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Papyrus 889
- Record Id:
- 040-003451160
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100077908247.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147463651.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 889
- Title:
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Receipt (P.Dryton 21, P.Lond. III 889a, TM 288) and Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. III 889b descr., TM 639)
- Scope & Content:
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Upper fragment (P.Dryton 21, P.Lond. III 889a, TM 288): A self-written receipt (cheirographon) of Zois alias Onchasis, who acknowledges having received 12 talents of copper from the priest Patous on behalf of Esthladas, son of Dryton. The receipt was written by a representative and issued in the Greek notary’s office. The summary in Demotic is on the back. Dated after 140 BC.
Lower fragment (P.Lond. III 889b descr., TM 639): Fragment of a document listing wheat, barley, etc. Unpublished.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003451160 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 889 : Receipt (P.Dryton 21, P.Lond. III 889a, TM 288) and Fragment of a Document (P.Lond. III 889b descr., TM 639) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0743]/040-003451160
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in one glass case.
The upper fragment (A) is the top portion of a sheet, broken off at the bottom and written on both sides: the text on the recto is Greek and runs across the fibres, whereas the verso has a one-line docket in Demotic running along the fibres. On the verso, several fibres are missing.
The lower fragment (B) is the lower part of a sheet, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147463651.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Egyptian (Ancient)
Greek, Ancient - Scripts:
- Egyptian demotic
Greek - Start Date:
- -0199
- End Date:
- -0000
- Date Range:
- 2nd century BC - 1st century BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 105 x 115 mm; B: 82 x 63 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 255 x 165 mm.
Script: A: Upright semi-cursive hand; B: cursive hand, somewhat rough.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: A: Pathyris (Gebelein), Pathyrite nome, Egypt. B: Egypt.
Provenance: A: Pathyris (Gebelein), Pathyrite nome, Egypt. B: Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 884-1178 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 8 June 1901.
- Former External References:
- P.Dryton 21
P.Lond. III 889a
P.Lond. III 889b descr. - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1900-1905 (London: British Museum 1907), p. 441.
Recto:
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. 22, no. 889a.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 273.
J. K. Winnicki, ‘Ein ptolemaischer Offizier in Thebais’, Eos 60 (1972), pp. 343-353 (pp. 351-352).
N. Lewis, ‘Dryton’s Wives: Two or Three?’, Chronique d'Égypte 57 (1982), pp. 317-321 (pp. 320-321).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1992), p. 180.
K. Vandorpe, The bilingual family archive of Dryton, his wife Apollonia and their daughter Senmouthis (P. Dryton) (Brussel: Het Comité Klassieke Studies, Subcomité Hellenisme, Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten 2002), pp. 177-180, no. 21.
J. G. Keenan, J. G. Manning, U. Yiftach-Firanko (eds.), Law and Legal Practice in Egypt from Alexander to the Arab Conquest: A Selection of Papyrological Sources in Translation, with Introductions and Commentary (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2014), p. 242, no. 5.2.4.
Verso:
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. xliii, no. 889b descr.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)