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Papyrus 1206
- Record Id:
- 040-003475904
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100097991479.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147464539.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1206
- Title:
-
Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 1206, TM 93)
- Scope & Content:
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Contract drawn up in the notarial office of Pathyris by Hermias, agent of the notary Paniscus, recording the sale of some land in the plain of Pathyris from Panobkhounis, son of Totoes, to Peteharsemtheus, son of Pachoibis, priest of Suchus and Aphrodite, at the price of two talents. With summary of the deed (scriptura interior, originally rolled up and sealed) in column 1 and original clay seal (TM Seal ID 892).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003475904 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1206 : Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 1206, TM 93) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1160]/040-003475904
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Papyrus roll, complete and well preserved, with minor surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; there are 2 columns; the first is narrow and comprises 13 lines; the second has 12 broad lines, the last of which is indented. Margins are extant, with a blank to the right measuring 70 mm. The original seal is preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100147464539.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0099
- End Date:
- -0099
- Date Range:
- 16 June 99 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus; clay.
Dimensions: 162 x 421 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 210 x 470 mm.
Script: Small and proficient upright cursive, with lines slightly uneven.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Pathyris (Gebelein), Egypt.
Provenance: Pathryis (Gebelein), Egypt. Purchased with a lot comprising papyri 1200-1520 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 20 November 1903.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. III 1206
- 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. 444.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), pp. 15-16, no. 1206, with pl. 8.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 273.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1992), p. 186.
J. G. Manning, Land and power in Ptolemaic Egypt: the structure of land tenure (Cambridge-New York: Cambridge University Press 2003), p. 224.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)