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Papyrus 206
- Record Id:
- 040-002104587
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000173.0x000384
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143123674.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 206
- Title:
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Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. II 206a descr., TM 19968; P.Lond. II 206b, TM 28024; P.Lond. II 206c, TM 11650; P.Lond. II 206d, TM 28025)
- Scope & Content:
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Top left papyrus (A), (P.Lond. II 206a descr., TM 19968): Fragment of a document of uncertain nature, listing names and dated to 56-57. Unpublished.
Top right papyrus (B), (P.Lond. II 206b, TM 28024):
Recto: A second-century list with names of people and sums stated in drachmas and obols.
Verso: Further accounts, with names and amounts of artabas of wheat, and account of expenses. Unpublished.
Bottom left papyrus (C), (P.Lond. II 206c, TM 11650): Receipt acknowledging that Sarapion has paid the customs-dues on three camels passing the gate of Karanis. Dated to 2 January 177.
Bottom right papyrus (D), (P.Lond. II 206d, TM 28025): A second-century receipt acknowledging the payment of the customs-dues on two donkeys passing the gate of Soknopaiou Nesos with a load of vetch. The year 9 of an unnamed emperor is mentioned.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104587 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 206 : Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. II 206a descr., TM 19968; P.Lond. II 206b, TM 28024; P.Lond. II 206c, TM 11650; P.Lond. II 206d,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0125]/040-002104587
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Four papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass case.
Top left papyrus (A): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off to the right, damaged by holes, especially along the horizontal folds; it bears writing on one side, the back being blank. There are 6 lines written across the fibres, lacking the endings. Upper, lower and left margins are extant.
Top right papyrus (B): Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off to the right (front) and with surface damage throughout. Writing runs across the fibres on both sides. The front bears one column and the left portion of another column, with upper, left and lower margins being extant; the back preserves 6 lines.
Bottom left papyrus (C): Small sheet, complete, with little surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text occupies the upper half of the sheet; there are 6 lines, complete. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 35 mm.
Bottom right papyrus (D): Small, light-brown papyrus, complete but damaged along the edges; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 7 lines, complete.
- Digitised Content:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0000
- End Date:
- 0199
- Date Range:
- 1st century-2nd century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 131 x 88 mm; B: 124 x 76 mm; C: 79 x 63 mm; D: 67 x 46 mm. Housed in a glass case measuring 280 x 230 mm.
Script: A: Rapid, thin cursive hand; B: Recto: Sloping, somewhat thick hand, detached in places; Verso: Neat and regular cursive hand, with detached letters; C: Neat and regular cursive hand of small size; D: Somewhat rough cursive hand, with a slant to the right.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: A-B: Egypt. C: Karanis, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. D: Soknopaiou Nesos (Dimeh), meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: A-B: Egypt. C: Karanis, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. D: Soknopaiou Nesos (Dimeh), meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, 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 206a descr.
P.Lond. II 206b
P.Lond. II 206c
P.Lond. II 206d - 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. 409.
A
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. xix, no. 206a descr.
B
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. 248, no. 206b.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 265.
C
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. 85, no. 206c.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 248.
A. E. Samuel, ‘Six Papyri from Hamilton College’, The Journal of Juristic Papyrology 13 (1961), pp. 33-51 (p. 45).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1995), p. 126.
D
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. 86, no. 206d.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 248.
A. E. Samuel, ‘Six Papyri from Hamilton College’, The Journal of Juristic Papyrology 13 (1961), pp. 33-51 (p. 45).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1995), p. 126.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)