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Papyrus 2971
- Record Id:
- 040-003717625
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100110214136.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147468543.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2971
- Title:
- Priestly Annals (P.Hib. II 199, TM 2832)
- Scope & Content:
- Portion of priestly annals from mummy cartonnage, covering at least three years. The other three fragments are unpublished. The papyrus attests that the cult of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his sister Arsinoe was established when Arsinoe was still alive.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003717625 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2971 : Priestly Annals (P.Hib. II 199, TM 2832) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1977]/040-003717625
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Four papyrus fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage; with some plaster residue in places; written on one side. The largest fragment at the top right preserves portions of two columns running along the fibres; of the first, only the ends of few lines remains; the second is better preserved, although it is covered with plaster residue; the beginnings of 22 lines survive. The upper left fragment preserves a few words from three lines; the lower left fragment displays surface damage and bears traces of a few lines; the lower right fragment only bears a small trace of ink. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147468543.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0270
- End Date:
- -0250
- Date Range:
- 270-250 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Largest fragment: 95 x 50 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 355 x 255 mm.
Script: Rather small and thick square cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Alexandria (?), Egypt.
Provenance: Ankyropolis (El-Hiba), Egypt. From mummy cartonnage (Mummy A). Presented with a lot comprising Papyri 2943-3035 by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Society on 9 April 1960.
- Former External References:
- P.Hib. II 199
- Publications:
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Eric G. Turner, The Hibeh Papyri. Volume II (London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1955), pp. 110-111, no. 199.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten V (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1969), p. 49.
Willy Clarysse, Griet van Derveken, The Eponymous Priests of Ptolemaic Egypt: Chronological Lists of the Priests of Alexandria and Ptolemais with a Study of the Demotic Transcriptions of their Names (P.L. Bat. 24) (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1983), pp. 4-5, and passim.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1995), p. 110.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)