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Papyrus 51(A)
- Record Id:
- 040-003792323
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100117726687.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147471929.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 51(A)
- Title:
- Fragment of a Petition (UPZ II 152, P.Lond. I 51(a), TM 3553)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragment of a petition to the King from the priests (pastophoroi) of the god Amenophis, who are apparently being wronged by a police officer (phylakites); reference to rent is made; with further writing on the left margin and on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003792323 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 51(A) : Fragment of a Petition (UPZ II 152, P.Lond. I 51(a), TM 3553) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2231]/040-003792323
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Left-hand portion of medium-brown papyrus sheet, bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there survives the left-hand portion of one column of text, running along the fibres; the upper and left margins are generous; at the bottom of the left margin there are the beginnings of 9 lines, which may not belong to the same text. A sheet-join runs along the left edge. On the back, there are portions of 6 lines running across the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147471929.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0299
- End Date:
- -0200
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 190 x 126 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 215 x 165 mm.
Script: Rapid cursive hand, rather large and rich in ligatures. Different cursive hand on the back.
- Custodial History:
-
Origin: Dios Polis (Thebes east), Egypt.
Provenance: Dios Polis (Thebes east), Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 50-56 with Butler's collection and received on 5 July 1841. Lot 501.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. I 51(a)
UPZ II 152 - Publications:
-
Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1841-1845 (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1850), p. 72.
Carl Wessely, 'Griechische Papyri des British Museum', Wiener Studien, 8 (1886), 175-230 (pp. 207-08).
Frederic G. Kenyon, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, I (London: British Museum, 1893), p. 59-60, no. 51(a), with facsimile no. 34.
Ulrich Wilcken, Urkunden der Ptolemäerzeit (Ältere Funde), 1-2 vols (Berlin: W. de Gruyter 1927-1934), 2: Lieferung 1, Papyri aus Oberägypten, pp. 5-6, no. 152.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)