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Papyrus 897
- Record Id:
- 040-003693949
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100106826178.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147469517.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 897
- Title:
- Private Letter (P.Lond. III 897, TM 22703)
- Scope & Content:
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Portion of a letter; the names of the correspondents are lost. The writer, who is staying in Alexandria, states that he will not come to the Arsinoite nome unless the recipient promises that he will not suffer any injurious treatment, as had happened on his last visit. A detailed address for future correspondence is given. Greetings to members of the recipient’s family conclude the letter.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003693949 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 897 : Private Letter (P.Lond. III 897, TM 22703) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1840]/040-003693949
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, paler by patches, with some insect holes at the top and bottom and minor abrasion in places; broken off to the left; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are two columns written along the fibres, the first of which is very fragmentary, while the second is complete and comprises 24 lines; upper, lower and right margins are extant. On the back, there is another column written across the fibres; one line was erased. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147469517.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0084
- End Date:
- 0084
- Date Range:
- 29 March 84
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 199 x 187 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 250 x 245 mm.
Script: Rather square cursive hand of medium size.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Alexandria, Egypt.
Provenance: 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 897
- 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), pp. 206-207, no. 897, with pl. 27.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 288.
B. H. Olsson, Papyrusbriefe aus der frühesten Römerzeit (Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-a.-b. 1925), no. 50.
S. Llewelyn, ‘The εἰς (τὴν) οἰκίαν Formula and the Delivery of Letters to third Persons or to their Property’, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 101 (1994), pp. 71-78 (p. 76).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten XII (Leiden: E. J. Brill 2009), p. 102.
W. Clarysse, ‘Emotions in private papyrus letters’, Ancient Society 47 (2017), pp. 63-86 (passim).
N. Litinas, “P.Lond. 3.897.22-23”, Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists58 (2021), 403-404.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)