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Papyrus 1023
- Record Id:
- 040-002105720
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x000322
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100142973935.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1023
- Title:
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Lease of a House (P.Lond. III 1023, TM 35717)
- Scope & Content:
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Lease of a share of a house with appurtenances located in Hermopolis for an undetermined period starting on the day of the deed (Tybi 7), at a rent of 2800 talents per year. The lessee is Aurelius Ioannes son of Apion, and the lessor a woman whose name is damaged. With docket on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105720 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1023 : Lease of a House (P.Lond. III 1023, TM 35717) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0963]/040-002105720
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, lighter by patches, broken off at the top, lacking part of the bottom and the upper right corner; with some surface damage throughout, especially along the folds. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket in faded ink. The front bears 34 lines; lower and side margins are minimal; the upper margin is lost. A sheet-join runs across the fibres and along the right edge. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100142973935.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0400
- End Date:
- 0499
- Date Range:
- 5th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 269 x 167 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 325 x 225 mm.
Script: Large, upright cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 884-1178 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 8 June 1901.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. III 1023
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1900-1905 (London: British Museum 1907), p. 441.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), pp. 267-268, no. 1023.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 298.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1992), p. 183.
Th. J. Kraus, Ad fontes: Original Manuscripts and Their Significance for Studying Early Christianity: Selected Essays (Leiden: Brill 2007), p. 134.
A. Nifosì, Becoming a woman and mother in Greco-Roman Egypt: women's bodies, society and domestic space (London: Routledge 2019), p. 216.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)