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Collection ID: 0016 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

P.Penn. Museum inv.E02759 Registration of Cattle

Title

Registration of Cattle

Authors

Sarapion

Call number

P.Penn. Museum inv.E02759
(Philadelphia, United States, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology collection)

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Language

English; Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Origin

26 CE

Place: Oxyrhynchos

Summary

Property return addressed to the strategus Chareas by two persons, who make a statement of the number of sheep in their possession in the twelfth year of Tiberius. (Grenfell and Hunt)

Notes

Virtually intact document, with all margins fully visible. Tear of approximately 13.5 cm runs down the left side.
Identifier(s): upenn.apis.13; P.Oxy.:2:245.

Extent

7.0 x 37.0 cm

Support

Papyrus

Layout

Text is on one side only, 27 lines written with the fibers; written in three distinct hands. Text mentions the neighborhood of Pela.

Main body of text is made up of lines 2-23; lines 24-27 are by another hand or possibly two more hands.

Provenance

Excavated by Grenfell and Hunt (1896-7) on behalf of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, and donated to the University Museum in return for its support (1901, Dr. Parrish Collection).

Subjects topical

Documentary
Registration

Licenses

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URL

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