1. Papyrus 785
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 785
- Title:
- Xenophon, Oeconomicus VIII-IX (P.Oxy. II 227, P.Lond.Lit. 151, TM 62979, LDAB 4171, MP3 1563)
- Scope & Content:
- Five fragmentary columns of a papyrus roll containing portions of Xenophon, Oeconomicus VIII-IX: Column 1: Oeconomicus VIII.17-19; Column 2: Oeconomicus VIII.19-20; Column 3: Oeconomicus VIII.20-22; Column 4: Oeconomicus VIII.22-23; Column 5: Oeconomicus IX.1-2.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1st century-2nd century
- Extent:
-
Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, darkened in places and damaged by wormholes throughout; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. Portions of five columns containing an average of 30 lines survive; the third and the fourth columns are broken off at the bottom, and the third has few letters at the beginnings of the lines. Each column measures 168 x 47 mm; each line has an average of 13 letters. Upper and lower margins survive to 77 mm and 23 mm respectively; the intercolumn meaures 23-26 mm. The number in red, repeated twice, refers to the edition in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
