1. Papyrus 2952
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2952
- Title:
- Euripides, Heracles (P.Hib. II 179, TM 59926, LDAB 1036)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto Version of Euripides’ Hercules Furens, with substantial divergences from the medieval tradition. Possibly adaptation of the play for performance of reading purposes (see Meccariello, Philologus 163). Fr. 1: end of the prologue, anapaestic parodos, with the entry of the chorus of elders, ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Extent:
- Eight fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on both sides. The roll was of small format, the height being up to 157 mm. On the front, the writing runs along the fibres and portions of 4 columns are preserved. Fragment 1 carries portions of 30 lines, lacking beginnings and ends; fragment 2 bears portions of 2 columns of 4 and 5 lines respectively; fragment 3 has the mid parts of 15 lines; fragment 4 carries the central parts of 5 lines; fragment 5 has 5 fragmentary lines; fragment 6 preserves parts of 6 lines; fragment 7 has parts of 5 lines; fragment 8, originally stuck onto fragment 4, has a few letters from 8 lines and may not belong to the other fragments. The column height was 157 mm. On the back, fragments 1, 4 and 6 bear writing across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
