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Papyrus 1017
- Record Id:
- 040-003573519
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101746343.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147464100.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1017
- Title:
- Fragment of a Lease (SB XXII 15488, P.Lond. III 1017 descr., TM 38238)
- Scope & Content:
- Conclusion of a lease taken by Aurelius Theodosius, son of Patricus; with subscription written by Aurelius Elisaeus, and subscriptions of two witnesses; the docket is on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003573519 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1017 : Fragment of a Lease (SB XXII 15488, P.Lond. III 1017 descr., TM 38238) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1548]/040-003573519
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, complete on the sides; with insect holes and surface damage throughout; written on both sides. The front bears 21 lines running along the fibres, with only traces of the first and last lines. Five vertical folds are visible. On the back, there is one line along the fibres, lacking the beginning. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147464100.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- 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: 135 x 97 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 185 x 145 mm.
Script: Large, rapid cursive hand, slanting to the right and somewhat uneven; three additional hands for the subscriptions from line 12.
- 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 1017 descr.
SB XXII 15488 - 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), p. liii, no. 1017 descr.
P. J. Sijpesteijn, ‘Some Byzantine Papyri from the British Library’, Journal of Juristic Papyrology 23 (1993), pp. 137-143 (pp. 137-138, no. 1).
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten XXII (Wiesbaden: O. Harrassowitz 2001), no. 15488.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten XI (Leiden: E. J. Brill 2002), p. 237.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)