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Papyrus 201
- Record Id:
- 040-002104582
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000173.0x00037f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143123511.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 201
- Title:
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Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 201a, TM 19966), and Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. II 201b descr., TM 40141)
- Scope & Content:
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Left fragment (P.Lond. II 201a, TM 19966): Tax receipt acknowledging the payments made by Pacysis to a tax collector; with signature of Dioscorus at the end. Dated to 19 January 124.
Right fragment: Line ends of a document of uncertain nature, of which little remains. It was formerly attached to the other fragment.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104582 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 201 : Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 201a, TM 19966), and Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. II 201b descr., TM 40141) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0120]/040-002104582
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Two fragments that do not belong together, formerly attached to each other, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.
Left fragment (A): Light-brown sheet of papyrus, broken off at the right, with a darker stain at the top and surface damage throughout; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are portions of 8 lines, lacking the ends.
Right fragment (B): Broken off at the left and top, with surface damage throughout; written on one side across the fibres, and preserving parts of 7 lines lacking the beginnings, with traces of another line at the top. Right and lower margins are extant.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143123511.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0100
- End Date:
- 0199
- Date Range:
- 2nd century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 121 x 49 mm; B: 116 x 54mm. Housed in a glass case measuring 170 x 140 mm.
Script: A: Small and rough cursive hand, with a tendency for lines to incline upwards. B: Medium-sized upright hand, slightly uneven.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 177-208 from L. Paul Philip on 26 March 1891.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. II 201a
P.Lond. II 201b descr. - 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. 408.
A
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), pp. 78-79, no. 201a.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 247.
S. Avogadro, ‘Alcune osservazioni sulle tasse del bestiame nell'Egitlo greco-romano’, Aegyptus 14 (1934), pp. 293-297 (p. 296, n. 1).
R. Ziegler, ‘Bemerkungen zur Datierung dokumentarischer Papyri und Ostraka’, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 114 (1996), pp. 157-161 (p. 160).
B
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. xix, no. 201b descr.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)