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Papyrus 763
- Record Id:
- 040-002105152
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x0003dd
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147463104.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 763
- Title:
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Agreement for Sale of Two Slaves (P.Oxy. I 94, P.Lond. III 763 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 344, TM 20753)
- Scope & Content:
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Agreement between Marcus Antonius Ptolemaeus and Dionysius, son of Theon, from Oxyrhynchus, whereby Dionysius is being appointed as the agent for the sale of two slaves belonging to Ptolemaeus, Diogas alias Nilus, aged 40, and Diogas, aged 30. Dated in the 3rd year of Domitian, Phaophi 28 (26 October 83).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105152 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 763 : Agreement for Sale of Two Slaves (P.Oxy. I 94, P.Lond. III 763 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 344, TM 20753) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0778]/040-002105152
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Fully preserved papyrus sheet, written along the fibres, with one column of writing occupying less than one third of it, followed by blank space. Mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass frame. Number 94 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147463104.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 83
- End Date:
- 83
- Date Range:
- 26 October 83
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 365 x 105 mm. Housed in one glass case measuring 420 x 155 mm.
Script: Fine, small and thin semi-uncial; a thicker cursive hand in a different ink made a few corrections.
- 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:
- Chrest.Mitt. 344
P.Lond. III 763 descr.
P.Oxy. I 94 - 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), pp. 155-156, no. 94.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. XXXII, no. 763 descr.
L. Mitteis, U. Wilcken, Grundzüge und Chrestomathie der Papyruskunde II.2 (Leipzig-Berlin: B.G. Teubner 1912), p. 392, no. 344.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Strassburg: K. J. Trübner 1913), p. 315.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)