Pap. Berlin P. 15604
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Metadata
Collection
| Collection |
Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, SPK (P) |
| Inventory Number |
Pap. Berlin P. 15604 |
| Current Location |
magazine |
| Comments on Inventory |
registered as existing during revision (1958) |
| Publication Permission Status |
permission for publication assigned |
Origin / Provenance
| 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 |
| Finder (= First Purchaser) |
Rubensohn, Otto / Zucker, Friedrich (excavation directors)
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 1908 |
| Transferor (Seller, Previous Owner) |
(not relevant)
Certainty: high |
Object
| Object Type |
papyrus |
| Color |
papyrus, light |
| Size (Height | Width | Thickness) |
78 mm | 113 mm | mm |
| Range of Preservation |
incomplete |
| State of Preservation |
The upper part and the left part are broken off in undetermined extent. Both the lower and the right rim are heavily damaged. |
| Mounting |
framed under glass |
| Comments on Object |
According to the inventory "Abschrift und Deutung von W. Erichsen" existing. |
Text Basic Information
| Localization of Text on Object |
recto |
| Script-Fiber-Relation (for Payri) |
perpendicular (recto) |
| Inks and Pigments |
carbon ink monochrome black |
| Range of Preservation (Text) |
incomplete |
| State of Preservation (Text) |
The upper part as well as the line endings broken off in undetermined extent. LIne beginnings slightly damaged. First line partly lost after the inventory entry. |
| Script, Primary |
Early to Middle Demotic |
| Language, Primary |
Early Demotic - Ptolemaic Demotic |
| Comments on Handwriting |
"Relativ deutliche früh- bis mitteldemotische Geschäftsschrift." (According to K.-T. Zauzich, in: VOHD XIX,2) |
| Comments on Text Layout |
Wide line pitch.
With broad lower margin. |
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recto |
verso |
| Quantity of Lines |
x+4 |
0 |
| Quantity of Columns |
1 |
0 |
| Line Lenght (in mm) |
115 |
0 |
| Column Height (in mm) |
50 |
0 |
| Height of Line / Letter |
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| Line Distance |
x+115 x x+50 |
0 |
Text Content
| Modern Title |
letter presumably concerning land leases |
| Ancient Archives |
unclear |
| Ancient Scribe(s) of Text |
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| Text Types |
- documentary | letter | horizontal format
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| Summary of Content |
Letter of Snebonychos presumably concerning land leases. |
| Location of Composition |
Elephantine Upper Egypt, 1st nome Egypt (Certainty: high) |
| Multilingualism |
Monolingual
Script = Language |
| Gender |
Man |
| Religion |
Polytheism (Egyptian) |
Text
Dates
| RulerID |
Regnal Year |
MonthID |
Day Date of the Text |
Gregorian Date |
dating_comment |
| Late period - Early Ptolemaic dynasty |
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-343 BCE -323 BCE |
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Pictures
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Literature
| DatasetID |
100432 |
| last Change |
29.07.2022 |
| Trismegistos |
46512 |
| Author |
Jan Moje |
| Dataset License |
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
(CC BY-NC-SA) |
| Data set citation |
Data set 100432 (= Pap. Berlin P. 15604), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Jan Moje. |
