1. Papyrus 2992
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2992
- Title:
- Unknown Literary Work(s) (P.Hib. II 227, TM 65725, LDAB 6979)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving literary work(s): on the front, there are portions of an unknown work in prose, possibly a speech, dialogue, or treatise on education and poetry. There may be a different literary text on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Extent:
- Five small papyrus fragments from a roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage and numbered I-V; written on both sides. On the front, there remain a few letters from a few lines running along the fibres; fragment I preserves the upper margin. The back bears portions of a few lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.
