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Papyrus 3007
- Record Id:
- 040-003878911
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121455252.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147471520.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 3007
- Title:
- Official Letter (P.Hib. II 243, TM 5202)
- Scope & Content:
-
Portion of an official letter concerning tax alleviation and mentioning Athenagoras and Apollonius, possibly the financial official. Only part of the letter has been published. The back bears traces of another text and of the painted decoration.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003878911 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 3007 : Official Letter (P.Hib. II 243, TM 5202) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2327]/040-003878911
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Medium-brown papyrus with five detached scraps, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and surface damage in places; written on both sides. On the front, the largest fragment preserves the foot of two columns written along the fibres; the smaller fragments preserve a few traces of ink; on the back, there are traces of two columns written across the fibres and remains of the painted decoration. The fragments are housed in a glass frame; four of the scraps are mounted on cardboard.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147471520.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0260
- End Date:
- -0250
- Date Range:
- 260-250 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 120 x 225 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 205 x 305 mm.
Script: Medium-sized cursive hand with a slight slant to the right.
- Custodial History:
-
Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Ankyropolis (El-Hiba), Egypt. From mummy cartonnage (Mummy A06). 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 243
- Publications:
-
Eric G. Turner, The Hibeh Papyri, II (London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1955), p. 155, no. 243.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)