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Papyrus 3024
- Record Id:
- 040-003882519
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121693078.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147471568.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 3024
- Title:
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Fragment of a Letter (P.Hib. II 260, TM 5218)
- Scope & Content:
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Fragmentary letter from mummy cartonnage, of which little remains.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003882519 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 3024 : Fragment of a Letter (P.Hib. II 260, TM 5218) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2354]/040-003882519
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Two fragments from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on one side across the fibres; the front bears parts of 2 and 3 lines. The back is covered with plaster. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147471568.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0260
- End Date:
- -0240
- Date Range:
- 260-240 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 62 x 69 mm; 112 x 33 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 180 x 205 mm.
Script: Neat, upright cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Ankyropolis (El-Hiba), Egypt. From mummy cartonnage (Mummy 126). 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 260
- Publications:
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Eric G. Turner, The Hibeh Papyri, II (London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1955), p. 160, no. 260.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)