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Papyrus 3023
- Record Id:
- 040-003881375
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121497510.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147471562.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 3023
- Title:
- Private Letter (P.Hib. II 259, TM 5217)
- Scope & Content:
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Fragmentary letter dealing with contributions for a shared meal (eranos), of which the author acknowledges receipt; the names of the correspondents are damaged. The date is at the end. On the back, there are remains of the cartonnage painted decoration with part of a face.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003881375 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 3023 : Private Letter (P.Hib. II 259, TM 5217) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2332]/040-003881375
- 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 damaged in places; written on one side across the fibres. On the front, there are 8 lines. The back bears remains of the painted decoration, with part of a face. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147471562.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0235
- End Date:
- -0235
- Date Range:
- 2 October 235 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 150 x 140 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 185 x 185 mm.
Script: Thin, rather upright cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: 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 259
- Publications:
-
Eric G. Turner, The Hibeh Papyri, II (London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1955), p. 159, no. 259.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)