-628.(1912), 620–28
Friedrich Preisigke, Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten. I, (Berlin/Leipzig, 1922), p. 241.
Friedrich Bilabel, 'Zu dem Testament des Bischofs Abraham von Hermonthis,' Orientalische Literaturzeitung 27 (1924), pp. 701–4.
Artur Steinwenter, 'Die Rechtsstellung der Kirchen und Klöster nach den Papyri,' Stifung für Rechtsgeschichte Romanistische Abteilung 50 (1930), pp. 1–50: 12.
Artur Steinwenter, 'Byzantinische Mönchstestamente,' Aegyptus 12 (1932), pp. 55–64.
Martin Krause, 'Die Testamente der Äbte des Phoibammon-Klosters in Theben,' Mitteilungen des deutschen Archaeologischen Instituts zu Kairo 25 (1969), pp. 57–69.
Martin Krause, 'Zur Lokalisierung und Datierung koptischer Denkmäler. Das Tafelbild des Bischofs Abraham,' Zeitschrift der Ägyptischen Sprache 97 (1971), pp. 106–11.
Martin Krause, 'Die Disziplin Koptologie,' in: R. McL. Wilson (ed), The Future of Coptic Studies, (Leiden: Brill, 1978), pp. 11–22.
Martin Krause, 'Zwei Phoibammon-Klöster in Theben-West,' Mitteilungen des deutschen Archaeologischen Instituts zu Kairo 37 (1981), pp. 261–66.
Martin Krause, 'Die Beziehungen zwischen den beiden Phoibammon-Klöstern auf dem thebanischen Westufer,' Bulletin de la Scoiete d'Archeologie Copte 27 (1985), pp. 31–44.
John Thomas and Angela Constantinides, Byzantine Monastic Foundation Documents: A Complete Translation of the Surviving Founders' Typika and Testaments, (Washington: DOAKS, 200), pp. 51-58.
Elisabeth R. O'Connell, 'Transforming Monumental Landscapes in Late Antique Egypt. Monastic Dwellings in Legal Documents from Western Thebes', Journal of Early Christian Studies 15 (2007), pp. 239-274.
Egypt: Faith After the Pharaohs, (London: British Museum, 2015), p. 95. no. 101
- Exhibitions:
- Egypt: Faith after the Pharoahs, British Museum, London, 29 October 2015 - 7 February 2016
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)