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Papyrus 113 (8)
- Record Id:
- 040-003413675
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100060385501.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 113 (8)
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. I 113.8(a-c), TM 38879-38881)
- Scope & Content:
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Papyrus on the left-hand side (P.Lond. I 113.8(a), TM 38879): A seventh-century account of a certain Paulus, official weigher (zygostates), with sums due, received and totals.
Upper Papyrus on the right-hand side (P.Lond. I 113.8(b), TM 38880): Accounts of an optio (military) concerning various expenses, with sums stated; presumably dated in the 7th century.
Lower Papyrus on the right-hand side (P.Lond. I 113.8(c), TM 38881): Copy of a fiscal and cadastral document, with names of owners, extent of land and correspondent rates. Among the owners figure some churches. Dated in the 7th century (4th indiction, Phamenoth 23).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003413675 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 113 (8) : Miscellaneous Documents (P.Lond. I 113.8(a-c), TM 38879-38881) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0644]/040-003413675
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Three papyrus strips of varying size from three documents, written on one side and fully preserved. Housed in one glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Papyrus_113_(8) (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0600
- End Date:
- 0699
- Date Range:
- 7th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
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Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 113.8(a): 380 x 10 mm; 113.8(b): 135 x 65 mm; 113.8(c): 150 x 90 mm; housed in one glass case measuring 420 x 305 mm.
Script: 113.8(a): Byz. minuscule hand; 113.8(b-c): semi-cursive hand, with upright letters of fair size.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Arsinoite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Arsinoite nome, Egypt. Purchased with the other papyri housed in the frames labelled as Papyrus 113.1- Papyrus 113.17 from the Reverend Greville John Chester (b. 1830, d. 1892) on 13 July 1878.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. I 113.8(a)
P.Lond. I 113.8(b)
P.Lond. I 113.8(c) - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1876-1881 (London: British Museum, 1882), p. 280.
113.8(a)
C. Wessely, ‘Griechische Papyri des British-Museum’, Wiener Studien. Zeitschrift für classische Philologie 12 (1890), pp. 81-97 (p. 86).
Greek Papyri in the British Museum I (London: British Museum 1893), pp. 218-219, no. 113.8(a).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Strassburg: K. J. Trübner 1913), p. 238.
113.8(b)
C. Wessely, ‘Griechische Papyri des British-Museum’, Wiener Studien. Zeitschrift für classische Philologie 12 (1890), pp. 81-97 (p. 83).
Greek Papyri in the British Museum I (London: British Museum 1893), p. 220, no. 113.8(b).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Strassburg: K. J. Trübner 1913), pp. 238-239.
113.8(c)
C. Wessely, ‘Griechische Papyri des British-Museum’, Wiener Studien. Zeitschrift für classische Philologie 12 (1890), pp. 81-97 (pp. 83-84).
Greek Papyri in the British Museum I (London: British Museum 1893), p. 220, no. 113.8(c).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Strassburg: K. J. Trübner 1913), p. 239.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1992), p. 173.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden 1995), p. 125.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten XII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 2009), p. 100.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Paulus, official weigher (zygostates), 7th century
- Places:
- Arsinoite nome (Fayum), Egypt