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1751. Papyrus 2293

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2293
Title:
Xenophon: Recollections of Socrates (Memorabilia) III, 6. 11-14 (TM 702957, LDAB 702957)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a roll containing Xenophon's Memorabilia preserving III, 6. 11-14 in two fragmentary columns.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at all sides, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Parts of two columns are preserved. The papyrus is mounted in a glass frame.

1752. Papyrus 2294

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2294
Title:
Fragment of a New Comedy (P.Lond. Lit. 92, TM 65781, LDAB 7035, MP3 1676)
Scope & Content:
The papyrus contains a fragment from a new comedy of unknown authorship. The bad preservation prevents a satisfactory comprehension of the scene in question. The change of speaker is indicated by paragraphus or, if in the middle of the line, by a colon. At line 13 a new act begins.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragment of the upper part of a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres. Part of the upper margin survives. Portions of two columns are preserved, the first having remains of 15, the second of 8 lines; mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

1753. Papyrus 2305

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2305
Title:
List from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2139, TM 1699)
Scope & Content:
List of materials needed for construction or repair of a boat, including pitch, wax, red lead, wood and iron nails.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and overall well preserved, with a hole; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines written along the fibres; traces of ink are visible at the top; all margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1754. Papyrus 2307

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2307
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. VII 2056, TM 1618)
Scope & Content:
Philinus asks Zenon to give some sweet wine to Posidonius, and to send other goods; a visit of the king is mentioned. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
243-242BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, somewhat damaged at the top and bottom and along the vertical folds (front); written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one word. On the front, there are 15 lines, complete; all margins survive (upper 35 mm; lower 45 mm); three vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted in a glass frame.

1755. Papyrus 2308

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2308
Title:
Documentation concerning a Sale of Sheep (P.Lond. VII 2016, TM 1578)
Scope & Content:
Bank documentation concerning the purchase of seventy-one skin-clad sheep at the auction of Telestes, purchased by Zenon for 204 drachmas and half obol. Lines 1-2: Summary: ‘Antipater, son of Apollonius, 71 sheep’, followed by the price. Lines 3-10: Antipater addresses Phanias concerning the s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
242 BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, complete but damaged at the top and bottom, and with abrasion in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 19 lines; margins are extant, with the upper and lower being wide. There are numerous off-sets due to the papyrus having been folded before the ink had dried. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1756. Papyrus 2309

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2309
Title:
Account and Letters from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2140, TM 1700; P.Lond. VII 2067, TM 1628)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. VII 2140, TM 1700): Account of daily expenses, including totals and remainders and listing various items, such as wood, lentils, castor and olive oil, water, bread, eggs, brain, trotters, quails, figs, salt, honey, wine, chickpeas, condiments, meat, as well as payments to individu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Long and narrow medium-brown papyrus sheet, apparently broken off at the top and complete on the other sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there is one column of 31 lines written across the fibres; line 30 was erased. Side margins are minimal, the lower margin is ample; folding lines are still visible. The back bears one column broken off at the top and written along the fibres, of which 17 lines survive. Lower margin is ample, side margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1757. Papyrus 2310

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2310
Title:
Petition to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2038, TM 1600)
Scope & Content:
Petition to Zenon from Lysimachus and Paesis, two potters, who complain that they have had no work for four days, but still had to pay the wages to the workmen they had hired. The loss they incurred amounts to thirty jars. They now ask Zenon to order that their wages be paid punctually.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but with insect-holes regularly distributed along the right edge; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 29 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant. A sheet-join is visible along the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1758. Papyrus 2311

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2311
Title:
Business Letter (P.Lond. VII 2073, TM 1634)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Apollonius instructing him to take Leonidas and another man with him to perform a shoring-up work; if Leonidas is not available, he should do it himself; the address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 3rd century BC-2nd century BC
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown in colour, complete but lacking the upper left-hand corner and with damage in the middle; written on both sides. The front bears 14 lines running along the fibres; all margins survive, although the left and upper margins are mutilated. On the back, there is one line running across the fibres, written the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1759. Papyrus 2312

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2312
Title:
Letter from Hierocles to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1941, C.Ptol.Sklav. II 157, TM 2384)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Hierocles to Zenon regarding the training of a boy, Pyrrhus, for the public games. On the verso there is the docket. The papyrus belongs to the Zenon archive.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Before 5 May 257 BCE
Extent:

Papyrus sheet made of fragments of varying size purchased in different years; writing is on both sides and runs across the fibres on the recto and along the fibres on the verso; left, top, and bottom margins are extant on the recto. Mounted in a glass case.

1760. Papyrus 2314

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2314
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2046, TM 1608)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from Peteermotis, who had already applied for a position in the temple of Arsinoe at Philadelpheia, which was to be built, and now renews his request.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
263-229 BC
Extent:
Two fragments of a papyrus sheet which do not join, medium-brown, darkened in patches; torn on the right and left; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 5 lines, with ample lower margin (45 mm); horizontal folds are still visible. A sheet-join runs horizontally along the lower edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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