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Papyrus 222
- Record Id:
- 040-003463536
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100086730549.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143124002.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 222
- Title:
-
Fragments of a Contract (P.Lond. II 222, TM 78455)
- Scope & Content:
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Three fragments from mummy cartonnage containing a contract of uncertain nature, perhaps concerning the division of some property. A certain Tryphon and some Callicles are mentioned. The verso bears remains of writing.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003463536 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 222 : Fragments of a Contract (P.Lond. II 222, TM 78455) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0891]/040-003463536
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Three fragments from mummy cartonnage.
Upper fragment: The front preserves portions of 20 lines; a sheet-join runs across the fibres along the height; the text on the back is covered by a different sheet glued onto it.
Middle fragment: small fragment with remains of 4 lines on the front and 5 lines on the back alongside traces of red ink.
Lower fragment: On the front there are traces of 16 lines, on the back remains of 10 lines.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143124002.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0199
- End Date:
- -0100
- Date Range:
- 2nd century BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Upper fragment: 86 x 70 mm; middle fragment: 27 x 35 mm; lower fragment: 66 x 74 mm. Housed in a glass case measuring 215 x 180 mm.
Script: Recto: Small, square and thick hand with few ligatured letters. Verso: Rough, small, thick cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Panopolite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 216-228 from the Reverend Greville John Chester (b. 1830, d. 1892) on 14 May 1892. Papyri 219-228 were taken from the cartonnage of a mummy case.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. II 222
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1888-1893 (London: British Museum 1894), p. 412.
Recto
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), pp. 7-8, no. 222 recto, with pl. 2.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), pp. 242-243.
K. Maresch, Bronze und Silber: papyrologische Beiträge zur Geschichte der Währung im ptolemäischen und römischen Ägypten bis zum 2. Jahrhundert n. Chr. (Opladen: Westdt. Verl., 1996), p. 202, and passim.
Verso
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. xxi, no. 222 verso descr.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)