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Papyrus 768
- Record Id:
- 040-002105157
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x000002
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147463153.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 768
- Title:
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Letter to a Prefect (P.Oxy. I 122, P.Lond. III 768 descr., TM 31348)
- Scope & Content:
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A private letter from Gaianus to the prefect (eparchos) Agenor, confirming that he received what the recipient had dispatched, and apologising for not having been able as yet to catch the wild animals he had asked for, due to the little number of soldiers with him. With endorsement on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105157 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 768 : Letter to a Prefect (P.Oxy. I 122, P.Lond. III 768 descr., TM 31348) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0783]/040-002105157
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Incomplete papyrus sheet, lacking part of its lower portion and the left-hand upper part, written on both sides along the fibres, the back only having one broken line. A kollesis (sheet-join) is at c. 3 cm from the left-hand side, with the fibres of the first sheet being perpendicular to the ones of the second sheet. Housed in one glass case. Number 122 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy I.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147463153.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 275
- End Date:
- 399
- Date Range:
- late 3rd or 4th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 260 x 180 mm. Housed in one glass case measuring 310 x 235 mm.
Script: Large, thin hand, with occasional letters of Latin forms. Rough breathings and diaeresis occur.
- 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 768 descr.
P.Oxy. I 122 - 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. 189-190, no. 122.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. XXXIII, no. 768 descr.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Strassburg: K. J. Trübner 1913), p. 316.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten X (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1998), p. 135.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)