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Papyrus 1207
- Record Id:
- 040-003475935
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100097993114.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147464546.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1207
- Title:
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Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 1207, TM 94)
- 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 a vineyard in the northern part of Pathyris from Galates, son of Pelaias, an iron-worker, to Peteharsemtheus, son of Panebchounis, at the price of 4000 drachmas. With summary of the deed (scriptura interior, originally rolled up and sealed) in column 1 and original clay seal, showing a head turning to the right, with horn and diadem (probably Alexander) (TM Seal 891).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003475935 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1207 : Sale of Land (P.Lond. III 1207, TM 94) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1161]/040-003475935
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, almost complete, with damage along the upper edge and in the lower right corner; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blak. There are two columns, the first of 13 lines, the second of 12 broad lines; sheet-joins from top to bottom are visible. Upper, lower, left margins survive. The original clay 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_100147464546.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0099
- End Date:
- -0099
- Date Range:
- 30 November 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: 150 x 376 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 210 x 435 mm.
Script: Thin, rapid and rough cursive hand; lines tend to incline upwards.
- 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 1207
- 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. 16-17, no. 1207, with pl. 9.
M. I. Rostovtzeff, Studien zur Geschichte des römischen Kolonates (Leipzig-Berlin: B.G. Teubner 1910), p. 26.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten II.2 (Heidelberg: Im Selbstverlag des Verfassers 1933), p. 82.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten V (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1969), p. 55.
H. Amborn, Die Bedeutung der Kulturen des Niltals für die Eisenproduktion im subsaharischen Afrika (Wiesbaden: F. Steiner 1976), p. 119 and passim.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)