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Papyrus 1015
- Record Id:
- 040-003543348
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101570034.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147464086.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1015
- Title:
- Cession of Land (P.Lond. III 1015, TM 38237)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragmentary contract for the cession of land located in the Hermopolite nome by Aurelius Joseph, son of Aphous; with subscriptions of Joseph written by the same person who wrote the body of the document, and of five witnesses. The document has been cancelled.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003543348 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1015 : Cession of Land (P.Lond. III 1015, TM 38237) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1546]/040-003543348
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Mid-dark brown papyrus, long and narrow, broken off at the top and right, with minor damage along the horizontal folds; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 27 lines across the fibres, which have been crossed out; left and lower margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147464086.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0500
- End Date:
- 0599
- Date Range:
- 6th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 375 x 164 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 435 x 222 mm.
Script: Regular and skilled upright cursive hand; five additional hands for the subscriptions from the end of line 21.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome, 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 1015
- 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. 256-257, no. 1015.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 295.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten XIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 2017), p. 125.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)