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1961. Papyrus 2956

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2956
Title:
Theophrastus, Ars Poetica (?) (P.Hib. II 183, TM 62833, LDAB 4023, MP3 2296)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a treatise on poetry examining poetic diction, so that a poet may learn which words are appropriate for poetry and so that the layman will be able to easily identify a well-written poem; discussion of individual words follows. Presumably part of Theophrastus’s Ars Poetica.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Three frames

1962. Papyrus 2956(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2956(A)
Title:
Theophrastus, Ars Poetica (?).
Scope & Content:
Treatise on poetry and poetic diction, so that a poet may learn which words are appropriate for poetry and so that the layman will be able to easily identify a well-written poem.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
One frame with one papyrus fragment bearing writing on one side; the back is blank. The front bears portions of two columns running along the fibres, originally wide (with up to 35 letters to the line). Of the first column 22 fragmentary lines remain; of the second, the beginnings of 8 lines; part of the upper margin and intercolumn survive. With remains of cartonnage decoration and plaster.

1963. Papyrus 2956(B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2956(B)
Title:
Theophrastus, Ars Poetica (?).
Scope & Content:
Treatise on poetry and poetic diction, with discussion of individual words. Presumably part of Theophrastus’s Ars Poetica.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
One frame with one papyrus fragment bearing writing on one side; the back is blank. The front bears portions of one column written along the fibres, of which 26 fragmentary lines remain; with plaster residue in places.

1964. Papyrus 2956(C-E)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2956(C-E)
Title:
Theophrastus, Ars Poetica (?).
Scope & Content:
Treatise on poetry and poetic diction, with discussion of individual words. Presumably part of Theophrastus’s Ars Poetica.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
One frame with four papyrus fragments, three of which are labelled C-E; broken off on all sides. C preserves 5 lines written along the fibres and is covered with cartonnage decoration. The back is blank. D bears portions of 8 lines written along the fibres; the back is blank. E preserves traces of 9 lines written along the fibres, mostly faint. The unlabelled fragment, presumably from another papyrus, has few traces from 5 lines written across the fibres and covered with plaster residue, and a few traces on the back.

1965. Papyrus 2957

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2957
Title:
Logical Exercise (P.Hib. II 184, TM 65734, LDAB 6988)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a logical exercise, possibly based on Platonic logic, with a series of syllogisms having premises and conclusions; the first editor (E. G. Turner) considered it a school exercise written by a student working through a logical handbook.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Two larger fragments with detached scraps from a papyrus roll, reused as mummy cartonnage; dark and stained; written on one side along the fibres. Portions of three narrow columns of varying length survive; the second is 55 mm wide, and has an average of 16 letters to the line. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1966. Papyrus 2958

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2958
Title:
Ethnographical Work (P.Hib. II 185, TM 65735, LDAB 6989, MP3 2272)
Scope & Content:
Portions of an ethnographical work from mummy cartonnage, possibly on a location in the East; some wild creature and royal buildings are described.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Nine fragments of varying size reused as mummy cartonnage, written on one side across the fibres. The back bears no writing. The largest fragments, numbered 1-3, preserve portions of 22, 20, and 13 lines respectively. The smallest fragments bear a few letters from a few lines. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1967. Papyrus 2959(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2959(A-B)
Title:
Dionysius Scytobrachion, Argonautica (P.Hib. II 186, TM 65736, LDAB 6990)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of an opistograph roll (written on both sides) extracted from mummy cartonnage, containing portions of Dionysius Scytobrachion’s epic poem Argonautica.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-2nd century BC
Extent:
Two papyrus fragments that do not join, from the lower part of an opistograph roll, with writing on both sides, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places and dark stains. The writing runs on both sides. On the front, fragment A bears portions of two columns written along the fibres, and fragment B portions of three columns. On the back, there are additional lines written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1968. Papyrus 2960

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2960
Title:
Fragment of an Agricultural Handbook (P.Hib. II 187, TM 65737, LDAB 6991)
Scope & Content:
Portion of an agricultural manual concerning the culture of the almond and dealing with the induction of fruiting and the change from bitter to sweet almonds.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, broken off on all sides, dark-stained on the right and with plaster residue; written on one side along the fibres. Portions of two columns survive: 16 lines of column 1, 4 lines of column 2. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1969. Papyrus 2961

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2961
Title:
Fragment of a Philosophical Work (P.Hib. II 188, TM 65738, LDAB 6992)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a treatise in prose, prefatory to an exposition on an unnamed philosopher’s doctrines, in preparation to examining his terms. The back bears illegible traces.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are the middle portions of over 20 lines written along the fibres, with erased lines at the bottom; the upper margin survives. On the back, there are some traces of writing, illegible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1970. Papyrus 2962

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2962
Title:
Text on Logic (P.Hib. II 189, TM 65739, LDAB 6993, MP3 2568)
Scope & Content:
Fragments from mummy cartonnage, preserving portions of a text on logic, possibly an exercise, dealing with tense form of propositions and questions on identity and difference. The back bears remains of writing and of the decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a dark-brown papyrus roll, reused as mummy cartonnage, bearing writing on both sides. On the front, the largest fragment bears parts of 12 lines from the top of a column. The other two fragments preserve a few letters from 6 and 2 lines respectively. On the back, there are a few traces of writing running across the fibres and plaster residue. The papyrus housed in a glass frame.

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