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1511. Papyrus 2047

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2047
Title:
Genesis 2, 3 (P.Oxy. VII 1007, P.Lond.Lit. 199, TM 61956, LDAB 3113)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a leaf of a parchment codex, presumably containing the whole book of the Genesis. Whether it has a Jewish (cf. Tetragrammaton: double yod with horizontal stroke through it) or Christian origin has been debated. Recto Column 1: Genesis 2:7-9. Column 2: Genesis 2:16-18. Verso Colu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a leaf from a parchment codex, with writing on both sides. Each side bears portions of two columns; each column would have had 25 lines, for a height of 165 mm. The intecolumn survives. The fragment is housed in a glass frame.

1512. Papyrus 2048

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2048
Title:
Plato, Phaedrus (P.Oxy. VII 1017, P.Lond.Lit. 147, TM 62618, LDAB 3803, MP3 1401)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus roll with portions of Plato’s Phaedrus. Papyrus 2048(1) Column 1: Two letters only; Column 2: Phaedrus 238c-238d; Column 3: Phaedrus 238e-239a; Column 4: Phaedrus 239a-239c, with marginal annotations; Column 5: Phaedrus 239c-239e, with marginal annotations; Column 6: Phaedrus 239...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, housed in three glass frames named Papyrus 2048(1), Papyrus 2048(2), and Papyrus 2048(3). The fragments housed in the second and third frames are mounted on cardboard, their back side being blank. The back of Papyrus 2048(1) bears few traces of ink. Each sheet forming the roll was between 170 and at least 215 mm wide.

The fragments bear portions of 18 columns written parallel to the fibres on the front, with a gap of 11 columns after column 7; each column measures 245 x 65, and has an average of 33-35 lines; each line contains approximately 18 letters; the intercolumn measures c. 20 mm. The entire roll would have had 133/134 columns.

Unplaced fragments, labelled as a-z, are housed in Papyus 2048(3).

1513. Papyrus 2050

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2050
Title:
Lease of a Hall of a House (P.Oxy. VII 1037, TM 20332)
Scope & Content:
A lease of a hall (exhedra) of a house located in Oxyrhynchus, in the quarter of the Shoemakers’ Market, the lessor being Aurelius Philoxenus and the lessee Aurelius Hierax. The rent for the hall and its appurtenances is 2,400 myriads of denarii and the lessor is entitled to claim the property b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 August 444
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, with holes throughout, broken off at the bottom, damaged to the left and lacking the right edges too. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back having one line. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1514. Papyrus 2051

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2051
Title:
Letter of Diogenes to Dionysius (P.Oxy. VII 1061, TM 20350)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Diogenes to Dionysius concerning the assessment of some unirrigated land and the payments due on it, which the recipient and his brother Apollonius, village secretary, are asked to oversee. Diogenes had already written to Dionysius on the matter without results, and consequently ha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 BC
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, with a few holes. All margins are extant, the right being minimal: the left measures 30 mm, the upper 20-25 mm and the lower 10 mm. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back having a two-line docket. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1515. Papyrus 2053

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2053
Title:
The Exodus-Revelation Papyrus (P.Lond.Lit. 203, P.Oxy. VIII 1075, TM 62314, LDAB 3477; P.Lond.Lit. 219, P.Oxy. VIII 1079, TM 61636, LDAB 2786, Gregory-Aland P18, van Haelst 559 )
Scope & Content:
Recto: Exodus 11: 26-32 with colophon. Verso: Revelation 1: 4-7.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a roll or codex; writing is on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso; one column is preserved on both sides, the recto containing 23 lines, the verso 17 lines. Framed in a glass case.

1516. Papyrus 2054

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2054
Title:
Cercidas, Meliambi (P.Oxy. VIII 1082, P.Lond.Lit. 59, TM 59437, LDAB 536, MP3 237)
Scope & Content:
Cercidas’ Meliambi, with end-title (Papyrus 2054(2), fragment 4), and marginal annotations (including variants).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Seventy-seven fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, mounted on cardboard in three glass frames named Papyrus 2054(1), Papyrus 2054(2), and Papyrus 2054(3). The fragments are numbered from 1 to 69, and from 1* to 9*. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank, with portions of 14 columns and additional small fragments. Each column has 21-23 lines on average. The black is blank.

1517. Papyrus 2054(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2054(1)
Title:
Part 1 of Cercidas' Meliambi
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a roll preserving Cercidas’ Meliambi, with marginal annotations (including variants).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. The front preserves parts of 7 columns, intercolumn, upper and lower margins. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1518. Papyrus 2054(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2054(2)
Title:
Part 2 of Cercidas' Meliambi
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a roll preserving Cercidas’ Meliambi, with end-title (Papyrus 2054(2), fragment 4), and marginal annotations (including variants).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. The front preserves parts of 7 columns, intercolumn, upper and lower margins. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1519. Papyrus 2054(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2054(3)
Title:
Part 3 of Cercidas' Meliambi
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a roll preserving Cercidas’ Meliambi, with marginal annotations (including variants). These fragments remain unplaced.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Small fragments from a papyrus roll; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. The front preserves portions of few lines or just few letters; unplaced. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1520. Papyrus 2055

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2055
Title:
Commentary on Iliad II (P.Oxy VIII 1086, P.Lond.Lit. 176, TM 61148, LDAB 2287, MP3 1173), and Medical Text (P.Oxy VIII 1088, P.Lond.Lit. 168, TM 63118, LDAB 2409, MP3 2409)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy VIII 1086, P.Lond.Lit. 176, TM 61148): Commentary on Iliad II.751-827, product of the Aristarchean school; quoting Odyssey XI 164-203, Alcaeus (48 Lobel), Aristarchus, Pindar (fr. 92 Schroeder), Praxiphanes; assigned to the 1st century BC. Verso (P.Oxy VIII 1088, P.Lond.Lit. 168, T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century BC-1st century
Extent:

Portion of a papyrus roll, medium-brown, with detached scraps; fair condition, with minor surface damage in places; written on both sides. The text on the front runs along the fibres and is broken off on the sides; portions of three columns survive, with 40 lines to the column; the second column is complete and measures 155 x 205 mm; margins are very narrow. A sheet-join is visible left of centre. On the back, there are three columns, overall well preserved and almost complete, running across the fibres and written the other way up in relation to the text on the front; traces of a fourth column are visible. The first column is preceded by ample blank space; intercolumn and part of the upper and lower margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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