1971. Papyrus 2561
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2561
- Title:
- Shorthand Manual with List of Menander's Play (TM 64311, LDAB 5532, MP3 2760)
- Scope & Content:
- Leaves from a papyrus codex containing a manual of Greek shorthand covering signs (tetrads) 1-810. Each tachygraphic sign corresponds to a tetrad of words, arranged within themselves in a rough alphabetic order. Some pages are blank. Papyrus 2561(1-2): Signs 1-83; Papyrus 2561(3): Signs 84-120...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century-4th century
- Extent:
-
Fragmentary leaves from a papyrus codex, originally forming a quire of twelve double leaves and one central single leaf. Each page contains two columns. Some of the fragments are blank. Housed in twenty glass frame named Papyrus 2561(1-2), Papyrus 2561(3), Papyrus 2561(4), Papyrus 2561(5), Papyrus 2561(6), Papyrus 2561(7), Papyrus 2561(8), Papyrus 2561(9, 17), Papyrus 2561(10, 16), Papyrus 2561(11, 15), Papyrus 2561(12, 14), Papyrus 2561(13), Papyrus 2561(18), Papyrus 2561(19), Papyrus 2561(20), Papyrus 2561(21), Papyrus 2561(22), Papyrus 2561(23), Papyrus 2561(24), Papyrus 2561(25-27).
