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Papyrus 1056
- Record Id:
- 040-003573528
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101748633.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147464201.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1056
- Title:
- Lease of Land (SB XVIII 13586, P.Lond. III 1056 descr., TM 36295)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragmentary contract for the lease of eight aruras of land; the lessees are Aurelius Cyriacus and Aurelius Georgius, from the village of Thynis in the Hermopolite nome; with subscriptions at the end and summary on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003573528 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1056 : Lease of Land (SB XVIII 13586, P.Lond. III 1056 descr., TM 36295) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1557]/040-003573528
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Portion of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and bottom, dark-brown in places; written along the fibres on both sides. The front bears 18 lines, some of which are fragmentary; side margins are minimal. The back has one line, lacking the beginning and end. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147464201.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0500
- End Date:
- 0699
- Date Range:
- 6th century-7th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 170 x 220 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 225 x 275 mm.
Script: Recto: Regular and confident cursive hand of medium size, thin and sloping; different hand for the subscription at the end. Verso: Medium-sized cursive hand.
- 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 1056 descr.
SB XVIII 13586 - 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. 1056 descr.
G. M. Parássoglou, ‘Byzantina misthoteria ges’, Hellenika 37 (1986), pp. 69–82(pp. 80-82, no. 4).
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten. Band XVIII (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 1993), no. 13586.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten X (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1998), p. 220.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)