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Papyrus 964
- Record Id:
- 040-003467880
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100089014028.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147469632.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 964
- Title:
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Private Letter and Register of Customs Payments (P.Lond. III 964, TM 29251)
- Scope & Content:
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Private letter from Apollonius to Serapammon, collector of the tax for the protection of desert routes, concerning the preparations of a wedding. The address is on the back. The letter is preceded in lines 1-7 by a short register of customs payments for import over three days.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003467880 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 964 : Private Letter and Register of Customs Payments (P.Lond. III 964, TM 29251) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0923]/040-003467880
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, and with surface damage in the middle; there is loss of fibres at the bottom on the front. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back bearing a one-line docket. The front has 24 lines, with loss of one line between lines 20 and 21, and traces of an additional line at the bottom. Upper and side margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147469632.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0175
- End Date:
- 0235
- Date Range:
- late 2nd century-early 3rd century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 228 x 131 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 280 x 185 mm.
Script: Large cursive hand, wih some elongated uprights; smaller and more cursive towards the end; uprights have a slight tendency to slant to the right.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: 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.Lond. III 964
- 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.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), pp. 211-212, no. 964.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 289.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1995), p. 136.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten XI (Leiden: E. J. Brill 2002), p. 112.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)