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Papyrus 1657
- Record Id:
- 040-003947824
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100124041614.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470271.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1657
- Title:
- Fragmentary Agreements (P.Lond. V 1902, TM 19790)
- Scope & Content:
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Recto: Portion of a contract, the details being lost.
Verso: Conclusion of an agreement, with additions by Dioscorus.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003947824 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1657 : Fragmentary Agreements (P.Lond. V 1902, TM 19790) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2389]/040-003947824
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Fragment of a medium- to dark-brown papyrus sheet, written on both sides. On the front, there are 7 complete lines written across the fibres; the ends of a few additional lines are visible at the top. Side margins are extant. On the back, there are 9 lines from the bottom of a column, running along the fibres. The lower margin is ample. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147470271.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0500
- End Date:
- 0599
- Date Range:
- 6th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 160 x 300 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 205 x 360 mm.
Script: Recto: Large, flowing upright cursive. Verso: Hasty, sloping cursive hand, with additions made by Dioscorus.
- Custodial History:
-
Origin: Antinoopolis, Egypt.
Provenance: Aphrodito, Antaiopolite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 1545-1753 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 8 December 1906.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. V 1902
- Publications:
-
Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1906-1910 (London: British Museum, 1912), p. 311.
Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, V (London: British Museum, 1917), p. 279, no. 1902.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)