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Papyrus 217
- Record Id:
- 040-002104598
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000173.0x00038f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143123950.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 217
- Title:
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Acknowledgment of Grain Received (P.Lond. II 217, TM 11653)
- Scope & Content:
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A receipt issued by Sarapammon and the other grain collectors (sitologi) of the village of Herakleia, acknowledging that they have received 8 artabas of wheat on account of the klerouchoi (holders of allotments of land) of the village.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104598 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 217 : Acknowledgment of Grain Received (P.Lond. II 217, TM 11653) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0136]/040-002104598
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, complete, with small holes located in the middle and slight surface damage. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank; the text is complete and consists of 17 lines. All margins are extant, with the right being minimal. The blank space at the bottom measures 55-60 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143123950.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0213
- End Date:
- 0213
- Date Range:
- 3 June 213
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 197 x 184 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 250 x 135 mm.
Script: Thick and rapid cursive hand, with a tendency to become smaller at the ends of the lines, slightly uneven.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Herakleia, meris of Themistos, Arsinoite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Arsinoite nome (?), Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 216-228 from the Reverend Greville John Chester (b. 1830, d. 1892) on 14 May 1892.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. II 217
- 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. 412.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. 93, no. 217, with pl. 81.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 249.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)