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1 fragment of a bifolium from a papyrus codex, writing on both sides, mounted in glass

Fragment of a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. It preserves parts of two columns; the first column has 29 lines; of the second, few traces of 7 lines remain. Each column would have contained 29-30 lines.The column is 120 mm wide and 154 mm high; the intercolumn measures 60 mm. The surface is damaged in places. The upper and lower margins survive to 46 and 40 mm respectively; the side margins are lost. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case. Another fragment of the same roll is housed in the John Rylands Library, Manchester.

Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at the bottom and sides; it is written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of 15 lines of two columns are preserved; of the first, only the endings of the lines remain, of the second the beginnings. Each column would have contained 26 lines, with each line having 15-20 letters. The column would have measured 169 x 59 mm; the intercolumn measures 12 mm, and the upper margin 31 mm; no other margin is preserved. A sheet-join runs along the height of the fragment, at 17 mm from the left edge. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, darkened in places and damaged by wormholes throughout; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Portions of five columns containing an average of 30 lines survive; the third and the fourth columns are broken off at the bottom, and the third has few letters at the beginnings of the lines. Each column measures 168 x 47 mm; each line has an average of 13 letters. Upper and lower margins survive to 77 mm and 23 mm respectively; the intercolumn meaures 23-26 mm. The number in red, repeated twice, refers to the edition in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

Fragment of a papyrus roll, darker in the lower part of the left edge, broken off at the bottom, right and left, and somewhat damaged in the preserved portion, with loose and dislocated fibres and holes. The text on the front runs along the fibres; parts of 30 lines from the top of one column survive, each containing 19-23 letters; traces of one letter opposite the 28^th and 29^th lines belong to a second column. The intercolumn measures 15 mm and the upper margin 45 mm; no other margin is preserved. The upper margin hosts three lines of cursive writing. The number in red refers to the edition in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

Three fragments that do not belong together, written on one side along the fibres and mounted on cardboard in one glass case. The numbers in red on each fragment refer to the publication in P.Oxy. II.

Upper fragment (A): Broken off at the bottom and left, containing parts of 5 lines; upper margin extant.

Middle fragment (B): Broken off at the bottom and left, with parts of 5 lines lacking few letters at the beginning and traces of another line below. Upper margin preserved.

Lower fragment (C): Broken off at the bottom and right, lacking the upper margin too and damaged along the vertical fold. The beginnings of 8 lines are preserved, with traces of another line below. Some 20 letters may be missing to the right. Left margin preserved.

Papyrus sheet, complete but with abrasion and other surface damage throughout. Writing is on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The text on the back is much effaced. The text on the front is arranged in one column, and is rubbed in places; the left and upper margins were used to host further writing, unrelated to the main text. Modern annotations are visible on both sides, with the number in red referring to the edition in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, but lacking most of the left margin and with holes throughout, especially along the vertical folds. Further surface damage is visible in places. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The text consists of one column of 18 lines, with traces of additional lines that were erased in the upper and lower margins. The upper margin is minimal, no margin was left to the right, and the blank space at the bottom, hosting traces of few erased lines, measures 62-65 mm. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.