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Papyrus 170
- Record Id:
- 040-002104551
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000173.0x000360
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143123170.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 170
- Title:
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Receipt for Poll Tax (P.Lond. II 170, TM 19955)
- Scope & Content:
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A receipt acknowledging that Sotas, son of Ptolemaeus, has paid 20 drachmas and surcharges twice on account of the poll-tax of two years.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104551 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 170 : Receipt for Poll Tax (P.Lond. II 170, TM 19955) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0089]/040-002104551
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Small, square-shaped papyrus sheet, slightly damaged at the bottom and top and with few holes; it is written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 9 complete lines. Folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143123170.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0176
- End Date:
- 0176
- Date Range:
- 17 June 176
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 120 x 117 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 165 x 165 mm.
Script: Large, rough and rapid cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: 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 170
- 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. 402.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. 69, no. 170.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 246.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1986), p. 82.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)