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Papyrus 1121
- Record Id:
- 040-003616263
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101866613.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147469775.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1121
- Title:
- Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 1121(a) descr., TM 22795), and Account (P.Lond. III 1121(b), TM 22796)
- Scope & Content:
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Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 1121(a) descr., TM 22795): Fragmentary tax receipt, dated to 12 January 98. Unpublished.
Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 1121(b), TM 22796): Fragmentary account with total of receipts, followed by a list of expenditures, including fuel for a private bath. Dated to 156-157, or 179-180.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003616263 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1121 : Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 1121(a) descr., TM 22795), and Account (P.Lond. III 1121(b), TM 22796) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1576]/040-003616263
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus sheets, with writing on one side, the back being blank, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Broken off at the bottom and left; damaged at the top; with surface damage especially at the bottom; there are 10 lines running along the fibres, with traces of additional lines at the bottom. Left and upper margins survive; vertical folds are visible.
Lower papyrus (B): Light-brown, broken off at the top and bottom, complete on the sides; with few insect holes at the bottom; there are 9 lines along the fibres, complete, with side margins extant.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147469775.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0098
- End Date:
- 0180
- Date Range:
- 98-180
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 132 x 100 mm; B: 103 x 99 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 295 x 150 mm.
Script: Rapid cursive hands, somewhat uneven.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: 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 1121(a) descr.
P.Lond. III 1121(b) - 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.
A
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. lviii, no. 1121(a) descr.
B
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. 190, no. 1121(b).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), pp. 287-288.
A. C. Johnson, An Economic Survey of Ancient Rome. Vol. II. Roman Egypt to the Reign of Diocletian (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press 1936), p. 476, no. 301.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)