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Papyrus 3022
- Record Id:
- 040-003881379
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121498723.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147471558.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 3022
- Title:
- Official Letter (P.Hib. II 258, TM 5216)
- Scope & Content:
-
Fragment of a letter from Theodorus, perhaps the chief of police, to Harmiysis, possibly a police guard.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003881379 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 3022 : Official Letter (P.Hib. II 258, TM 5216) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2333]/040-003881379
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Fragment with four detached scraps a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places. On the front, there are parts of 8 lines. A few traces of ink are visible on the back. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147471558.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0249
- End Date:
- -0249
- Date Range:
- 17 November 249 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 95 x 80 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 180 x 205 mm.
Script: Medium-sized, mostly upright hand.
- Custodial History:
-
Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Ankyropolis (El-Hiba), Egypt. From mummy cartonnage (Mummy A15). 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 258
- Publications:
-
Eric G. Turner, The Hibeh Papyri, II (London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1955), p. 159, no. 258.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)