Pap. Berlin P. 23587
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Metadata
Collection
| Collection |
Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, SPK (P) |
| Inventory Number |
Pap. Berlin P. 23587 |
| Current Location |
magazine |
| 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 Details |
"Nordschugl" |
| 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 6 1 1907 and 6 1 1907 |
| 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 1907 and 1907 |
| Transferor (Seller, Previous Owner) |
(not relevant)
Certainty: high |
Object
| Object Type |
papyrus |
| Color |
papyrus, light |
| Size (Height | Width | Thickness) |
157 mm | 45 mm | mm |
| Range of Preservation |
incomplete |
| State of Preservation |
The upper part as well as the left part are broken off in undetermined extent. Right edge heavily damaged. |
| Mounting |
framed under glass |
Text Basic Information
| Localization of Text on Object |
recto/verso |
| Script-Fiber-Relation (for Payri) |
parallel (recto) and perpendicular (verso) |
| Inks and Pigments |
carbon ink monochrome black |
| Range of Preservation (Text) |
incomplete |
| State of Preservation (Text) |
Upper and left parts broken off in undetermined extent. Some line beginnings damaged. |
| Script, Primary |
Early to Middle Demotic |
| Language, Primary |
Early Demotic - Ptolemaic Demotic |
| Comments on Handwriting |
""Flüchtige früh- bis mitteldemotische Geschäftsschrift." (According to K.-T. Zauzich, in: VOHD XIX,2) |
| Comments on Text Layout |
Wide line pitch.
Recto: The text covers nearly the entire sheet, with small right and medium lower margin.
Verso: The text covers nearly the entire sheet, with small right and medium upper margin. |
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recto |
verso |
| Quantity of Lines |
x+11 |
10+y |
| Quantity of Columns |
1 |
1 |
| Line Lenght (in mm) |
40 |
40+y |
| Column Height (in mm) |
140 |
145+y |
| Height of Line / Letter |
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| Line Distance |
40+y x x+140, |
40+y x 145+y |
Text Content
| Modern Title |
letter concerning grain |
| Ancient Archives |
Chnoum temple archives | administrative archive |
| Ancient Scribe(s) of Text |
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| Text Types |
- documentary | letter | vertical format
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| Summary of Content |
Fragment of a letter concerning grain. |
| Location of Composition |
Elephantine Upper Egypt, 1st nome Egypt (Certainty: high) |
| Multilingualism |
Monolingual
Script = Language |
| Gender |
Man |
| Religion |
Polytheism (Egyptian) |
Text
People mentioned in Text
Dates
| RulerID |
Regnal Year |
MonthID |
Day Date of the Text |
Gregorian Date |
dating_comment |
| Late period - Early Ptolemaic dynasty |
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-664 BCE -222 BCE |
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Literature
| DatasetID |
100567 |
| last Change |
29.07.2022 |
| Trismegistos |
46585 |
| Author |
Jan Moje |
| Dataset License |
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
(CC BY-NC-SA) |
| Data set citation |
Data set 100567 (= Pap. Berlin P. 23587), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Jan Moje. |
