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2251. Papyrus 2986-2987

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2986-2987
Title:
Fragment of a Prose Text (P.Hib. II 221, TM 65722) and Fragment of a Tragedy (P.Hib. II 222, TM 65720)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, with plaster and painted decoration on the back. Second fragment at the top (Papyrus 2986) (P.Hib. II 221, TM 65722): Fragment of a prose text concerning the story of the Danaids, possibly a mythological or historical work, or hypothesis of an ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage, some of which belong together; the writing runs on the front, and the back bears traces of plaster and painted decoration; housed in the same glass frame.

Second fragment at the top (Papyrus 2986): Medium-brown fragment, broken off on all sides; the front bears portions of 10 lines running along the fibres, the first two lines only having a few traces; the back is partly covered with plaster.

Other fragments (Papyrus 2987): Possibly all from the same papyrus; the largest fragment at the top left bears portions of 6 lines, while the traces of ink below belong to another sheet superposed; the fragment in the centre has parts of 5 lines; the fragment at the top rightcarries portions of 8 lines. The outstanding scraps preserve only a few letters. The back of the fragments is partly covered with plaster and painted decoration.

2252. Papyrus 2988

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2988
Title:
Portion of a Literary Work (P.Hib. II 223, TM 65721, LDAB 6975, MP3 1965)
Scope & Content:
Two fragments from mummy cartonnage preserving a few lines from a literary work of unknown nature, presumably verses.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Two fragments from the same papyrus, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with writing on one side; the left-hand fragment preserves portions of 10 lines written along the fibres; the back bears remains of plaster. On the right-hand fragment there are portions of 9 lines running along the fibres; the back is blank. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

2253. 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.

2254. Papyrus 2990

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2990
Title:
Unknown Literary Work (P.Hib. II 225, TM 65723, LDAB 6977)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving an unknown work in prose; on the back, there are remains of other texts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Five small papyrus fragments, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on both sides. On the front, there remain a few letters from a few lines running along the fibres; the upper left fragment bears part of the upper margin, too. On the back, portions of a few lines remain. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

2255. Papyrus 2991

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2991
Title:
Unknown Literary Work (P.Hib. II 226, TM 65724, LDAB 6978)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving an unknown work in prose; only fragments 1-3 have been published. Traces of another text are visible on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Eight small papyrus fragments, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on both sides. On the front, there remain a few letters from a few lines running along the fibres. On the back, portions of a few lines written across the fibres remain. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

2256. Papyrus 2992

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2992
Title:
Unknown Literary Work(s) (P.Hib. II 227, TM 65725, LDAB 6979)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving literary work(s): on the front, there are portions of an unknown work in prose, possibly a speech, dialogue, or treatise on education and poetry. There may be a different literary text on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Five small papyrus fragments from a roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage and numbered I-V; written on both sides. On the front, there remain a few letters from a few lines running along the fibres; fragment I preserves the upper margin. The back bears portions of a few lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

2257. Papyrus 2993

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2993
Title:
Plato, Sophist 223-224 (P.Hib. II 228, CPF I.1.3 75, TM 62648, LDAB 3834, MP3 1395)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus containing portions of Plato, Sophist. Column 1 partially preserves Sophist 223e4–224a2, column 2 contains parts of 224b1-3.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two joining papyrus fragments, numbered 1 and 2 inside the frame, from mummy cartonnage; two columns of text from the lower part of a roll are preserved, with writing along the fibres on one side only; mounted in glass.

2258. Papyrus 2994

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2994
Title:
Unknown Literary Work (P.Hib. II 229, TM 65726, LDAB 6980)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving an unknown literary work, possibly of rhetorical or philosophical content. Only the largest fragments have been published. Traces of decoration are visible on the back, and portions of another text survive on the back of some of the fragments.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Thirty-one fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage; usually blank on the back, but some of the fragments bear writing on both sides. On the front, there remain lines running along the fibres; the largest fragments preserve portions of two columns. On the back, there remain plaster residue and traces of the mummy decoration; some of the fragments bear writing on the back, running across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

2259. Papyrus 2995

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2995
Title:
Literary Text (P.Hib. II 230, TM 65727, LDAB 6981)
Scope & Content:
Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage, containing a text in prose, perhaps on physical philosophy, quoting a riddle. Not all fragments have been published. Traces of the painted decoration are still visible on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Seven fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres. The largest fragments bear portions of 4 lines; the others preserve a few letters from one or two lines. On the back, there are remains of the painted decoration. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2260. Papyrus 2996

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2996
Title:
Musical Treatise (P.Hib. II 231, TM 65742, LDAB 6996)
Scope & Content:
Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving a musical treatise, with examples in notation (melodic sequences and table of notes); with painted decoration on the plastered surface on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Three larger fragments with three detached scraps, extracted from mummy cartonnage; with surface damage; the writing runs on one side along the fibres. The back bears painted decoration of the cartonnage. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

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