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Papyrus 1717(A-B)
- Record Id:
- 040-003797381
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100118586968.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470431.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1717(A-B)
- Title:
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Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1802, TM 36954), and Lease (P.Lond. V 1877 descr., TM 36982)
- Scope & Content:
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Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1802, TM 36954): Order from the tribune Iob to Andreas, son of Georgius, to pay 5,000 talents as rent of a courtyard, signed by Demeas. Dated 19 June, 10th indiction.
Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1877 descr., TM 36982): Fragmentary acknowledgment of a lease of part of a building with a well; the back bears the endorsement. Dated 7 August, 3rd indiction.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003797381 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1717(A-B) : Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1802, TM 36954), and Lease (P.Lond. V 1877 descr., TM 36982) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2256]/040-003797381
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some damage in places; written on one side. The front bears 7 lines running across the fibres; the back may have been used for writing, later washed off. Folding lines are still visible.
Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and top, complete on the sides, damaged by insect-holes; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 11 lines running along the fibres; side margins are minimal. The back contains one fragmentary line written along the fibres.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147470431.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0500
- End Date:
- 0599
- Date Range:
- 6th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 87 x 130 mm; B: 92 x 161 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 230 x 220 mm.
Script: A: Upright cursive hand; different hand for the subscription in the last two lines. B: Straggling, sloping cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: A: Egypt. B: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: A: Egypt. B: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome, Egypt. Both papyri were purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 1545-1753 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 8 December 1906.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. V 1802
P.Lond. V 1877 descr. - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1906-1910 (London: British Museum 1912), p. 311.
A
Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, V (London: British Museum, 1917), p. 259, no. 1804.
B
Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, V (London: British Museum, 1917), p. 274, no. 1877 descr.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten, X (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1998), p. 109.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)