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Papyrus 2555
- Record Id:
- 040-002105551
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x0001d0
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143124999.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2555
- Title:
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Private Letter (SB V 7635, TM 35115)
- Scope & Content:
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A letter from Argyrius to his master Hierakion, containing an invitation to come over; when he comes, Hierakion is requested to bring, among the other things, a pillow that has been dispatched for Argyrius.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105551 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2555 : Private Letter (SB V 7635, TM 35115) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0537]/040-002105551
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
A fully preserved papyrus sheet, with the exception of a small tear on the top right-hand corner; dark in places; writing is along the fibres on either side, the back having one-line docket. Housed in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143124999.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0460
- End Date:
- 0540
- Date Range:
- Late 5th century-Early 6th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 290 x 186 mm. Housed in a glass case measuring 345 x 255 mm.
Script: Large, regular and flowing hand; different hand in the last three lines on the front.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt. Presented with Papyrus 2554 by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt in August 1924.
- Former External References:
- SB V 7635
- 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. 368.
C. H. Roberts, ‘Two Papyri from Oxyrhynchus’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 20 (1934), pp. 20-28 (pp. 27-28).
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten. Band V (Heidelberg: Im Selbstverlag des Verfassers 1934-1955), p. 74, no. 7635.
J. O’Callaghan, Cartas cristianas griegas del siglo V (Barcelona: Ed. Balmes 1963), no. 62.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1995), p. 248.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)