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Papyrus 1782(A-B)
- Record Id:
- 040-003797529
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100118809794.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470520.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1782(A-B)
- Title:
- Petition (P.Lond. V 1911 descr., TM 33202), and Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. V 1785, TM 38862)
- Scope & Content:
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Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1911 descr., TM 33202): Beginning of a petition of the early fourth century from Aurelia Sarra, of Herakleopolis, to Aurelius Dorotheus and Aurelius Turbon, exactores of the city. Details are lost.
Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1785, TM 38862): Seventh-century receipt for the payment of 23 gold carats as rent, issued by the Holy Church of Hermopolis through the administrator (pronoetes) Colluthus to the farmer Eusebius.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003797529 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1782(A-B) : Petition (P.Lond. V 1911 descr., TM 33202), and Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. V 1785, TM 38862) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2264]/040-003797529
- 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, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with some surface damage; written on one side. The front bears 5 lines from the top of a column running along the fibres, with traces of a further line at the bottom. The back is blank.
Lower papyrus (B): Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with little damage along the right edge; written on one side. The front bears 6 lines running across the fibres, written in the upper half of the sheet; the lower half is blank. Margins are extant. The back is blank. Folding lines are still visible; there are traces of the original seal, which has not survived.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147470520.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0300
- End Date:
- 0699
- Date Range:
- 4th century-7th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 62 x 102 mm; B: 95 x 85 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 230 x 155 mm.
Script: A: Small, proficient cursive hand, with a slight slant to the right. B: Upright hand of medium size, same as Papyrus 1703.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: A: Herakleopolis (Inhnasya el-Medina), Egypt. B: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: A: Herakleopolis (Inhnasya el-Medina), Egypt. B: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome, Egypt. Both papyri were purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 1757-1786 from Ali Abd-el-Haj on 12 October 1907.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. V 1785
P.Lond. V 1911 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. 312.
A
Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, V (London: British Museum, 1917), p. 281, no. 1911 descr.
B
Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, V (London: British Museum, 1917), pp. 241-42, no. 1785.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten, VIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1992), p. 193.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)