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Papyrus 2692
- Record Id:
- 040-003689900
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100106412422.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147468283.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2692
- Title:
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Account of Camels Rented (P.Lond. VII 2179, TM 2401)
- Scope & Content:
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Fragmentary account of camels rented out to various farmers on various days. The docket on the back contained the total, which must have been over sixty.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003689900 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2692 : Account of Camels Rented (P.Lond. VII 2179, TM 2401) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1824]/040-003689900
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Seven non-contiguous fragments of varying size from a dark brown papyrus, lighter by patches; written on both sides. On the front, there are 33 lines written across the fibres and lacking the ends; part of the left margin survives. On the back, there are 4 lines running along the fibres and lacking the ends. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147468283.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0263
- End Date:
- -0229
- Date Range:
- 263-229 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Fragments of varying size, the largest fragment measuring 85 x 84 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 460 x 160 mm.
Script: Recto: Somewhat thick, upright cursive hand of medium size. Verso: Smaller cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Arsinoite nome? Egypt.
Provenance: Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 2652-2721 from Dr. A. N. Kondilios in July 1925. Part of a joint purchase with Michigan and Columbia University.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. VII 2179
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1921-1925 (London: British Museum 1950), p. 370.
T. C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum 1974), pp. 264-266, no. 2179.
R. S. Bagnall, ‘The Camel, the Wagon, and the Donkey in Later Roman Egypt’, The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists 22 (1985), pp. 1-6 (p. 3).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)