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Papyrus 1638(a-b)
- Record Id:
- 040-003434500
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071554791.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143123099.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1638(a-b)
- Title:
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Sale in Advance (?) (P.Lond. V 1881, TM 36985) and Poll-Tax Receipt (P.Lond. V 1744, TM 38848)
- Scope & Content:
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Top fragment (Papyrus 1638a, P.Lond. V 1881, TM 36985): End of a sixth-century contract, possibly a sale in advance of wine and other goods, payable at the vintage in the month of Mesore; the quality of the wine is guaranteed until Mecheir. In case of failure to supply the goods, 2 solidi are perhaps to be paid.
Bottom fragment (Papyrus 1638b, P.Lond. V 1744, TM 38848): Receipt for poll tax issued to Menas the soldier, son of Sarapammon, for the amount of one arithmion (solidus). Dated to the seventh or eighth century.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003434500 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1638(a-b) : Sale in Advance (?) (P.Lond. V 1881, TM 36985) and Poll-Tax Receipt (P.Lond. V 1744, TM 38848) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0813]/040-003434500
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two fragments of different size not belonging together, mounted on cardboard in one glass case.
Top fragment (Papyrus 1638a): Rectangular fragment of a papyrus sheet, probably folded from right to left; imperfect at top, bottom, and left side; written along the fibres on one side only.
Bottom fragment (Papyrus 1638b): Rectangular sheet of papyrus folded from the bottom upwards and written on one side along the fibres; successive marks made by the seal are visible on the upper part. Blank space separates the subscription from the receipt.
- Digitised Content:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0500
- End Date:
- 0799
- Date Range:
- 6th century-8th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Papyrus 1638a: 92 mm x 187 mm; Payrus 1638b: 149 mm x 79 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 305 x 235 mm.
Script: Papyrus 1638a: Small irregular sloping cursive hand. Papyrus 1638b: Sloping miniscule hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Papyrus 1638a: Egypt. Papyrus 1638b: Hermopolite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Papyrus 1638a: Egypt. Papyrus 1638b: Hermopolite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 1545-1753 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 8 December 1906.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. V 1744
P.Lond. V 1881 - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1906-1910 (London: British Museum 1912), p. 311.
Papyrus 1638a
Greek Papyri in the British Museum, Vol. V. (London: British Museum 1917), p. 275, no. 1881 descr.
N. Kruit, ‘Local Customs in the Formulas of Sales of Wine for Future Delivery (A Supplement to P.Heid. V)’, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 94 (1992), pp. 167-184 (p. 182).
Papyrus 1638b
Greek Papyri in the British Museum, Vol. V. (London: British Museum 1917), pp. 206–207, no. 1744.
R. Pintaudi, ‘Ancora papiri di piccolo formato’, in S. F. Bondi, S. Pernigotti, F. Serra, A. Vivian (eds.), Studi in onore di Edda Bresciani (Pisa: Giardini 1985), pp. 423–427 (pp. 423–424).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten X (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1998), p. 104
B. E. Nelson, K.A. Worp, ‘New Papyri from the New York University Collection: IV’, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 149 (2004) 103–124 (pp. 108–109).
N. Gonis, 'Reconsidering Some Fiscal Documents from Early Islamic Egypt III', Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 169 (2009) 197–208 (p. 201).
W. Habermann et al., Die badischen Grabungen in Qarâra und El-Hibeh 1913 und 1914: Wissenschaftsgeschichtliche und papyrologische Beiträge (P.Heid. X). (Heidelberg: Winter 2014), pp. 430–439.
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)