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Egerton Ostracon 1
- Record Id:
- 040-003477878
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003450097
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100099221760.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147474229.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton Ostracon 1
- Title:
- Contract of lease (under publication TM 987451)
- Scope & Content:
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Contract between Petorzmethis, son of Psenpoueris, pastophoros of the god Neilammon, and the four dekanoi (head of a group of 10 men) of the pastophoroi of the god Neilammon, concerning a short term lease for the harvest of a vineyard of the gods Ammon and Ouserzmet of Syene and Elephantine, the rent consisting of 26 jars of wine, which will be paid at the end of year 1 of Pescennius Niger. With Demotic subscription.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ostraca Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003450097
040-003477878 - Is part of:
- Ostracon 5790-63860 : Ostraca collection
Egerton Ostracon 1 : Contract of lease (under publication TM 987451) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003450097[0221]/040-003477878
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Ostracon 5790-63860
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 potsherd, complete, all margins, 18 lines (17 Greek, 1 Demotic).
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147474229.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Egyptian (Ancient)
Greek, Ancient - Scripts:
- Egyptian demotic
Greek - Start Date:
- 0193
- End Date:
- 0193
- Date Range:
- 22 July 193
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
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Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Pottery.
Dimensions: 148 x 108 x 7 mm.
Script: Documentary script, rapid, cursive and practiced hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Elephantine, 1st nome of Upper Egypt, Egypt.
Provenance: Elephantine, 1st nome of Upper Egypt, Egypt. Purchased from E. Ohly in 1962, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829)).
- Publications:
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Metadata provided by the ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz.
Under publication: being edited as part of the ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)