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| Collection | Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, SPK (P) |
| Inventory Number | Pap. Berlin P. 13617 |
| Current Location | magazine |
| Comments on Inventory | joining: Pap. Berlin P. 13617 + Pap. Berlin P. 23676 |
| Publication Permission Status | permission for publication assigned |
| Ancient Provenance Site | Elephantine (Ꜣbw; Yb; YbꜢ; YbꜤ; Ἐλεφαντίνη, יב , ⲉⲓⲏⲃ) [Trismegistos] Certainty: high |
| Ancient Provenance District | Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos] |
| Type of Discovery | archaeological excavation Certainty: high |
| Date of Discovery Term. Ante / Post Quem Non |
between 2 3 1906 and 2 3 1906 |
| Finder (= First Purchaser) | Rubensohn, Otto (excavation director) Certainty: high |
| Location of Find / Purchase in Egypt | Elephantine |
| District of Find / Purchase in Egypt | Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos] |
| Type of Acquisition for the Intitution | partage |
| Date of Acquisition for the Intitution | between 1906 and 1906 |
| Transferor (Seller, Previous Owner) | (not relevant) Certainty: high |
| Object Type | papyrus |
| Color | papyrus, dark |
| Size (Height | Width | Thickness) | 275 mm | 155 mm | mm |
| Range of Preservation | incomplete |
| State of Preservation | The right edge is lost at the section of lines 4-11. Several holes in the sheet, one larger in the middle of the upper edge. |
| Mounting | framed under glass |
| Comments on Object | The papyrus is still mounted on paper (06/2016). Continuous vertical sheet joins (kollesis) (1 cm) in the left and the very right parts each (cf. joining fragment Pap Berlin P. 23676). |
| Localization of Text on Object | recto | |
| Script-Fiber-Relation (for Payri) | parallel (recto) | |
| Inks and Pigments | carbon ink monochrome black | |
| Range of Preservation (Text) | incomplete | |
| State of Preservation (Text) | Beginning of lines 4 - 11 lost. Some holes with minor text losses. | |
| Script, Primary | Early Demotic | |
| Language, Primary | Early Demotic | |
| Comments on Handwriting | "Flüchtige frühdemotische Geschäftsschrift." (According to K.-T. Zauzich, in: VOHD XIX,2). Wirth eight autographic witness signatures. | |
| Comments on Text Layout | Wide line pitch. Recto: The text covers nearly the entire surface of the sheet, with broad upper and lower margins, and a broad equal right margin. col. 1: l.1 - 12 (Text) col. 2; l. l.13 - 18: witnesses signatures col. 3; l. l.19 - 20: witnesses signatures. The lower left section remains uninscribed. | |
| recto | verso | |
| Quantity of Lines | 20 | 0 |
| Quantity of Columns | 3 | 0 |
| Line Lenght (in mm) | 145 | 0 |
| Column Height (in mm) | 220 | 0 |
| Height of Line / Letter | ||
| Line Distance | 145 x 220 | 0 |
| Modern Title | contract of lease concerning a lot of land on Elephantine island |
| Ancient Archives | (Uncertain) |
| Ancient Scribe(s) of Text | |
| Text Types |
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| Summary of Content | Contract of lease concerning an allotment on Elephantine, drawn by Esp-[?], son of Espudjathotes, to [///]. |
| Location of Composition | Elephantine Upper Egypt, 1st nome Egypt (Certainty: high) |
| Multilingualism | Monolingual Script = Language |
| Gender | Man |
| Religion | Polytheism (Egyptian) |