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Papyrus 866
- Record Id:
- 040-003652583
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100102456949.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147469415.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 866
- Title:
- Tax Document (SB XX 14445, P.Lond. III 866(a) descr., TM 38455), and Order to Release Prisoners (P.Sijp. 24 (c), SB XX 14446, P.Lond. III 866(b) descr., TM 39682)
- Scope & Content:
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Upper papyrus (A) (SB XX 14445, P.Lond. III 866(a) descr., TM 38455): End of a tax document, with four signatures; sixth or seventh century.
Lower papyrus (B) (P.Sijp. 24 (c), SB XX 14446, P.Lond. III 866(b) descr., TM 39682): Order to release three detained persons; with traces of the address on the back. Dated c. 643-644.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Greek Papyri
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003652583 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 866 : Tax Document (SB XX 14445, P.Lond. III 866(a) descr., TM 38455), and Order to Release Prisoners (P.Sijp. 24 (c), SB XX 14446, P.Lond.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1589]/040-003652583
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two papyri housed in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Lower right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, mid-brown, with paler patches in places and with creases; written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. The ends of 6 lines survive; of the first, only traces remain. The lower margin is extant (60 mm), the right is minimal.
Lower Papyrus (B): Papyrus sheet, light-brown, complete but with insect holes; written on both sides. On the front, there are 7 lines across the fibres; margins are extant. On the back there are traces of 2 effaced lines running along the fibres.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147469415.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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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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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 110 x 160 mm; B: 90 x 160 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 280 x 215 mm.
Script: A: Five cursive, upright hands. B: Proficient, sloping cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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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.Lond. III 866(a) descr.
P.Lond. III 866(b) descr.
P.Sijp. 24 (c)
SB XX 14445
SB XX 14446 - 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. xli, no. 866(a) descr.
G. M. Parássoglou, ‘Nineteen Papyri from the British Library’, Hellenika 37 (1986), pp. 23-45 (pp. 23, 25, no. 1).
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten XX (Wiesbaden: O. Harrassowitz 1997), no. 14445.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten X (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1998), p. 229.
B
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. xli, no. 866(b) descr.
G. M. Parássoglou, ‘Nineteen Papyri from the British Library’, Hellenika 37 (1986), pp. 23-45 (pp. 24-25, no. 2, with pl.).
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten XX (Wiesbaden: O. Harrassowitz 1997), no. 14446.
J. Gascou, 'Trois ordres de libération d’époque arabe (à propos de P.Stras.Inv. G 329)', in A. J. B. Sirks, K. A. Worp (eds.), Papyri in Memory of P. J. Sijpesteijn (Oakville, CT: The American Society of Papyrologists 2007), pp. 161-167.
F. Mitthof, 'Urkundenreferat 2007 (2. Teil)', Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 55 (2009), pp. 149-170 (pp. 161-162).
F. Morelli, L'archivio di Senouthios anystes e testi connessi (CPR XXX) (Berlin-New York: De Gruyter 2010), pp. 22-27, 223, 239.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)