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Papyrus list of names and payments, written in Coptic

Title	Papyrus list of names and payments, written in Coptic
Publication Date:	700-900 (undated)
Type	Document
Language	Coptic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	229 mm x 330 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Is Pp1
Library Location	Islamic Collection
Date	700-900 (undated)
Notes	Papyrus list of names and payments, written in Coptic. This document is organised in two columns, consisting of personal names on the left followed by amounts on the right, using Greek letters as numerals. This relates to fiscal administration, recording land measures, tax payments or some other contribution imposed on the individuals listed in the first column. Some names and amounts are marked with an oblique stroke, as a tick or check mark. Some names are preceded by "ar" possibly an abbreviation of the content measurement unit "artabe" or the surface measurement unit "aroura", both of which fit the context of agricultural taxes. On the recto side, some names can be read, for example on column one: Mōne (line 1), George (line 2), Apollo (lines 3, 5), line 6 Ioannes de deacon (daikon, line 6), and on column two: George (line 8); Phib (line 9). Folio fragment, ink on medium brown papyrus, mounted on paper and framed under glass, original cutting lines preserved on the top, left and right sides, Coptic text, written in reddish-brown ink with a thin pen perpendicular to the papyrus fibres on the recto and parallel to the fibres on verso, two columns of personal names and amounts, documenting financial arrangements, text uses Greek letters as numerals and oblique strokes as check marks, recto and verso contain parts of the same text, unsigned, Egypt, undated, 700-900.
Materyal	Papyrus (material), Ink (material)
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Müstensih ve Üretim Yeri	Unknown, Egypt
Yazı Tipi	Coptic (language), Greek (writing system)

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Papyrus list of names and payments, written in Coptic

Publication Date 700-900 (undated)

Type Document

Language Coptic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 229 mm x 330 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Is Pp1

Library Location Islamic Collection

Date 700-900 (undated)

Notes Papyrus list of names and payments, written in Coptic. This document is organised in two columns, consisting of personal names on the left followed by amounts on the right, using Greek letters as numerals. This relates to fiscal administration, recording land measures, tax payments or some other contribution imposed on the individuals listed in the first column. Some names and amounts are marked with an oblique stroke, as a tick or check mark. Some names are preceded by "ar" possibly an abbreviation of the content measurement unit "artabe" or the surface measurement unit "aroura", both of which fit the context of agricultural taxes. On the recto side, some names can be read, for example on column one: Mōne (line 1), George (line 2), Apollo (lines 3, 5), line 6 Ioannes de deacon (daikon, line 6), and on column two: George (line 8); Phib (line 9). Folio fragment, ink on medium brown papyrus, mounted on paper and framed under glass, original cutting lines preserved on the top, left and right sides, Coptic text, written in reddish-brown ink with a thin pen perpendicular to the papyrus fibres on the recto and parallel to the fibres on verso, two columns of personal names and amounts, documenting financial arrangements, text uses Greek letters as numerals and oblique strokes as check marks, recto and verso contain parts of the same text, unsigned, Egypt, undated, 700-900.

Materyal Papyrus (material), Ink (material)

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

Müstensih ve Üretim Yeri Unknown, Egypt

Yazı Tipi Coptic (language), Greek (writing system)