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682. Papyrus 736
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 736
- Title:
- Account (P.Lond. III 736 ro. descr., TM 29240), and Homer, Iliad (P.Lond.Lit. 15, P.Lond. III 736 vo. descr., TM 60677, LDAB 1802, MP3 817)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto (P.Lond. III 736 ro. descr., TM 29240): Remains of accounts written the other way up in relation to the text on the back, and other writing, unpublished. Verso (P.Lond.Lit. 175, TM 60832): Portions with Homer, Iliad VIII 1-22 (line 6 omitted), 49-52, 63-65 67(?), 95, 98-109, 111-120, 128-...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century-3rd century
- Extent:
- Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with some insect holes, written on both sides; the front is darkened in places and preserves portions of some lines from various texts, some written upside down in relation to the text on the back. On the back, there are portions of four columns written across the fibres, with no complete line; each column had 48 lines. Part of the upper and lower margins and of the intercolumn survive. The fragments are mounted in a glass frame.
683. Papyrus 737
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 737
- Title:
- Mathematical Table and Names (P.Rain.Unterricht 150, P.Lond. III 737 descr., TM 63312, LDAB 4518, MP3 2315.01)
- Scope & Content:
- School text with an addition table on one side, and names on the other side.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century
- Extent:
-
Two fragments of a papyrus sheet, medium-brown, with a dark stain at the bottom left; displaying minor abrasion in places and damage along the vertical folds, besides small insect holes in places; written on both sides. The front bears one column written along the fibres, with ample right margin. On the back, there are seven lines written against the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
684. Papyrus 738
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 738
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
- FRAGMENTS in a large, thin, uncial hand, of uncertain character. 1st or 2nd cent. Sixteen fragments, all small.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1st century-2nd century
- Extent:
- 1 item
685. Papyrus 739
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 739
- Title:
- Sappho, fragment of a poem concerning her brother Charaxus (P.Lond.Lit. 43, P.Oxy. I 7, TM 62709)
- Scope & Content:
- Sappho, fragment of a poem concerning her brother Charaxus (P. Lond. Lit. 43; P. Oxy. I 7; TM 62709). Fragment 5 in the numbering of Lobel-Page and Voigt. The beginning of the text is partly supplemented by new fragments published in 2014 (P. GC. inv. 105, fr. 3), see further Burris-Fish-Obbink ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century
- Extent:
-
1 fragment of a papyrus roll, writing on one side only, mounted in glass.
686. Papyrus 740
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 740
- Title:
- New Comedy (P.Oxy. I 11, P.Lond.Lit. 94 descr., TM 61479, LDAB 2626, MP3 1646)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragment of a new comedy, perhaps by Menander. A dialogue between a young man and his slave is preserved; the young man intends to break off his engagement with the daughter of an important man, as he is in love with someone else. Once the master has left, the slave ponders on what to do.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1st century-2nd century
- Extent:
-
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, with holes and some surface damage in the preserved portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears remains of two columns, each of 25 lines, for a height of 115 mm. The first column lacks the beginnings of the lines, the second the ends. Upper and lower margins measure 30 mm. Side margins are lost. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
687. Papyrus 741
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 741
- Title:
- Herodotus, Historiae I (P.Oxy. I 18, P.Lond.Lit. 102, P.Lugd.Bat. IV 5, TM 60035, LDAB 1149, MP3 466)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragment containing a prestige copy of Herodotus, Historiae I 105.3-106.1, with the account of the Scythian invasion of Palestine.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century
- Extent:
-
Fragment from a papyrus roll, broken off at the top and sides, darkened in part of the upper portion; the text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The bottom of a column with parts of 22 lines survives; the column would have measured approximately 110 x 66 mm. The lower margin, which is the only one preserved, measures 70 mm. There are modern annotations, with the number in redreferring to the edition in P.Oxy. I. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
688. Papyrus 742
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 742
- Title:
- Homer, Iliad II (P.Oxy. I 20, P.Lond.Lit. 7, TM 60507, LDAB 1630, MP3 668), and Accounts (P.Lond. III 742 vo. descr., TM 29241)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto (P.Oxy. I 20, P.Lond.Lit. 7, TM 60507, LDAB 1630, MP3 668): A second-century roll with parts of the second book of the Iliad. Top left fragment: Part of Column 1, with Iliad II.730-736; Bottom left fragment: Part of Column 1, with Iliad II.745-754; Second and third fragments at the bott...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century-early 3rd century
- Extent:
-
Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, originally light-brown, but darkened in places, especially on the back. Both sides bear writing, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front contains parts of four columns; of the first and fourth columns, part of the top and bottom remain; of the second, part of the bottom; the third is the best preserved. Each column originally contained 25 lines, for a height of 177 mm; upper and lower margins measure 45 and 58 mm respectively. The intercolumn measures x mm. The text on the back is arranged in columns, of which few portions remain.
Modern annotations are visible, with the number in red referring to the publication in P.Oxy. I. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.
689. Papyrus 743
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 743
- Title:
- Sophocles, Oedipus Rex (P.Oxy. I 22, P.Lond. III 743 descr., P.Lond.Lit. 69 descr., TM 62759, LDAB 3947, MP3 1468)
- Scope & Content:
- The upper portion of a leaf from a papyrus codex containing verses from Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, one side having verses 375-385 written across the fibres, with heading letters in the upper margin, the other side containing verses 429-441 written along the fibres. Corrections were added by a diffe...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 4th century
- Extent:
-
Upper portion of a leaf from a papyrus codex, preserving part of one column on each side; broken at the bottom but well preserved as to the rest. The upper margin survives to 3 cm. Ink is faded at places; the heading letter on one side, added at a later stage, is in black ink, the rest being in brown ink; housed in one glass case. Number 22 in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy.
690. Papyrus 744
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 744
- Title:
- Demosthenes, Exordia, and Accounts (P.Oxy. I 26, P.Lond.Lit. 129, TM 59548, LDAB 650, MP3 335)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto: Seven columns of a papyrus roll containing Demosthenes, Exordia 26-29. Columns 1-2: Exordium 26; Column 3-Column 4, line 4: Exordium 27; Column 4 end of line 4-Column 5: Exordium 28; Columns 6-7: Exordium 29. On the back are accounts of the second to early third century, which contin...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century
- Extent:
-
Fragments of a papyrus roll of good quality, which had been cut to host the text on the verso; darkened in places and with spots of ink throughout. The text runs along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front, the upper parts of seven columns survive; each column originally had 24-25 lines; the column width is between 52 and 59 mm; the upper margin measures 20 mm, and the intercolumn between 22 and 25 mm. A small part of the upper margin and the space between columns 5 and 6 was used for continuing the accounts of the back, written upside down in relation to the rest of the text on the front; the lower fragments also contain the accounts, with the text on the right fragment being upside down. On the back are columns of various height and width, with intercolumns of various width. Modern annotations are visible on both sides, and the number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. I. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.