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Papyrus 1217
- Record Id:
- 040-003677685
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100104381098.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147464592.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1217
- Title:
- Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1217(a-b), TM 22843-22844)
- Scope & Content:
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Two receipts acknowledging payments made by Tinutis alias Asclepias on account of various taxes.
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. III 1217(a), TM 22843): dated to 26 January-24 February 246.
Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. III 1217(b), TM 22844): dated to c. 245, with large Xs ('St Andrew’s crosses') and the official’s subscription at the end.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003677685 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1217 : Tax Receipts (P.Lond. III 1217(a-b), TM 22843-22844) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1704]/040-003677685
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two papyrus sheets, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Complete, but with a hole at the top, which affects the text, and surface damage in places; 6 lines, the first two of which are damaged. Lower and left margins are wide. In the upper right-hand corner there are 2 additional lines, unrelated to the text.
Lower papyrus (B): Fragmentary, broken off on the sides; 9 lines lacking beginnings and ends; upper and lower margins partly survive.
- Digitised Content:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0245
- End Date:
- 0246
- Date Range:
- 245-246
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 96 x 123 mm; B: 122 x 61 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 270 x 165 mm.
Script: Thin, cursive hands. A: Thick, unexperienced hand in the upper right-hand corner. B: Rough cursive for the subscription at the end.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Hermopolite nome (?), Egypt.
Provenance: Hermopolite nome (?), Egypt. Purchased with a lot comprising Papyri 1200-1520 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 20 November 1903.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. III 1217(a)
P.Lond. III 1217(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. 444.
A
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. 61, no. 1217(a).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 276.
S. LR. Wallace, Taxation in Egypt from Augustus to Diocletian (Princeton: Princeton University Press; London: Oxford University Press 1938), p. 68.
B
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. 61, no. 1217(b).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), pp. 276-277.
S. LR. Wallace, Taxation in Egypt from Augustus to Diocletian (Princeton: Princeton University Press; London: Oxford University Press 1938), p. 68.
A. Calderini, Dizionario dei nomi geografici e topografici dell'Egitto greco-romano. Vol. 4 (Milano: Cisalpino-Goliardica 1983-1986), p. 206.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)