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Papyrus 2167
- Record Id:
- 040-003536766
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101223841.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147467310.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2167
- Title:
- Private Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 150-156, no. 3, TM 704794)
- Scope & Content:
- Private letter on various concerns, such as the previous correspondence and conveyance of goods, and mentioning an imperial visit to Egypt and an enrolment. The name of the recipient is damaged; that of the sender is not preserved.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003536766 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2167 : Private Letter (APF 63 (2017), pp. 150-156, no. 3, TM 704794) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1523]/040-003536766
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, with half of it being lost on the right, for a loss of about 15 characters; with abrasion, insect holes and loss of ink in places; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 28 lines running along the fibres; two additional lines were written in the left margin, perpendicularly to the main text and across the fibres. Upper, left and lower margins are minimal. The sheet as folded from left to right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147467310.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0200
- End Date:
- 0399
- Date Range:
- 3rd century-4th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 262 x 100 mm, housed in a glass frame measuring 320 x 155 mm.
Script: Competent and well-spaced hand, with some cursive forms. Apostrophe used.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 2103-2238 from Bernard Pyne Grenfell (b. 1869, d. 1926) in May 1920.
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1916-1920 (London: British Museum 1933), p. 373.
M. W. Zellmann-Rohrer, ‘Five Private Letters on Papyrus in the British Library’, Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 63 (2017), pp. 135-170 (pp. 150-156, no. 3, with plates).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)