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Papyrus 911
- Record Id:
- 040-003695317
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100107244380.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147469555.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 911
- Title:
- Copy of a List of Paupers (P.Lond. III 911, TM 22709)
- Scope & Content:
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A certain Petesorapis, son of Penaus, grandson of Petesorapis, was registered among the destitute people (aporoi).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003695317 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 911 : Copy of a List of Paupers (P.Lond. III 911, TM 22709) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1854]/040-003695317
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 8 lines, and traces of another line survive; the text is written in the upper half of the sheet and the blank space at the bottom measures 80 mm. All margins are extant. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147469555.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0149
- End Date:
- 0149
- Date Range:
- 5 August 149
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 182 x 75 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 230 x 130 mm.
Script: Cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Dionysias, meris of Themistos, Arsinoite nome (?), Egypt.
Provenance: Dionysias, meris of Themistos, 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 911
- 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. 126-127, no. 911.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten I (Berlin-Leipzig: W. de Gruyter 1922), p. 281.
A. C. Johnson, An Economic Survey of Ancient Rome. Vol. II. Roman Egypt to the Reign of Diocletian (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press 1936), p. 251, no. 145.
S. LR. Wallace, Taxation in Egypt from Augustus to Diocletian (Princeton: Princeton University Press; London: Oxford University Press 1938), p. 139.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Petesorapis, 1st half of 2nd century
- Places:
- Dionysias (Qasr Qarun), meris of Themistos, Arsinoite nome, Egypt