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Papyrus 1771
- Record Id:
- 040-003432893
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100070046855.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143123280.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1771
- Title:
- Letter of a Companion of the Pagarch Menas (P.Lond. V 1683, TM 19701)
- Scope & Content:
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The sender of the letter, who was with the pagarch Menas, summons the recipient, who appears to have submitted a petition, so that his case may be decided.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003432893 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1771 : Letter of a Companion of the Pagarch Menas (P.Lond. V 1683, TM 19701) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0821]/040-003432893
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Fragment of a papyrus sheet with top, right, and bottom margins extant, but broken off on the left-hand side; the writing on the recto is against the fibres. Remains of the address, written along the fibres, is visible on the back. Mounted in one glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143123280.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0566
- End Date:
- 0567
- Date Range:
- 566-567
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 79 cm x 241 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 127 x 295 mm.
Script: Sloping easy cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Aphrodito (Kom Ishgau), Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 1757-1786 from Ali Abd-el-Haj on 12 October 1907.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. V 1683
- Publications:
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Catalogue of the Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1906-1910 (London: British Museum 1912), p. 312.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum, Vol. V (London: British Museum 1917), p. 79 no. 1683.
J. R. Martindale (ed.), The Prosopography Of The Later Roman Empire. Part III.B (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1992), pp. 875-876.
Metadata provided by the 2018 Heidelberg Research Webinar on BL Greek Papyri, funded by the MWK Baden-Württemberg and taught by R. Ast and L. Berkes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)