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Papyrus 2998
- Record Id:
- 040-003878904
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121451692.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147471455.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2998
- Title:
- Letter of Oil-Sellers (P.Hib. II 234, TM 5194)
- Scope & Content:
-
Letter of the oil-sellers of the Oxyrhynchite nome to Heraclides; the text continues on the other side. Only a portion of the letter has been published.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003878904 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2998 : Letter of Oil-Sellers (P.Hib. II 234, TM 5194) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2326]/040-003878904
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and surface damage in places; written on both sides. On one side there are 20 lines written across the fibres, obliterated; the text continues on the other side with 6 lines written along the fibres; the papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147471455.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0246
- End Date:
- -0221
- Date Range:
- 246-221 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Fragments of varying size, the largest measuring 190 x 100 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 265 x 185 mm.
Script: Medium-sized cursive hand with a slight slant to the right.
- Custodial History:
-
Origin: Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Ankyropolis (El-Hiba), Egypt. From mummy cartonnage (Mummy A). Presented with a lot comprising Papyri 2943-3035 by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Society on 9 April 1960.
- Former External References:
- P.Hib. II 234
- Publications:
-
Eric G. Turner, The Hibeh Papyri, II (London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1955), p. 153, no. 234.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)