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Papyrus 1041
- Record Id:
- 040-002104859
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x0001bb
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143122565.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1041
- Title:
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Private Letter (P.Lond. III 1041, TM 39588)
- Scope & Content:
-
Letter with no address from an unnamed sender, who asks the recipient to reconcile with him straightaway.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104859 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1041 : Private Letter (P.Lond. III 1041, TM 39588) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0998]/040-002104859
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Papyrus slip, complete and well preserved, written on one side across the fibres; the back is blank. There are four lines, and all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143122565.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0100
- End Date:
- 0199
- Date Range:
- 7th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 90 x 342 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 140 x 395 mm.
Script: Proficient and large sloping cursive hand; the ink has turned brown; lines tend to incline upwards.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 884-1178 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 8 June 1901.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. III 1041
- Publications:
-
Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1900-1905 (London: British Museum 1907), p. 441.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. 284, no. 1041.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)