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Papyrus 922
- Record Id:
- 040-003464920
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100088459979.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147463739.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 922
- Title:
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Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 922a, TM 11815), and Names of Tax Collectors (SB XVIII 14058, P.Lond. III 922b descr., TM 27720)
- Scope & Content:
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Upper papyrus (A), (P.Lond. III 922a, TM 11815): Receipt acknowledging that Sotas has paid the customs-dues on four donkeys passing the gate of Soknopaiou Nesos. Three of the donkeys carry corn and one vegetables. Dated to 1 July 211.
Lower papyrus (B), (SB XVIII 14058, P.Lond. III 922b descr., TM 27720): Names of two collectors of grain taxes in Soknopaiou Nesos: Sotas alias Sempronius, son of Tryphon, and Horus, son of Apynchis. Second or third century.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003464920 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 922 : Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 922a, TM 11815), and Names of Tax Collectors (SB XVIII 14058, P.Lond. III 922b descr., TM 27720) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0908]/040-003464920
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.
Upper papyrus (A): Small papyrus sheet, darkened in its right half, complete; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 6 lines, complete, which occupy slightly more than half of the sheet; all margins are minimal with the exception of the lower.
Lower papyrus (B): Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete but with surface damage in the left half; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are 5 complete lines, abraded at the beginning; all margins are extant.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147463739.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0100
- End Date:
- 0299
- Date Range:
- 2nd century-3rd century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 69 x 60 mm; B: 74 x 96 mm. Housed in a glass case measuring 205 x 150 mm.
Script: A: Medium-sized cursive hand, with some detached letters; B: Large, thin cursive hand, upright, slightly uneven.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Soknopaiou Nesos (Dimeh), meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. Provenance: Soknopaiou Nesos (Dimeh), meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome. 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.Lond. III 922a
P.Lond. III 922b descr.
SB XVIII 14058 - 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.
A
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. 40, no. 922a.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VI (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1976), p. 62
B
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. xlvi, no. 922b descr.
P. J. Sijpesteijn, ‘Documents Concerning the Collection of Wheat’, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 70 (1987), pp. 49-53 (p. 49, no. 1).
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten. Band XVIII (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 1993), p. 469, no. 14058.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)