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Papyrus 986
- Record Id:
- 040-003695770
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100107762990.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147469653.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 986
- Title:
- Private Letter (SB XVI 12424, P.Lond. III 986 descr., TM 32586)
- Scope & Content:
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Letter from Anubion to Heliodorus with some requests in relation to a dispute, the details of which remain obscure.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003695770 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 986 : Private Letter (SB XVI 12424, P.Lond. III 986 descr., TM 32586) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1864]/040-003695770
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown, lacking the lower left corner and with holes throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 13 lines, complete; some blank space separates line 12 from line 13. The right margin is irregular and minimal; the other margins are imperfect. 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_100147469653.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0300
- End Date:
- 0399
- Date Range:
- 4th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 175 x 130 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 235 x 185 mm.
Script: Skilled, thin cursive hand with a slight slant to the right.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: 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 986 descr.
SB XVI 12424 - 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. l, no. 986 descr.
G. F. Foundedakis, ‘Deux papyrus de l'Égypte romaine’, Hellenika 32 (1980), pp. 351-356 (pp. 353-356, with pl.).
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten XVI (Wiesbaden: O. Harrassowitz 1985), no. 12424.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)