1. Papyrus 2947
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2947
- Title:
- Astydamas, Hector (?) and Tragic Verses (P.Hib. II 174, TM 59326, 100217, LDAB 424, 10833)
- Scope & Content:
- Portions of a tragedy, possibly Astydamas’s Hector, with the choral song, a monody of an unnamed male character, mentioning a prophecy of the seer Helenus, and apparently Achilles’s realization that his armour was lost to Hector. The back bears tragic trimeters, possibly from an anthology.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century BC
- Extent:
- Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on both sides. On the front, the writing runs along the fibres. Fragment 1 preserves portions of two columns from the foot of the roll, with the lower margin; fragment 2 bears portions of 11 lines; fragment 3 has the beginnings of 7 lines. On the back, there are portions of two columns, tattered. The papyrus is mounted on paper in a glass frame.
