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Papyrus 893
- Record Id:
- 040-003690207
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100106734436.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147469494.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 893
- Title:
- Private Letter (P.Ryl. II pp. 381-382, P.Lond. III 893 descr., TM 13014)
- Scope & Content:
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Letter of Ammonius to his agent and friend Aphrodisius on various private and business matters. Among other things, Ammonius instructs the recipient to come to Boubastos and Berenikis Aigialou, where he will be harvesting, to buy fish-pickles and collect a loan. In the postscript, added at the top, he also asks him to bring some loaves.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003690207 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 893 : Private Letter (P.Ryl. II pp. 381-382, P.Lond. III 893 descr., TM 13014) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1838]/040-003690207
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, with insect-holes and some surface damage; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 18 lines running along the fibres; the surviving margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147469494.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0040
- End Date:
- 0040
- Date Range:
- 22 July 40
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 139 x 90 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 185 x 140 mm.
Script: Untidy, rapid cursive hand of small size.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Arsinoite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Arsinoite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 885-1178 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 8 June 1901.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. III 893 descr
P.Ryl. II pp. 381-382 - 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.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. xliii, no. 893 descr.
Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester. Vol. II. (Manchester: Manchester University Press 1915), pp. 381-382.
B. H. Olsson, Papyrusbriefe aus der frühesten Römerzeit (Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-a.-b. 1925), no. 28.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten II.2 (Heidelberg: Im Selbstverlag des Verfassers 1933), p. 114.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten V (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1969), p. 87.
J. L. White, Light from Ancient Letters (Philadelphia: Fortress Press 1986), no. 85.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1992), p. 296.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1995), p. 228.
A. Sarri, Material Aspects of Letter Writing in the Graeco-Roman World. c. 500 BC – c. AD 300 (Berlin-Boston: De Gruyter 2017), p. 259.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)