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Papyrus 157
- Record Id:
- 040-002104538
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000173.0x000341
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143123068.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 157
- Title:
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Private Letter (P.Lond. II 157a, TM 28010), and Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. II 157b, TM 31207)
- Scope & Content:
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Upper papyrus (P.Lond. II 157a, TM 28010): An order to some slaves to return what was stolen from the house of a fellow-slave, a camel-herd, or else to bring everything to the sender.
Lower Papyrus (P.Lond. II 157b, TM 31207): Fragmentary receipt acknowledging that Ammonous has received 8 artabas of barley from Apeilas on account of one arura and a half of land near Psenharpsenesis that Apeilas is renting from her.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104538 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 157 : Private Letter (P.Lond. II 157a, TM 28010), and Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. II 157b, TM 31207) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0076]/040-002104538
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.
Upper papyrus (Papyrus 157 A): complete, with few wormholes along the vertical folds and the upper and right edges. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 65 mm.
Lower papyrus (Papyrus 157 B): broken off at the bottom and damaged on top, having lost its upper margin. The text runs along the fibres on one side, with the back blank. The left margin is extant; no margin was left to the right. A few wormholes are visible.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143123068.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- 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:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 133 x 94 mm; B: 107 x 102 mm. Housed in a glass case measuring 305 x 155 mm.
Script: A: Thin, sloping hand of fair size, detached, with some ligatured sequences of letters; B: Rough, sloping hand of medium size, thicker in places, occasionally detached.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: A: Egypt. B: Arsinoite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: A: Egypt; B: Arsinoite nome, Egypt. Both papyri were 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 157a
P.Lond. II 157b - 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. 399.
A:
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. 255, no. 157a.
J. A. Straus, ‘Esclaves malfaiteurs dans l'Egypte romaine’, in G. Tallet, Ch. Zivie-Coche (eds.), Le myrte et la rose. Mélanges offerts à Françoise Dunand par ses élèves, collègues et amis (CENIM 9) (2014), pp. 23-31 (p. 24).
B:
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), pp. 216-217, no. 157b.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)