3211. Papyrus 1180
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1180
- Title:
- Aristophanes, Fragments of an Unknown Comedy (P.Oxy. II 212, P.Lond.Lit. 85, TM 59246, LDAB 343, MP3 156)
- Scope & Content:
- Portion of the same papyrus roll as P.Oxy. XXXVII 2808, preserving iambic trimeters from a comedy attributed to Aristophanes. Identification of the comedy (Thesmophoriazusae II? Lemniae?) has been debated and remains uncertain.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1st century BC-1st century
- Extent:
- Three fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, three additional fragments of which are preserved in the Sackler Library, Oxford, and have been published as P.Oxy. XXXVII 2808. The writing is one side along the fibres, and the back is blank. The largest fragment (A) preserves portions of two columns, the second of which is well preserved; the other two fragments (B-C) contain portions of few lines. The column height is c. 140 mm, the width c. 120 mm; there are 20 lines to the column; the height of the roll was c. 230 mm. Upper and lower margins survive to 44 and 46 mm respectively. The intercolumn varies between 9 and 35 mm. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.