Detail View: Papyri Collection: Petition to the Praeses
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Reference number:
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Greek P 659
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Side:
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recto
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Image Number:
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JRL030584tr
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Image Title:
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Petition to the Praeses
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Trismegistos Number:
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Subject:
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Law
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Arion of Theadelphia
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. 4 659, P. Sakaon 41
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Description:
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Petition to the Praeses Sabinianus from Arion of Theadelphia, a childless widower, for protection from local collectors who are threatening him.
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Date created:
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322 CE
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Time period covered:
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1 BCE - 500 CE
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Place covered:
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Egypt
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People covered:
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Arion of Theadelphia
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People covered:
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Sabinianus
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Language:
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Greek
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Language code:
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grc-EG
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Item height:
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193 mm
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Item width:
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265 mm
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Technique used:
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Handwriting
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Support material:
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Papyrus
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Discovery site:
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Egypt: Arsinoites: Theadelpheia (mod. Batn el-Harit)
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Bibliography:
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Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952
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Current repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Category:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Fragments
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Image rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Work rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Image sequence number:
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grc0659r
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Image technique:
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Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, July 2004
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Metadata language:
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eng-GB
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