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Papyrus 226
- Record Id:
- 040-003463547
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100086811308.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143124065.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 226
- Title:
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Fragment of a Letter or Petition (P.Lond. II 226a, TM 78458), and Fragment of a Contract (P.Lond. II 226b, TM 78459)
- Scope & Content:
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Two fragments from mummy cartonnage.
Upper fragment (P.Lond. II 226a, TM 78458): Fragment containing a letter or petition, of which little reminas.
Lower fragment (P.Lond. II 226Bb, TM 78459): Fragment of a contract, presumably a lease.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003463547 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 226 : Fragment of a Letter or Petition (P.Lond. II 226a, TM 78458), and Fragment of a Contract (P.Lond. II 226b, TM 78459) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0894]/040-003463547
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two fragments that do not belong together, from mummy cartonagge, written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.
Upper fragment (A): Broken off at the top, bottom and left and containing the ends of 7 lines with traces of another line. The right margin is irregular and minimal; no other margin survives.
Lower fragment (B): Broken off at the top, bottom and left; containing the ends of 8 lines, with traces of 2 more lines (1 at the top and 1 at the bottom); with surface damage throughout; no margin was left to the right; the other margins are lost.
- Digitised Content:
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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: A: 56 x 61 mm; B: 55 x 87 mm. Housed in a glass case measuring 180 x 140 mm.
Script: A: Fairly regular semi-cursive hand, with a slight tendency for lines to incline upwards. B: Rougher and thicker semi-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 226a
P.Lond. II 226b - 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.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum II (London: British Museum 1898), p. 9, no. 226a-b.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)