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Papyrus 2219
- Record Id:
- 040-002738033
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022566564.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470740.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2219
- Title:
- Labour contract for a steward (P. Bagnall 33, TM 219309)
- Scope & Content:
- Labour contract for a steward, the son of Aurelius Megas, son of Philoxenos, who is his guarantor, addressed to one Mousaios, a comes sacri consistorii, possibly the son of the Strategios mentioned in P.Oxy. XVI 2039. The prostasia in question includes properties in both the Oxyrhynchite and Herakleopolite nomes.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002738033 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2219 : Labour contract for a steward (P. Bagnall 33, TM 219309) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1246]/040-002738033
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 papyrus sheet, of darker colour on the right-hand side; broken off at the bottom and left; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147470740.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0496
- End Date:
- 0496
- Date Range:
- 11 June 496
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 230 x 431 mm, mounted in a glass case measuring 285 x 480mm.
Script: Proficient cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 2103-2238 from Bernard Pyne Grenfell (b. 1869, d. 1926) in May 1920.
- Former External References:
- P. Bagnall 33
- Publications:
-
Catalogue of additions to the manuscripts 1916-1920, London, 1933, pp. 373-74.
Todd M. Hickey, James G. Keenan, 'A Labor Contract for a pronoētēs (P.Lond. inv. 2219)', in Papyrological Texts in Honor of Roger S. Bagnall, ed. by Rodney Ast and others (American Studies in Papyrology 53) (Durham, NC 2012), pp. 141-48.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Aurelios Megas, son of Philoxenos, Late 5th century-Early 6th century
Mousaios, a landowner, possibly son of Strategios, Late 5th century-Early 6th century - Places:
- Herakleopolite nome, Egypt
Oxyrhynchus (Bahnasa), Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt - Related Material:
- For similar contracts of appointment, see P.Oxy. I 136 (=W.Chr. 383), P.Oxy. LVIII 3952, and P.CtYBR inv. 325. The appointment of a clerk is also detailed in P.Oxy. XVI 1894.