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Papyrus 653
- Record Id:
- 040-002105037
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x00030f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147469246.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 653
- Title:
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Official Letter (P.Lond. III 653, TM 33770)
- Scope & Content:
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Official letter to Paulus and Papirius from Heracleius, concerning some documents that have been sent. Details are obscure owing to mutilation.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105037 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 653 : Official Letter (P.Lond. III 653, TM 33770) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0359]/040-002105037
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, darker in the right-hand portion, broken off at the bottom and lacking part of the right-hand half; with some surface damage in places and detached scrap. The front bears 21 lines, written along the fibres; from line 10 onwards, the ends of the lines are missing. The preserved margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147469246.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0300
- End Date:
- 0325
- Date Range:
- early 4th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 204 x 106 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 255 x 155 mm.
Script: Large, thin cursive hand, with a slant to the right.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Egypt. Presented with Papyri 651-652 by the Colonel T. L. Fraser in November 1895.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. III 653
- 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. 528.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. 241, no. 653.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 292.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)