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Papyrus 2672
- Record Id:
- 040-003699327
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108333292.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147468158.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2672
- Title:
- Complaint to the Village Scribe (P.Lond. VII 1981, TM 2502)
- Scope & Content:
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A body of 150 agricultural workers of Ammonias write to Colluthes, village scribe (komogrammateus), to inform him that they are being wronged by three judges, Nestus, Torrimas and Zenon, and claim to have been evicted from their lands. The farmers seek compensation. With original seal (TM Seal 937) at the end. Papyrus 2363 (P.Lond. VII 1980) is a duplicate.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003699327 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2672 : Complaint to the Village Scribe (P.Lond. VII 1981, TM 2502) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1883]/040-003699327
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Light-brown papyrus, with severe surface damage throughout, especially along a vertical strip on the left. On the front, there are 21 lines written along the fibres, some of which are damaged. On the back, there are traces of ink that probably are smudges or set-offs. The original clay seal is still preserved, with no device being visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100147468158.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0252
- End Date:
- -0252
- Date Range:
- 12 February 252 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus; Clay.
Dimensions: 115 x 86 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 180 x 145 mm.
Script: Practised cursive hand, similar to that of Papyrus 2363, but smaller.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Ammonias, meris of Herakleides, 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 the University of Michigan and Columbia University.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. VII 1981
- 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.
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum 1974), pp. 78-79, no. 1981.
Pieter W. Pestman, A Guide to the Zenon Archive (Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava 21) (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1981), p. 177, and passim.
Claude Orrieux, Les papyrus de Zénon: l'horizon d'un Grec en Egypte au IIIe siècle avant J.C. (Paris: Macula 1983), p. 124.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)