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Papyrus 580
- Record Id:
- 040-002104962
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x000285
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147469145.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 580
- Title:
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Official Correspondence (P.Petr. II 39(g), P.Petr. III 53(f), P.Lond. III 580 descr., TM 7472)
- Scope & Content:
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Copy of three official letters concerning wheat.
Letter 1: lines 3-12; mentioning transport to the great river;
Letter 2: lines 13-20; mentioning fodder and the equivalent of wheat;
Letter 3: line 21-end, mentioning Philippus, grain collector (sitologus).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104962 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 580 : Official Correspondence (P.Petr. II 39(g), P.Petr. III 53(f), P.Lond. III 580 descr., TM 7472) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1155]/040-002104962
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with holes and surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. There is one column of 24 lines, broken off at the top; with broad margins on either side and with modern annotation. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147469145.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0299
- End Date:
- -0200
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 187 x 175 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 220 x 220 mm.
Script: Thin cursive end, with a tendency to become smaller and uneven towards the end. Paragraphus marks the conclusion of the letter.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Arsinoite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Gurob, Arsinoite nome, 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 cartonnages found in Gurob by William Matthew Flinders Petrie (b. 1853, d. 1942) in 1889-1890.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. III 580 descr.
P.Petr. II 39(g)
P.Petr. III 53(f) - 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. 516.
The Flinders Petrie papyri, with transcription, commentaries and index. Part II (Dublin: The Academy House 1893), p. 132, no. 39(g).
The Flinders Petrie papyri, with transcription, commentaries and index. Part III (Dublin: The Academy House 1905), p. 149, no. 53(f).
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. xvii, no. 580 descr.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 374.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IV (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1964), p. 68.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)