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2031. Papyrus 3037

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3037
Title:
Hercules on Oeta (P.Oxy. XXVII 2454, TM 63523, LDAB 4732, MP3 1711, TrGF II 653)
Scope & Content:
A fragmentary monologue in iambic trimetres by Heracles during his last moments of life on mount Oeta. He compares his present wretchedness with his glorious past, recounting his deeds: the Nemean lion, Hydra, Antaeus, Alcyones and giants, Erymanthian boar, Thracias mares of Diomedes, Cerberus, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Fragmentary sheet from a papyrus roll written on one side along the fibres, containing portion of two columns of 30 lines each; of column 1 the ends of the lines survive, of column 2 only the beginnings. The lower margin survives to 3 cm. Housed in one glass case.

2032. Papyrus 3038

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3038
Title:
Hypotheses of Euripides’ Plays (P.Oxy. XXVII 2455, TM 59820, LDAB 925, MP3 453)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a papyrus roll containing narrative summaries (hypotheses) of Euripides’ plays, including the first line and summaries of the plays in alphabetical order of their titles from the letter 'mu' to 'chi'. The plays are Medea, Melanippe Sophe, Oedipus, Orestes, Peliades, Sciron, Stheneboe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus roll, housed in six glass frames named Papyrus 3038(1), Papyrus 3038(2), Papyrus 3038(3), Papyrus 3038(4), Papyrus 3038(5), Papyrus 3038(6); written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. There are about 35 lines per column; the average column width is 90 mm; the intercolumn measures about 25 mm. Additional fragments from the same roll are now in Oxford, Sackler Library, inventoried as 102/195(e), and Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale, inventoried as P. gr. 2676 a.

2033. Papyrus 3038(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3038(1)
Title:
Part 1 of the Hypotheses of Euripides' Plays
Scope & Content:
Portions of a collection of summaries (hypotheses) of Euripides’ plays in alphabetical order of their titles from 'mu' to 'chi'. Additional fragments from the same roll are now in Oxford, Sackler Library, and Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century
Extent:

Five fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. Housed in a glass frame.

2034. Papyrus 3038(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3038(2)
Title:
Part 2 of the Hypotheses of Euripides' Plays
Scope & Content:
Portions of a collection of summaries (hypotheses) of Euripides’ plays in alphabetical order of their titles from 'mu' to 'chi'. Additional fragments from the same roll are now in Oxford, Sackler Library, and Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century
Extent:

Six fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. Housed in a glass frame.

2035. Papyrus 3038(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3038(3)
Title:
Part 3 of the Hypotheses of Euripides' Plays
Scope & Content:
Portions of a collection of summaries (hypotheses) of Euripides’ plays in alphabetical order of their titles from 'mu' to 'chi'. Additional fragments from the same roll are now in Oxford, Sackler Library, and Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century
Extent:

Two fragments and a larger fragment made of joining pieces from a medium-brown papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. Housed in a glass frame.

2036. Papyrus 3038(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3038(4)
Title:
Part 4 of the Hypotheses of Euripides' Plays
Scope & Content:
Portions of a collection of summaries (hypotheses) of Euripides’ plays in alphabetical order of their titles from 'mu' to 'chi'. Additional fragments from the same roll are now in Oxford, Sackler Library, and Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century
Extent:

One larger fragment with two detached scraps and several unplaced scraps from a medium-brown papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. Housed in a glass frame.

2037. Papyrus 3038(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3038(5)
Title:
Part 5 of the Hypotheses of Euripides' Plays
Scope & Content:
Portions of a collection of summaries (hypotheses) of Euripides’ plays in alphabetical order of their titles from 'mu' to 'chi'. Additional fragments from the same roll are now in Oxford, Sackler Library, and Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century
Extent:

Portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll with two detached fragments, written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. Housed in a glass frame.

2038. Papyrus 3038(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3038(6)
Title:
Part 6 of the Hypotheses of Euripides' Plays
Scope & Content:
Portions of a collection of summaries (hypotheses) of Euripides’ plays in alphabetical order of their titles from 'mu' to 'chi'. Additional fragments from the same roll are now in Oxford, Sackler Library, and Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century
Extent:

Several unplaced scraps from a medium-brown papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres; the back is blank. Housed in a glass frame.

2039. Papyrus 3039

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3039
Title:
Tax Register and List of Euripides’s Plays (P.Oxy. XXVII 2456, TM 59821, LDAB 926)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a tax register on the front, and list of eighteen plays of Euripides, arranged in alphabetical order (first letter only); the titles preserved begin with the letters sigma to chi; assigned to the second century.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus fragment, with writing on all sides. On the front, there are portions of one column written along the fibres; on the back, there is one column, running across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2040. Papyrus 3040

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3040
Title:
Tax Register and Hypotheses of Euripides’ Plays (P.Oxy. XXVII 2457, TM 111103, 59822, LDAB 927)
Scope & Content:
Recto (TM 111103): Portion of a late first century tax register, unpublished. Verso (TM 59822, LDAB 927, MP3 454): Hypotheses of some of Euripides’s plays. The surviving portion preserves the summaries of Alcestis and Aeolus; another fragment now in Oxford, inventoried as 42 5B 78/J(3-4) b and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 1st century-early 2nd century
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus roll, complete at the bottom and broken off on the other sides; written on both sides. The front bears parts from the foot of a column and traces of another column, written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant. On the back, there are portions of one column written across the fibres. The lower margin is extant. Another fragment of the same roll is now in Oxford, at the Sackler Library, inventoried as 42 5B 78/J(3-4)b. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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