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Papyrus 1609
- Record Id:
- 040-003797399
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100118642607.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470152.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1609
- Title:
- Nominations to Liturgies (P.Lond. V 1822 descr., TM 19770), Lease (P.Lond. V 1832 descr., TM 19775), and Record of Proceedings (P.Lond. V 1650, TM 19674)
- Scope & Content:
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Upper left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1822 descr., TM 19770): Return by the local peace-keeping official (eirenarch) of the village Temenkyrkis Poimenon in the Hermopolite nome to the riparii (police officials) of the nome, nominating liturgical officials in charge of dikes and canals. The names of the nominees follow. Dated between January and April 373. The papyrus is a duplicate of Papyrus 1709 (P.Lond. V 1648).
Upper right papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1832 descr., TM 19775): Fragment of a lease two and a half aruras of land located in the Hermopolite nome, the lessor being the Holy Church of Hermopolis. The back bears part of the endorsement. Dated sometime after 430. Unpublished.
Lower papyrus (C) (P.Lond. V 1650, TM 19674): Copy of a record of legal proceedings concerning a dispute over property, held before the praeses (governor) of the Thebaid. The back bears a date (373 AD).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003797399 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1609 : Nominations to Liturgies (P.Lond. V 1822 descr., TM 19770), Lease (P.Lond. V 1832 descr., TM 19775), and Record of Proceedings… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2258]/040-003797399
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Three papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper left papyrus (A): Upper right portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, damaged by insect-holes; written on one side. The front bears the ends of 24 lines running across the fibres; 2 lines were added; right and upper margins survive. The back is blank.
Upper right papyrus (B): Left-hand side of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, top and right, damaged by a few insect-holes; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 14 lines running along the fibres; the left margin is extant. The back contains one fragmentary line written along the fibres.
Lower papyrus (C): Small papyrus strip, complete on the sides, broken off at the top and bottom; written on both sides. On the front, there are 3 lines running along the fibres, and traces of another line at the top; on the back, there are 2 lines.
- Digitised Content:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0373
- End Date:
- 0430
- Date Range:
- c. 373-430
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 180 x 99 mm; B: 125 x 92 mm; C: 25 x 261 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 280 x 315 mm.
Script: A: Upright cursive hand; B: Upright, regular cursive hand, occasionally ligatured. C: Small, sloping cursive hand; different cursive hand on the back.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: A: Hermopolite nome, Egypt. B: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome, Egypt. C: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome (?), Egypt.
Provenance: A: Hermopolite nome, Egypt. B: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome, Egypt. C: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome (?), Egypt. These three 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 1650
P.Lond. V 1822 descr.
P.Lond. V 1832 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), pp. 3-4, 265, no. 1822 descr.
Bruce E. Nielsen, ‘A Catalog of Duplicate Papyri’, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 129 (2000), 187-214 (p. 213).
B
Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, V (London: British Museum, 1917), p. 266, no. 1832 descr.
C
Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, V (London: British Museum, 1917), pp. 7-8, no. 1650.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten, VIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1992), p. 191.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)