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Papyrus 113 (14)
- Record Id:
- 040-003414465
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100061118106.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 113 (14)
- Title:
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Private Letter (SB I 5308, TM 33996), Scholia on Iliad (P.Lond.Lit. 177, TM 60984, LDAB 2116, MP3 1181) and Liturgical Text (?) (P.Lond.Lit. 248 descr., TM 65195, LDAB 6437)
- Scope & Content:
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Left-hand side upper fragment (SB I 5308, P.Lond. I 113.14(a)descr., TM 33996): Fragment from a papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres and containing a portion of a letter concerning help in some matter.
Right-hand side upper fragment (P.Lond.Lit. 177, P.Lond. I 113.14(b) descr., TM 60984, LDAB 2116, MP3 1181, Allen-Sutton-West h56): Fragment from a papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres, imperfect on all sides and containing 14 broken lines. The text is a school exercise with scholia on Iliad V 670-710. Between the words and their interpretation, a series of dots or small dashes was sometimes noted. Assigned to the fourth century.
Lower fragment (P.Lond.Lit. 248 descr., P.Lond. I 113.14(c) descr.,TM 65195, LDAB 6437, Van Haelst 946): Fragment from the top of a sheet of a papyrus codex, preserving parts of two columns on each side; the ink is almost completely faded at places. The upper margin survives to 47 mm. Presumably a Christian liturgical text, assigned to the 6th or 7th century.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003414465 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 113 (14) : Private Letter (SB I 5308, TM 33996), Scholia on Iliad (P.Lond.Lit. 177, TM 60984, LDAB 2116, MP3 1181) and Liturgical Text… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0650]/040-003414465
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Three fragments from different texts (one document, two literary works); the lower one bears writing on the back, the upper ones are written across the fibres. Housed in one frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Papyrus_113_(14) (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0300
- End Date:
- 0699
- Date Range:
- 4th-7th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 113.14(a): 170 x 120 mm; 113.14(b): 120 x 80 mm; 113.14(c): 120 x 125 mm. Housed in one case measuring 420 x 305 mm.
Script: 113.14(a): Sloping cursive; 113.14(b): Large, upright and rough hand, with some cursive elements; 113.14(c): Large upright uncial.
- 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 113.14(a)descr.
P.Lond. I 113.14(b)descr.
P.Lond. I 113.14(c)descr.
P.Lond.Lit. 177
P.Lond.Lit. 248 descr.
SB I 5308 - Information About Copies:
- Full digital coverage available for this manuscript: see Digitised Manuscripts at http://www.bl.uk.manuscripts/.
- 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.
113.14(a)
Greek Papyri in the British Museum I (London: British Museum 1893), p. XVIII, no. 113.14(a) descr.
C. Wessely, ‘Griechische Papyri des British-Museum’, Wiener Studien. Zeitschrift für classische Philologie 12 (1890), pp. 81-97 (p. 91).
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Aegypten I (Strassburg: K. J. Trübner 1915), p. 560, no. 5308.
113.14(b)
Greek Papyri in the British Museum I (London: British Museum 1893), p. XVIII, no. 113.14(b) descr.
H. J. M. Milne, Catalogue of the Literary Papyri in the British Museum (London: The Trustees 1927), p. 146, no. 177.
A. Körte, ‘Literarische Texte mit Ausschluß der christlichen’, Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 10 (1932), pp. 217-237 (p. 226, no. 763).
113.14(c)
Greek Papyri in the British Museum I (London: British Museum 1893), p. XVIII, no. 113.14(b) descr.
H. J. M. Milne, Catalogue of the Literary Papyri in the British Museum (London: The Trustees 1927), p. 208, no. 248descr.
J. van Haelst, Catalogue des papyrus littéraires juifs et chrétiens (Paris: Publications de la Sorbonne 1976), p. 305, no. 946. - Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)