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Papyrus 501
- Record Id:
- 040-002104883
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x0001f2
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147468790.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 501
- Title:
-
Official Letter (P.Petr. I 25(2), P.Petr. III 126, P.Lond. III 501 descr., TM 7594)
- Scope & Content:
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Fragment of an official letter, containing some instructions on the transport of corn. The names of the recipient and sender are lost.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104883 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 501 : Official Letter (P.Petr. I 25(2), P.Petr. III 126, P.Lond. III 501 descr., TM 7594) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1111]/040-002104883
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Fragmentary papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, mid-dark brown, broken off to the left and with some surface damage; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 8 lines, with lines 1-7 lacking the beginnings. The upper and lower margins measure 25 mm and 20 mm respectively; the right margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147468790.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0251
- End Date:
- -0251
- Date Range:
- 18 November 251 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 118 x 204 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 170 x 255 mm.
Script: Thin, upright professional hand of medium size.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Arsinoite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Gurob, Egypt. Presented as part of a lot comprising Papyri 486-603 by Henry Martyn Kennard (b. 1833, d. 1911) in May 1895. The papyri had been extracted from mummy cartonnage found in Gurob by William Matthew Flinders Petrie (b. 1853, d. 1942) in 1889-1890.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. III 501 descr.
P.Petr. I 25(2)
P.Petr. III 126 - 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. 503.
The Flinders Petrie papyri, with transcription, commentaries and index. Part I (Dublin: The Academy House 1891), pp. 70, 73, no. 25(2), with pl. xxv(2).
U. Wilcken, Griechische Ostraka aus Aegypten und Nubien: ein Beitrag zur antiken Wirtschaftsgeschichte (Leipzig-Berlin: Gieseke & Devrient 1899), pp. 76, 400.
The Flinders Petrie papyri, with transcription, commentaries and index. Part III (Dublin: The Academy House 1905), p. 315, no. 126.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. x, no. 501 descr.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 347.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten X (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1998), p. 159.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)