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Papyrus 1407
- Record Id:
- 040-003791043
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100116137259.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147469913.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1407
- Title:
- Fragments from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1485, TM 39796)
- Scope & Content:
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Fragments of a register, listing individuals, including a public weigher (zygostates) and farmers; in the second fragment at the top, reference is made to the price of camels.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003791043 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1407 : Fragments from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1485, TM 39796) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2213]/040-003791043
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Five fragments from the same papyrus, housed in a glass frame. The first fragment at the top bears a few traces of four lines running along the fibres, and a trace of ink on the back; the second fragment at the top preserves portions of a few lines written along the fibres, and additional writing on the back, against the fibres; the third fragment at the top preserves a few words written along the fibres, and one fragmentary line across the fibres on the back; the lower left fragment has portions of a few lines written along the fibres and the ends of three lines across the fibres on the back; the lower right fragment preserves the central portions of 3 lines along the fibres and a small trace of another line at the bottom, and is blank on the back.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147469913.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0700
- End Date:
- 0725
- Date Range:
- early 8th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Fragments of varying size; top right fragment: 114 x 56 mm; bottom left fragment: 87 x 120 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 255 x 255 mm.
Script: Neat and regular round minuscule; the ink on the front turned brown.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Aphrodito, Antaiopolite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Aphrodito, Antaiopolite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 1200-1520 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 20 November 1903.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. IV 1485
- Publications:
-
Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1900-1905 (London: British Museum, 1907), p. 445.
Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, IV: The Aphrodito Papyri (London: British Museum, 1910), p. 430, no. 1485.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)