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Papyrus 1055
- Record Id:
- 040-003573527
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101748411.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147464188.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1055
- Title:
- Sale of Wine for Future Delivery (P.Heid. V 356, P.Lond. III 1055 descr., TM 35096)
- Scope & Content:
- Conclusion of a contract for the sale of 260 cnidia of wine for future delivery, with subscriptions of the deacon Aurelius Andreas, son of Phoebammon, written by Aurelius Gennadius, of three witnesses and of the notary. The endorsement is on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003573527 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1055 : Sale of Wine for Future Delivery (P.Heid. V 356, P.Lond. III 1055 descr., TM 35096) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1556]/040-003573527
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, complete on the sides and at the bottom (front), with minor surface damage; written on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 16 lines from the foot of a column; of the first line, only few traces remain. The last line is indented. Lower and side margins are extant. Vertical folds are visible; a sheet-join runs vertically at 5 mm from the right edge. The back bears one line, lacking the beginning. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147464188.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0400
- End Date:
- 0599
- Date Range:
- 5th century-6th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 152 x 198 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 205 x 250 mm.
Script: Recto: Large and sloping hand; five additional hands for the subscriptions from line 6. Verso: Neat, upright cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
-
Origin: Hermopolite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: 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.Heid. V 356
P.Lond. III 1055 descr. - 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. lv, no. 1055 descr.
A. Jördens, Vertragliche Regelungen von Arbeiten im späten griechischsprachigen Ägypten, mit Editionen von Texten der Heidelberger Papyrussammlung, des Istituto Papirologico "G.Vitelli", des Ägyptischen Museums zu Kairo und des British Museum, London (P.Heid. V) (Heidelberg: C. Winter 1990), pp. 93-98, no. 356, with plates xiii(a-b).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1995), p. 105.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten X (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1998), p. 85.
K. A. Worp, ‘On the Aureliate of Clergy and Monks’, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 151 (2005), pp. 145-152 (pp. 146-147).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten XIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 2017), p. 108.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)