1. Papyrus 2972
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2972
- Title:
- Deposition by a Witness (P.Hib. II 200, TM 5184)
- Scope & Content:
- Deposition by a witness whose name is lost, who was walking down the street with friends and heard some noise coming from a room in a house nearby, also used as a fulling-workshop, where many people were gathered. He witnessed that Athenais started to insult Chrysis, for whom he was now testifyin...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 246-221 BC
- Extent:
- Medium-brown papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage; with surface damage in places, especially on the right-hand side; the writing runs on one side across the fibres. On the front, there are portions of 12 lines lacking the ends. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
