1. Papyrus 2989
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2989
- Title:
- Gnomic Anthology (P.Hib. II 224, TM 61299, LDAB 2441)
- Scope & Content:
- Portion of a gnomic anthology, with remains of iambic trimeters in column 1 and hexameters by the tragic poet Chaeremon in column 2; the second column, placed after some blank space, contains an acrostic of Chaeremon’s name. The text has been assigned to the middle of the 3rd century BC. Papyrus ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- mid 3rd century BC
- Extent:
- Fragment of a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side. The front bears portions of two columns written along the fibres; of the first column, portions of 17 lines remain; of the second, after some blank space, the beginnings of 9 lines survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
