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Papyrus 479
- Record Id:
- 040-002104850
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x000193
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143128451.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 479
- Title:
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Private Letter (P.Lond. II 479, TM 31220)
- Scope & Content:
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A private letter from Tithioeis to Irenion mentioning the delivery of some camels for the prefect. Greetings to Ammonas and the recipient’s children conclude the letter.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104850 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 479 : Private Letter (P.Lond. II 479, TM 31220) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0348]/040-002104850
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Complete papyrus sheet, torn in places and written on one side along the fibres. The lower margin measures 65 mm. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143128451.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0200
- End Date:
- 0299
- Date Range:
- 3rd century?
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 225 x 100 mm, mounted in a glass case measuring 280 x 140 mm.
Script: Small cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: 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 479
- 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. 498.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. XLII and pp. 255-256, no. 479.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin–Leipzig: K. J. Trübner 1922), p. 266.
N. Gonis, “Notes on Some Private Letters“, in Comunicazioni. Istituto Papirologico "G. Vitelli", 2 (1997), pp. 44-61 (p. 51).
Metadata provided by the 2018 Heidelberg Research Webinar on BL Greek Papyri, funded by the MWK Baden-Württemberg and taught by R. Ast and L. Berkes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)