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Papyrus 1649
- Record Id:
- 040-003434501
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071556917.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143123121.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1649
- Title:
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Letter from the Archive of Dioscorus (P.Lond. V 1681, ΤΜ 19699)
- Scope & Content:
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A letter addressed to Apollos from an unknown sender, who is complaining of the illegalities of a recently appointed village head (protokometes). On the back there is one-line docket. The text belongs to the archive of Dioscorus.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003434501 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1649 : Letter from the Archive of Dioscorus (P.Lond. V 1681, ΤΜ 19699) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0814]/040-003434501
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Dark-brown papyrus sheet, which was folded from bottom to top; written on both sides, the back only having one line running along the fibres. The front, written across the fibres, is broken off at the left, but has right, top and bottom margins extant. The papyrus is housed in one glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143123121.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0524
- End Date:
- 0547
- Date Range:
- 524-547
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 155 x 240 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 215 x 300 mm.
Script: Sloping cursive.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Aphrodito, Antaiopolite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Aphrodito, Antaiopolite 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 1681
- 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.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum V (London: British Museum 1917), p. 78, no. 1681.
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)