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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Aristotle, philosopher, 384 BC-322 BC Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 131

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 131
Title:
Aristotle's Constitution of the Athenians (P.Lond.Lit. 108) and Other Texts: Scholia on Callimachus’ Aetia (P.Lond. Lit. 181), Farm Accounts (SB VIII 9699, P.Lond. I 131*), Commentary on Demosthenes’ In Midiam (P. Lond. Lit. 179)
Scope & Content:
Recto: - Papyrus 131 (1): Scholia on Callimachus’ Aetia (P. Lond. Lit. 181, TM 59363, LDAB 462, MP3 197). Three columns at the beginning of the roll, the first and the third with only a few lines, of fragments of scholia on Callimachus's Aetia (Σ Lond. = frr. 1d, 2a, and 2e Harder), copied in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
78-c 100
Extent:

Four papyrus rolls, one of which was divided into two pieces, now separately framed; written on both sides, with two texts being upside down in relation to the other texts written on the same side.

2. Papyrus 815-816

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 815-816
Title:
Commentary on Aristotle’s Topics (P.Fay. 3, P.Lond.Lit. 180, TM 59295, LDAB 392, MP3 165), and Homer, Iliad VIII (P.Fay. 4, P.Lond.Lit. 17, TM 61207, LDAB 2347, MP3 830)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (Papyrus 815, P.Fay. 3, TM 59295): Portion of a commentary on Aristotle’s Topics II.2, with quotations and their paraphrasis. The quotations project to the left. Assigned to the second half of the first century AD. Lower papyrus (Papyrus 816, P.Fay. 4, TM 61207): Small fragment of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century BC-2nd half of 1st century
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, bearing writing on one side only; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (Papyrus 815): Fragment of a papyrus roll, darkened at the top, broken off on all sides and with surface damage throughout; there remain portions of three columns, and the second is the best preserved. No margin survives; the intercolumn is minimal. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Fay.

Lower papyrus (Papyrus 816): Fragment of papyrus roll, broken off at all sides, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of two consecutive columns are preserved; of the first, the ends of 5 lines remain; of the second the beginnings of 8 lines. Each column would have had 34 lines. The intercolumn survives. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Fay.

3. Papyrus 2444

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2444
Title:
On the History of Sicyon (P.Oxy. XI 1365, P.Lond.Lit. 111, TM 59307, LDAB 404, MP3 2181)
Scope & Content:
Two columns from a work ‘On the History of Sicyon’, attributed to various authors (Aristotle, Ephorus or Menaechmus), concerning the origin and rise of Orthagoras, tyrant of Sicyon in the seventh century BC. The text refers to his childhood and education, his role as a patrol and then polemarch,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Papyrus fragment, broken off at the sides and damaged at the top and bottom. The papyrus has darker spots, and the surface is damaged and abraded throughout. Writing is on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of two columns are preserved, each of 35 lines; each line contained between 13 and 18 letters. The upper and lower margins survive to 60 mm and 72 mm respectively. The intercolumnar space measures 20-23 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.