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Papyrus 1026(A-B)
- Record Id:
- 040-003666255
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100103279864.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147464124.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1026(A-B)
- Title:
- Sale of Hay on Delivery (ZPE 215 (2020), pp. 257-258, P.Lond. III 1026(a) descr., TM 38243), and Letter (P.Lond. III 1026(b) descr., TM 38244)
- Scope & Content:
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Left papyrus (A) (ZPE 215 (2020), pp. 257-258, P.Lond. III 1026(a) descr., TM 38243): Fragmentary receipt by Andreas, a priest and farmer, for the advance price of some hay that he will deliver in the future to Colluthus, a sailor. With docket on the back. Dated to 482, 497, or 527.
Right papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 1026(b) descr., TM 38244): Portion of a letter, with names of the correspondents being lost. Unpublished.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003666255 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1026(A-B) : Sale of Hay on Delivery (ZPE 215 (2020), pp. 257-258, P.Lond. III 1026(a) descr., TM 38243), and Letter (P.Lond. III… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1665]/040-003666255
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Left fragment (A): Left-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and right and lacking the upper margin too; with writing on both sides along the fibres. The back bears a one-line docket; on the front, there are the beginnings of 15 lines from the top of a column, with only the left margin surviving.
Right fragment (B): Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, bottom and left; with minor surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres; portions of 12 lines survive, lacking the beginnings. The right margin remains.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147464124.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0482
- End Date:
- 0599
- Date Range:
- late 5th century-6th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 146 x 57 mm; B: 138 x 91 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 200 x 230 mm.
Script: A: Regular, upright cursive hand. B: Large and somewhat irregular hand, occasionally ligatured.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: A: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome, Egypt. B: Egypt.
Provenance: A: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome, Egypt. B: 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 1026(a) descr.
P.Lond. III 1026(b) 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.
A
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. liii, no. 1026(a) descr.
A. Benaissa, ‘Late Antique Papyri from Hermopolis in the British Library I’, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 215 (2020), pp. 257–272, (pp. 257–259, no. 1, with pl.).
B
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. liii, no. 1026(b) descr.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)