1041. Papyrus 1183
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1183
- Title:
- Collection of Barbaric Customs (P.Oxy. II 218, P.Lond.Lit. 113, TM 64085, LDAB 5303, MP3 2184)
- Scope & Content:
- Portion of a roll containing a work in prose, with paradoxographical anecdotes on barbarian customs concerning offences and punishment, and the rituals for the death of a priest of Ares; quoting the authors Zopyrus, Clitarchus, and Archelaus.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century
- Extent:
- Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with surface damage, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The fragments have been named A-E in the frame: fragment A, the largest, is made of two fragments and bears remains of three columns, the intercolumn and the upper margin; the first and last columns are poorly preserved; the column width is 62 mm. Fragment C continues the second column of A; fragment E contains three lines from the foot of a column, with the lower margin. The other fragments preserve parts of few lines and remain unplaced. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.