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Papyrus 757-758
- Record Id:
- 040-002105146
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x0003d7
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147463056.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 757-758
- Title:
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Declaration on Oath by a Tax Collector (P.Oxy. I 81, P.Lond. III 758 descr., TM 20741), Money Account (P.Lond. III 758v. descr., TM 31961) and Declaration on Oath by a Strategus (P.Oxy. I 82, P.Lond. III 758 descr., TM 31341)
- Scope & Content:
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Upper fragment: Recto (P.Oxy. I 81, P.Lond. III 757 descr., TM 20741): Declaration on oath addressed to Aurelius Dius alias Pertinax, strategus in Oxyrhynchus, from Aurelius Apion, son of Dionysius, before entering upon his duties as a tax collector (praktor argyrikon). Dated in the 2nd year of Marcus Julius Philippus.
Verso (P.Lond. III 758v. descr., TM 31961): Account for part of the month of Epeiph, with sums stated in drachmas, unpublished.
Lower fragment (P.Oxy. I 82, P.Lond. III 758 descr., TM 31341): Fragmentary declaration on oath by a strategus on entering the office. The man will undertake his duties justly and provides Aurelius Ammonius as a surety for his good behaviour.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105146 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 757-758 : Declaration on Oath by a Tax Collector (P.Oxy. I 81, P.Lond. III 758 descr., TM 20741), Money Account (P.Lond. III 758v. descr.,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0774]/040-002105146
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two fragments from different documents, the upper one bearing writing on both sides and broken off at the bottom; the ink on the recto is somewhat rubbed off.
The lower fragment lacks both the upper and the lower portions and bears writing on one side only, the text being written along the fibres.
The fragments are housed together in one glass case. Numbers 81 and 82 in red refer to the publication in P.Oxy I.
- Digitised Content:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0200
- End Date:
- 0299
- Date Range:
- mid 3rd century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Papyrus 757: 85 x 75 mm; Papyrus 758: 60 x 65 mm Housed in one glass case measuring 230 x 130 mm.
Script: Small cursive hands in the declarations, rough semi-uncial hand on the back of Papyrus 757.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt. Presented as part of a lot comprising Papyri 739-834 by the Egypt Exploration Fund in October 1900. Of these, papyri 739-814 form part of the discoveries made by B. P. Grenfell and A. S. Hunt on the site of the ancient Oxyrhynchus.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. III 757 descr.
P.Lond. III 758 descr.
P.Oxy. I 81
P.Oxy. I 82 - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1900-1905 (London: British Museum 1907), pp. 438-439.
Papyrus 757
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Vol. I (London: Egypt Exploration Fund 1898), p. 144, no. 81.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. XXXII, no. 757 descr.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Strassburg: K. J. Trübner 1913), p. 314.
Papyrus 758
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Vol. I (London: Egypt Exploration Fund 1898), pp. 144-145, no. 82.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. XXXII, no. 758 descry.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)