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Papyrus 168
- Record Id:
- 040-002104549
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000173.0x00035e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143123153.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 168
- Title:
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Lease of Land (P.Lond. II 168, TM 11638)
- Scope & Content:
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A lease of one arura of an oliveyard near Psenharpsenesis for a period of three years, the lessees being Petesuchus and Apis and the lessor Artemis, daughter of Ptolemaeus, with her husband as a guardian. Ptolemaeus, son of Castor, wrote on behalf of Petesuchus and Apis because they are illiterate.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104549 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 168 : Lease of Land (P.Lond. II 168, TM 11638) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0087]/040-002104549
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Light-brown papyrus sheet, with surface damage in places, lacking the upper right edge and with some holes. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text consists of one column of 21 lines; the second line is slightly indented; some blank space separates the last three lines from the rest of the text. Margins are extant: no space was left to the right; the blank space at the bottom measures 45 mm. A sheet-join running across the fibres along the height of the papyrus is visible at 20-25 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143123153.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0162
- End Date:
- 0162
- Date Range:
- 20 April 162
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 205 x 132 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 280 x 175 mm.
Script: Upright cursive hand, occasionally detached, with a few lines slightly slanting upwards.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Psenharpsenesis, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: 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 168
- 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), pp. 190-191, no. 168.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 262.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)