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Papyrus 2481
- Record Id:
- 040-002105515
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x0001a1
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143124717.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2481
- Title:
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Sale of Female Slaves (P.Oxy. XIV 1706, TM 21984) and List of Contracts (P.Oxy. XIV 1726, TM 31796)
- Scope & Content:
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Recto (P.Oxy. XIV 1706, TM 21984): Sale of two female slaves, one of whom is called Aphrodite, the buyer being Sarapias alias Thaesis, from Antinoupolis, acting with her guardian; the sellers and their brother, who is acting as their guardian, are from Oxyrhynchus. A second hand occasionally filled in the blank space that had been left supplying details. Dated to August-September 207.
Verso (P.Oxy. XIV 1726, TM 31796): A fragmentary list of contracts, such as cession and loans, drawn up on various days of the month of Hathyr. Each entry is followed by a sum.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105515 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2481 : Sale of Female Slaves (P.Oxy. XIV 1706, TM 21984) and List of Contracts (P.Oxy. XIV 1726, TM 31796) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1319]/040-002105515
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Fragment of a papyrus sheet, with writing on both sides; on the recto the text runs along the fibres and is complete at the top and left, but is broken off at the bottom and right; the first two lines are also damaged; the left margin measures 15 mm and the upper one 17 mm. On the verso the text runs across the fibres and is broken off at the bottom and left. Housed in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0207
- End Date:
- 0225
- Date Range:
- early 3rd century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 120 x 115 mm. Housed in a glass case measuring 180 x 165 mm.
Script: Recto: Neat, upright hand of small size, with some ligatures; a second hand, rougher and more cursive, supplied words. Verso: Rougher and irregular cursive, with upright letters.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt. Presented with a lot comprising Papyri 2435-2485 by the Egypt Exploration Society on 18 July 1922.
- Former External References:
- P.Oxy. XIV 1706
P.Oxy. XIV 1726 - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1921-1925 (London: British Museum 1950), p. 366.
Recto:
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Part XIV (London: Egypt Exploration Society 1920), pp. 159-160, no. 1706.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1986), p. 141.
J. A. Straus, ‘Remarques sur quelques contrats de vente d'esclaves conservés sur papyrus’, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 104 (1994), pp. 227-229 (p. 228).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten X (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1998), p. 143.
J. A. Straus, L'achat et la vente des esclaves dans l'Egypte romaine: contribution papyrologique à l'étude de l'esclavage dans une province orientale de l'Empire romain (München: K.G. Saur 2004), p. 4, no. 24 and passim.
Verso:
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Part XIV (London: Egypt Exploration Society 1920), pp. 168, no. 1726.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)