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Papyrus 3061
- Record Id:
- 040-003417514
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100061664869.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143126105.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 3061
- Title:
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Deed of Surety (P.Oxy. XXVII 2478, TM 17012)
- Scope & Content:
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A deed of surety addressed to Flavius Apion, in which Zacharias, steward of the church of the Holy Resurrection in Oxyrhynchus, guarantees that Aurelius Pambechius, son of Paul and Thecla, will remain on the fruit farm and will perform all the tasks on the estate. Zacharias will be liable for all the rents should Pambechius desert. Dated in the fourteen regnal year of Maurice, with autograph subscription at the end and endorsement on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003417514 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 3061 : Deed of Surety (P.Oxy. XXVII 2478, TM 17012) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0654]/040-003417514
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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A fully preserved papyrus sheet, written on both sides; the two lines on the back are almost completely faded. Housed in one glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143126105.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 595
- End Date:
- 595
- Date Range:
- 27 November 595
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 300 x 220 cm. Housed in one glass case measuring 330 x 255 mm.
Script: Expert upright hand; different hand in lines 29-30, rough and not practised.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt. Presented with a lot comprising Papyri 3036-3063 by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Society on 10 November 1962.
- Former External References:
- P.Oxy. XXVII 2478
- Publications:
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The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Vol. XXVII (London: Egypt Exploration Society 1962), pp. 175-177, no. 2478.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten V (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1969), p. 82.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1992), p. 259.
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Vol. LVIII (London: Egypt Exploration Society 1991), p. 52.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Aurelius Pambechius, colonus, end of 6th century
Flavius Apion III, landowner, Oxyrhynchite nome, 580-620
Zacharias, steward of the church of the Holy Resurrection in Oxyrhynchus, end of 6th century - Places:
- Oxyrhynchus (Bahnasa), Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt
- Related Material:
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The text belongs to the Archive of the Apion family (TM Arch ID 15).