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Papyrus 144
- Record Id:
- 040-002104525
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000173.0x000334
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143122859.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 144
- Title:
- Letter from Alexander to Athenodorus (P.Lond. II 144, TM 28005)
- Scope & Content:
- A letter from Alexander to his master Athenodorus complaining that he has had no food for two days and could not dine with unspecified nomarchs. He requests provisions and not to be left uncared for.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104525 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 144 : Letter from Alexander to Athenodorus (P.Lond. II 144, TM 28005) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0063]/040-002104525
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Fragment of a papyrus sheet broken off at the bottom, but with left, right, and top margins preserved, the side ones being minimal, the upper one measuring approximately 27 mm; written on one side along the fibres. 15 complete lines of text are preserved and traces of an additional line are visible. The papyrus was folded before the ink was dry, and the writing is consequently blotted. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143122859.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0100
- End Date:
- 0299
- Date Range:
- 2nd century-3rd century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 152 x 144 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 205 x 165 mm.
Script: semi-cursive hand of medium size.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 139-176 from the Reverend Greville John Chester (b. 1830, d. 1892) on 2 February 1891.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. II 144
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1888-1893 (London: British Museum 1894), p. 397.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. XIII and p. 253, no. 144.
Berichtigungsliste der Griechischen Papyrusurkunden in Ägypten I (Berlin und Leipzig: Walter de Gruyter & Co. 1922), p. 266.
U. Wilcken, 'Neue Nachträge zu P. Lond. II', Archiv für Papyrusforschung 3 (1906), pp. 232-246 (p. 245).
Metadata provided by the 2018 Heidelberg Research Webinar on BL Greek Papyri, funded by the MWK Baden-Württemberg and taught by R. Ast and L. Berkes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)