Account, Roman
Dates
- Roman
Language of Materials
Greek
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Please see the Policy on Access and Publication, here:
https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/research-teaching/doing-research-beinecke/introduction-yale-papyrus-collection/beinecke-library
Some items in the collection have been set aside for conservation, and may not be consulted in the reading room until they have been treated and housed. The majority of these items has been photographed and the images are available for research. Please consult the Access Services department for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition Information, 1927: Purchased in Egypt on behalf of Yale, with funds that may have been donated by the General Education Fund of the Rockefeller Foundation's General Education Board. The dealers' names are given as Harold Idris Bell reported them in his 1927 report.| P.CtYBR inv. 213-239, 241-278, 281-295, and 2155-2188 were purchased by Harold Idris Bell and William Linn Westermann from Maurice Nahman in Cairo, late 1926.| The manuscripts were brought to Yale from the British Museum between 9 May and 11 October 1927.
References
- P.Yale inv. 282 + 286
- Bell III 116B + III 116F
Support
Papyrus
Lines
Recto, 10
Margins
Recto, Bottom
Columns
Verso is blank.
Genre (cu655)
Papyri
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.