1421. Papyrus 1706
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Fragment of a light-brown papyrus, broken off on all sides; with insect-holes and surface damage; the writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there survive the central portions of 27 lines from one column, written along the fibres. No margin is extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
Three papyri that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and imperfect on the right; with holes and surface damage; written on both sides. On the front, there are 21 lines written along the fibres, some of which lack the ends; 3 lines were added in the right margin, running across the fibres, perpendicularly to the rest of the text; the back bears one line written along the fibres.
Lower left papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but abraded in places; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 16 lines; margins are extant, with no blank space on the right. Folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.
Lower right papyrus (C): Upper right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, abraded in a few places; written on one side along the fibres. The front contains the ends of 10 lines; of the last, only a few letters remain. The upper margin is extant; no margin was left to the right. The back is blank.
Three papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
A: Fragment of a papyrus sheet, the right-hand portion of which is Papyrus 1573(B); written on one side along the fibres and preserving the beginnings of 12 lines; left and upper margins are extant. The back is blank.
B: Long and narrow papyrus sheet, damaged at the top left and bottom right; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 17 lines; margins are extant, with ample blank space at the bottom. The back is blank.
C: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, with some surface damage; broken off at the bottom and to the right; written on one side along the fibres. The front contains the beginnings of 14 lines; of the last, only a few traces remain. Left margin and part of the upper margin survive. The back is blank.
Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown sheet, broken off at the bottom and imperfect along the left edge; with writing on both sides; on the front, there are 15 lines written along the fibres, with traces of another line at the bottom; on the back, there is one line written along the fibres.
Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown fragment, broken off at the bottom and on the sides; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 7 lines written along the fibres, with traces of another line at the bottom.
Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, complete at the top, broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres. On the front, there are portions of one column written along the fibres; the back contains parts of two columns written across the fibres.
Lower papyrus (B): Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus, complete at the top and sides; written on both sides. Each side contains the top of two columns; the text on the front runs along the fibres, the text on the back is written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the columns on the front; two lines run along the fibres, perpendicularly to the text. A sheet-join runs vertically.
Two papyrus sheets with writing on one side, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, square-shaped, only lacking the lower right corner. The front bears six lines running across the fibres; upper, right and left margins are minimal.
Lower papyrus (B): Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved; the front bears seven lines running across the fibres; upper, right and left margins are minimal.
Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete, with some damage in places; written on one side. The front bears 7 lines running across the fibres; the back may have been used for writing, later washed off. Folding lines are still visible.
Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and top, complete on the sides, damaged by insect-holes; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 11 lines running along the fibres; side margins are minimal. The back contains one fragmentary line written along the fibres.