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Papyrus 469
- Record Id:
- 040-002104840
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x000189
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143128281.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 469
- Title:
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Customs-House Receipts (P.Lond. II 469a-b, TM 11752, 28053)
- Scope & Content:
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Lower Papyrus (P.Lond. II 469a, TM 11752): Receipt acknowledging that a certain Valerius has paid the customs dues at the gate of Philadelphia on account of the tax for the protection of desert routes. Dated to 25 December 133. With remains of the seal.
Upper Papyrus (P.Lond. II 469b, TM 28053): A second-century receipt acknowledging that Anubion has paid the customs dues at the gate of Karanis on account of the tax for the harbour of Memphis. Dated to 30 Mecheir (Nov. 24 or 25), year four of an unnamed emperor.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104840 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 469 : Customs-House Receipts (P.Lond. II 469a-b, TM 11752, 28053) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0338]/040-002104840
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two small papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in one glass case.
Lower papyrus (A): Papyrus sheet of small size, complete; the text, which runs along the fibres, occupies the upper half of the sheet. All margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 25 mm. Remains of a clay seal are visible. The back is blank.
Upper papyrus (B): Square-shaped papyrus, complete, although slightly damaged at the top. The text, running across the fibres on one side, is complete. The margins are minimal.
- Digitised Content:
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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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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus; Clay.
Dimensions: A (Lower papyrus): 56 x 38 mm; B (Upper papyrus): 45 x 44 mm. Housed in a glass case measuring 155 x 95 mm.
Script: A (Lower papyrus): Thin, uneven and rough cursive hand; B (Upper papyrus): Thick, rapid cursive hand, sloping to the right.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: A. Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. B: Karanis, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome Egypt.
Provenance: A: Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. B: Karanis, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 465-481 from Bernard Pyne Grenfell (b. 1869, d. 1926) in June 1894.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. II 469a
P.Lond. II 469b - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1894-1899 (London: British Museum 1901), p. 496.
Lower Papyrus (A)
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. 85, no. 469a.
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. 43).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1986), p. 85.
Upper Papyrus (B)
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. 86, no. 469b.
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 (pp. 45, 48).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1986), p. 86.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1995), p. 131.
H. Parkins, C. J. Smith, Trade, Traders, and the Ancient City (London-New York: Routledge 1998), p. 174.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)