1. Papyrus 2037
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2037
- Title:
- Hymn in Honour of Patriarch Severus (P.Lond.Lit. 237, TM 65199, LDAB 6441), Evening Hymn (P.Lond.Lit. 244, TM 65200, LDAB 6442), Homer, Iliad IX (P.Lond.Lit. 18, TM 60830, LDAB 1958, MP3 836) Pseudo-Eusebius, Sermo 17 (P.Lond.Lit. 245, TM 62677, LDAB 3865, MP3 2638), Anaphora of St. Mark and Prayer of Thanksgiving (P.Lond.Lit. 232, TM 65198, LDAB 6440)
- Scope & Content:
- A (P.Lond.Lit. 237, TM 65199, LDAB 6441): Metrical hymn in honour of Patriarch Severus of Antioch (5-6th c.). The preserved part mentions the singers of the hymn as praising Severus. 8th century. B (P.Lond.Lit. 244, TM 65200, LDAB 6442): Fragment of an evening hymn known since the 4th century a...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century-8th century
- Extent:
-
The frame contains five fragments: two come from a papyrus sheet, one from a papyrus codex, one from parchment codex and another from a parchment sheet or rotulus.
A: Fragment of a papyrus sheet, writing on one side only across the fibres, mounted in glass. Complete on the left and right margin, incomplete on the top and the bottom.
b: Fragment of a papyrus sheet. Incomplete on all sides. Two fragmentary lines written along the fibres.
c: Fragment of a papyrus codex. Written in black ink along the fibres on the front and across them on the back.
d: Fragment of a parchment codex written on both sides with a brownish ink.
E-F: Two joined fragments of a parchment sheet or rotulus, complete only at the bottom. Written on both sides in black ink.
