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2141. Papyrus 2994

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2994
Title:
Unknown Literary Work (P.Hib. II 229, TM 65726, LDAB 6980)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving an unknown literary work, possibly of rhetorical or philosophical content. Only the largest fragments have been published. Traces of decoration are visible on the back, and portions of another text survive on the back of some of the fragments.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Thirty-one fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage; usually blank on the back, but some of the fragments bear writing on both sides. On the front, there remain lines running along the fibres; the largest fragments preserve portions of two columns. On the back, there remain plaster residue and traces of the mummy decoration; some of the fragments bear writing on the back, running across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

2142. Papyrus 2995

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2995
Title:
Literary Text (P.Hib. II 230, TM 65727, LDAB 6981)
Scope & Content:
Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage, containing a text in prose, perhaps on physical philosophy, quoting a riddle. Not all fragments have been published. Traces of the painted decoration are still visible on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Seven fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres. The largest fragments bear portions of 4 lines; the others preserve a few letters from one or two lines. On the back, there are remains of the painted decoration. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2143. Papyrus 2996

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2996
Title:
Musical Treatise (P.Hib. II 231, TM 65742, LDAB 6996)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving a musical treatise, with examples in notation (melodic sequences and table of notes); with painted decoration on the plastered surface on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Three larger fragments with three detached scraps, extracted from mummy cartonnage; with surface damage; the writing runs on one side along the fibres. The back bears painted decoration of the cartonnage. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

2144. Papyrus 2997

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2997
Title:
Minutes of Legal Proceedings (?) (P.Hib. II 233, TM 8289)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a text, perhaps minutes of legal proceedings, referring to the commander of a garrison (phrourarchos) acting with a strategus. The back bears another text, possibly medical receipts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 3rd century BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places; written on both sides. The front of the largest fragment bears the beginnings of 12 lines running along the fibres. The back preserves the ends of 13 lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

2145. Papyrus 2998

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2998
Title:
Letter of Oil-Sellers (P.Hib. II 234, TM 5194)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the oil-sellers of the Oxyrhynchite nome to Heraclides; the text continues on the other side. Only a portion of the letter has been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-221 BC
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and surface damage in places; written on both sides. On one side there are 20 lines written across the fibres, obliterated; the text continues on the other side with 6 lines written along the fibres; the papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2146. Papyrus 2999

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2999
Title:
Fragment of a Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 235, TM 5195)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the king from a certain Spartacus from Thracia against Dionysia with regard to a lease of land. The subscription of Dorion at the end indicates that the petition was submitted to the strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:

Two fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 10 lines. The upper margin is extant. The back bears traces of plaster and ink. The papyrus housed in a glass frame.

2147. Papyrus 3000

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3000
Title:
Fragment of a Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 236, TM 5196)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the king from a certain Melanthius, complaining about a theft or housebreaking in the Oxyrhynchite village of Tholthis. Only the first four lines of the largest fragment have been published.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-240 BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 10 lines. The upper margin is extant. The papyrus housed in a glass frame.

2148. Papyrus 3001

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3001
Title:
Fragment of a Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 237, TM 5197)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the king from a certain Philippus (Cyrenaeus?) concerning a dispute over inheritance and containing the request to involve the strategus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-221 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet with four detached scraps, extracted from mummy cartonnage, worm-eaten and with surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 7 lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2149. Papyrus 3002

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3002
Title:
Fragment of a Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 238, TM 5198)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the king with the request to summon Heracleides, a police officer, concerning a false registration of sheep.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
246-221 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet with detached scrap, extracted from mummy cartonnage, worm-eaten and abraded; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 11 lines; on the back there are traces of plaster. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2150. Papyrus 3003

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3003
Title:
Fragment of a Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 239, TM 5199)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary petition to the king, with the request to delegate the matter to the strategus. The object of the dispute is unknown, but the other party was requested to hand over money.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
221-205 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet extracted from mummy cartonnage, worm-eaten and abraded; written on both sides. The front bears parts of 15 lines running across the fibres; on the back there are traces of a few lines running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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