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Papyrus 615
- Record Id:
- 040-002104999
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x0002c9
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147469205.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 615
- Title:
- Part of a Contract (SB XVIII 13848, P.Lond. III 615 descr., TM 256)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragmentary copy of a contract drawn up in the notarial office in Pathyris, concerning a division of property and dated to 24 August or 25 February 128 BC. One of the parties is Didymus son of Menon. With summary on the other side.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104999 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 615 : Part of a Contract (SB XVIII 13848, P.Lond. III 615 descr., TM 256) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1426]/040-002104999
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off to the left and right and damaged at the top; written on both sides and with traces of plaster residue. On one side there are portions of 20 lines running across the fibres; the lower margin measures 35 mm; on the other side, there are 3 lines running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147469205.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0128
- End Date:
- -0128
- Date Range:
- 128 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 149 x 85 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 205 x 130 mm.
Script: Thick semi-cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Pathyris (Gebelein), Pathyrite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Pathyris (Gebelein), Pathyrite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 605-650 from Bernard Pyne Grenfell (b. 1869, d. 1926) on 9 November 1895.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. III 615 descr.
SB XVIII 13848 - 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. 522.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum, 1907), p. xx, no. 615 descr.
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten. BandXVIII (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1993), no. 13848.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten XII (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2009), p. 222.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)