Detail View: Papyri Collection: Certificates of Pagan Sacrifice
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Reference number:
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Greek P 112
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Side:
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recto
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Image Number:
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JRL050514dc
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Image Title:
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Certificates of Pagan Sacrifice
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Trismegistos Number:
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Subject:
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Paganism
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Subject:
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Religion
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. 2 112, SB 3 6827-8
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Description:
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All the fragments are declarations of conformity to pagan worship. In fragment [a] the writing appears across the fibres. Each certificate has been written by more than one scribe. Acquired in 1917.
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Creation site:
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Egypt
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Date created:
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250 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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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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Fragment a: 185 mm
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Item height:
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Fragment b: 174 mm
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Item height:
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Fragment c: 215 mm
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Item width:
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Fragment a: 119 mm
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Item width:
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Fragment b: 62 mm
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Item width:
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Fragment c: 72 mm
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Technique used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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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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Arthur S. Hunt [et al], 'Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library Manchester', 4 vols (Manchester, 1911-52). Alan K. Bowman and J.D. Thomas, `Some Additional Greek Papyri in the John Rylands University Library', Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, Vol. 61 (1978-9), pp. 290-313.
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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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grc0112r
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Image technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Date image captured:
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2005-06-14
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Metadata language:
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eng-GB
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