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Papyrus 2969
- Record Id:
- 040-003717626
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100110214481.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147468535.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2969
- Title:
- Royal Ordinances (?) (P.Hib. II 197, TM 8284)
- Scope & Content:
- Portions presumably of royal ordinances concerned with the procedure to follow in order to obtain a security, in movables or immovables, including the scrutiny of property.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003717626 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2969 : Royal Ordinances (?) (P.Hib. II 197, TM 8284) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1978]/040-003717626
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Twelve numbered papyrus fragments and seven additional scraps of varying size from mummy cartonnage; written on one side and mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
Fragment 1: Broken off at the bottom and sides; preserving the central portions of 10 lines, with only a few traces of the last; part of the upper margin survives;
Fragment 2: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 8 lines;
Fragment 3: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 6 lines;
Fragment 4: Broken off at the bottom and sides; central portions of 7 lines;
Fragment 5: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 9 lines;
Fragment 6: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 11 lines, possibly with little blank space between lines 7 and 8;
Fragment 7: Broken off at the bottom and sides; central portions of 8 lines and scan traces of line 9; possibly with some blank space between lines 2 and 3, and between lines 5 and 6;
Fragment 8: Broken off on all sides; with traces of 4 lines, with only line 3 being readable;
Fragment 9: Broken off on all sides; with a few letters from 5 lines;
Fragment 10: With beginnings of 7 lines, possibly from the top of a column;
Fragment 11: Broken off on all sides; with a few letters from 3 lines;
Fragment 12: Broken off on all sides; with a few letters from 5 lines;
‘Odd scraps’: Either blank or with scant traces of ink.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147468535.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0275
- End Date:
- -0225
- Date Range:
- mid 3rd century BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Fragments of varying size; fragment 1: 80 x 1200 mm; fragment 2: 80 x 95 mm; fragment 3: 60 x 110 mm; fragment 4: 65 x 35 mm; fragment 5: 65 x 70 mm; fragment 6: 90 x 65 mm; fragment 7: 90 x 55; housed in a glass frame measuring 270 x 400 mm.
Script: Medium-sized official cursive, careless in places.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Alexandria (?), Egypt.
Provenance: Ankyropolis (El-Hiba), Egypt. From mummy cartonnage (Mummy A14). 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 197
- Publications:
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Eric G. Turner, The Hibeh Papyri. Volume II (London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1955), pp. 70-74, no. 197.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1995), p. 109.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)