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Papyrus 762
- Record Id:
- 040-002105151
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x0003dc
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147463097.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 762
- Title:
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Order for Payment of Corn (P.Oxy. I 93, P.Lond. III 762 descr., Stud.Pal. VIII 1154, TM 20752)
- Scope & Content:
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Order from Eutrygius to his assistant Dioscorus to pay two artabas of corn to Gorgonius, player of the hydraulic organ. Dated by two eras, in the 38th and 7th years, Thoth 21 (16 January 362).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105151 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 762 : Order for Payment of Corn (P.Oxy. I 93, P.Lond. III 762 descr., Stud.Pal. VIII 1154, TM 20752) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0777]/040-002105151
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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A papyrus sheet written on one side along the fibres, complete; mounted on cardboard in one glass case. Number 93 refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147463097.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 362
- End Date:
- 362
- Date Range:
- 16 January 362
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 58 x 158 mm. Housed in one glass case measuring 110 x 210 mm.
Script: Rough cursive hand.
- 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 762 descr.
P.Oxy. I 93
Stud.Pal. VIII 1154 - 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.
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Vol. I (London: Egypt Exploration Fund 1898), p. 155, no. 93.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. XXXII, no. 762 descr.
Griechische Papyrusurkunden kleineren Formats (P.Kl. Form. II) (Stud.Pal. VIII) (Leipzig: E. Avenarius 1908), no. 1154.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Dioscorus, assistant (boethos), from Oxyrhynchus, fl Mid 4th century
Eutrygius, from Oxyrhynchus, 4th century
Gorgonius, of Oxyrhynchus, player of the hydraulic organ, fl 4th century - Places:
- Oxyrhynchus (Bahnasa), Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt