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Papyrus 863
- Record Id:
- 040-003796361
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100117870747.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147472119.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 863
- Title:
- Leases of Land (P.Sarap. 28, P.Sarap. 22(a), TM 17045, 17039)
- Scope & Content:
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Two fragmentary leases from the archive of Eutychides, son of Sarapion.
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Sarap. 28, TM 17045): Fragment of a one-year lease of three plots of land, for a total of twenty-seven and half aruras; the lessor is Phibion, son of Ptolemaeus, and the lessee is Anubion, son of Sarapion. The right-hand portion of the papyrus is at the Institut für Papyrologie in Heidelberg, inventoried as P. G 200 a. Dated between August and September 125.
Lower papyrus (B) (P.Sarap. 22(a), TM 17039): Fragment of a one-year lease of two plots of land, for a total of eighteen and half aruras; the names of the parties are lost, but the lessor is a woman, acting with a guardian. Dated in 102 or 103.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003796361 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 863 : Leases of Land (P.Sarap. 28, P.Sarap. 22(a), TM 17045, 17039) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2236]/040-003796361
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Upper left corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 11 lines from the top of a column, and traces of another line at the bottom. Left and upper margins survive. The back is blank. A fragment now in Heidelberg, Institut für Papyrologie, inventoried as P. G 200 a, preserves the right-hand portion of the papyrus.
Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom, lacking the upper right corner, and displaying some surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 16 lines, and a scant trace of a further line at the bottom. Parts of the upper, right and left margins survive. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. The back is blank.
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0102
- End Date:
- 0125
- Date Range:
- 102-125
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 94 x 67 mm; B: 140 x 157 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 305 x 205 mm.
Script: A: Neat upright semi-cursive hand, with well-spaced letterforms. B: Rapid cursive hand, with a slight slant to the right.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Hermopolite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome. Presented as part of a lot comprising Papyri 835-878 by the executors of William Joseph Myers, F. S. A., (b. 1858, d. 1899) through R. Taylor in 1900.
- Former External References:
- P.Sarap. 22(a)
P.Sarap. 28
SB VIII 9704
SB VIII 9706 - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1900-1905 (London: British Museum 1907), p. 440.
A
Frederic G. Kenyon, Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, III (London: British Museum, 1907), p. xli, no. 863(a) descr.
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten, VIII (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1967), no. 9706.
Jacques Schwartz, Les archives de Sarapion et de ses fils. Une exploitation agricole aux environs d'Hermoupolis Magna (de 90 à 133 P.C.) (Le Caire: Imprimerie de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, 1961), p. 79, no. 28.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten, VIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1992), p. 388.
B
Frederic G. Kenyon, Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, III (London: British Museum, 1907), p. xli, no. 863(b) descr.
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten, VIII (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1967), no. 9704.
Jacques Schwartz, Les archives de Sarapion et de ses fils. Une exploitation agricole aux environs d'Hermoupolis Magna (de 90 à 133 P.C.) (Le Caire: Imprimerie de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, 1961), no. 22(a).
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten, VIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1992), p. 388.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)