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Papyrus 165
- Record Id:
- 040-002104546
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000173.0x00035b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143123131.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 165
- Title:
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Three Certificates for Five-Day Work (P.Lond. II 165a-c, TM 11633-11635)
- Scope & Content:
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Three certificates for the requisite five-day work (penthemeros) on the dykes, all of the same date, in the same hand, and signed by Dionysius.
Upper papyrus (P.Lond. II 165a, TM 11633): Certificate issued to Paous, of Soknopaiou Nesos, for the five-day work he performed on the dykes. With the signature of Dionysus at the end.
Mid papyrus (P.Lond. II 165b, TM 11634): Certificate issued to Stotoetis, of Soknopaiou Nesos, for the five-day work he performed on the dykes. With the signature of Dionysus at the end.
Lower papyrus (P.Lond. II 165c, TM 11635): Certificate issued to Papais, of Soknopaiou Nesos, for the five-day work he performed on the dykes. With the signature of Dionysus at the end.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104546 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 165 : Three Certificates for Five-Day Work (P.Lond. II 165a-c, TM 11633-11635) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0084]/040-002104546
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Three papyrus sheets, mounted on cardboard in one glass case.
Upper papyrus (A): Complete, although slightly damaged to the left; the text runs along the fibres on one side and the back is blank; there are four complete lines. All margins are extant.
Mid papyrus (B): Complete, with slight damage along the upper and lower edges, and abraded in places. The text runs along the fibres on one side and consists of 4 complete lines. All margins are extant. The back is blank.
Lower papyrus (C): Complete, with slight damage throughout and lacking a strip of horizontal fibres at the bottom. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; there are 4 complete lines. All margins are extant.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143123131.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0049
- End Date:
- 0049
- Date Range:
- 1 August 49
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 41 x 120 mm; B: 55 x 128 mm; C: 50 x 141 mm. Housed in a glass case measuring 210 x 180 mm.
Script: A-C: Rapid, uneven cursive hand of small size; for the subscription in line 4 of each papyrus, large and rough hand with upright letters, mostly detached.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Soknopaiou Nesos (Dimeh), meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Soknopaiou Nesos (Dimeh), meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, 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 165a
P.Lond. II 165b
P.Lond. II 165c - 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. 401.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. 103, no. 165a-c.
N. Lewis, ‘The First-Century Certificates for Dike-Corvée’, Chronique d'Égypte 34 (1959), pp. 285-288.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten V (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1969), p. 49.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VI (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1976), p. 61.
P. J. Sijpesteijn, Penthemeros-Certificates in Graeco-Roman Egypt (Lugdunum Batavorum: E.J. Brill 1964). pp. 24, 46, nos. 1-3.
G. Casanova, ‘Theadelphia e l'archivio di Harthotes: ricerche su un villaggio egiziano fra il IIIa e il Ip’, Aegyptus 55 (1975), pp. 70-158 (pp. 112).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)