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4191. Papyrus 2959(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2959(A-B)
Title:
Dionysius Scytobrachion, Argonautica (P.Hib. II 186, TM 65736, LDAB 6990)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of an opistograph roll (written on both sides) extracted from mummy cartonnage, containing portions of Dionysius Scytobrachion’s epic poem Argonautica.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century-2nd century BC
Extent:
Two papyrus fragments that do not join, from the lower part of an opistograph roll, with writing on both sides, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places and dark stains. The writing runs on both sides. On the front, fragment A bears portions of two columns written along the fibres, and fragment B portions of three columns. On the back, there are additional lines written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4192. Papyrus 2960

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2960
Title:
Fragment of an Agricultural Handbook (P.Hib. II 187, TM 65737, LDAB 6991)
Scope & Content:
Portion of an agricultural manual concerning the culture of the almond and dealing with the induction of fruiting and the change from bitter to sweet almonds.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, broken off on all sides, dark-stained on the right and with plaster residue; written on one side along the fibres. Portions of two columns survive: 16 lines of column 1, 4 lines of column 2. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4193. Papyrus 2961

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2961
Title:
Fragment of a Philosophical Work (P.Hib. II 188, TM 65738, LDAB 6992)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a treatise in prose, prefatory to an exposition on an unnamed philosopher’s doctrines, in preparation to examining his terms. The back bears illegible traces.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue; the writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are the middle portions of over 20 lines written along the fibres, with erased lines at the bottom; the upper margin survives. On the back, there are some traces of writing, illegible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4194. Papyrus 2962

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2962
Title:
Text on Logic (P.Hib. II 189, TM 65739, LDAB 6993, MP3 2568)
Scope & Content:
Fragments from mummy cartonnage, preserving portions of a text on logic, possibly an exercise, dealing with tense form of propositions and questions on identity and difference. The back bears remains of writing and of the decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from a dark-brown papyrus roll, reused as mummy cartonnage, bearing writing on both sides. On the front, the largest fragment bears parts of 12 lines from the top of a column. The other two fragments preserve a few letters from 6 and 2 lines respectively. On the back, there are a few traces of writing running across the fibres and plaster residue. The papyrus housed in a glass frame.

4195. Papyrus 2963

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2963
Title:
Fragments of a Treatise on Ophthalmology (P.Hib. II 190, TM 65755, LDAB 7009)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a treatise on ophthalmology, recovered from mummy cartonnage; possibly by the physician Diocles of Carystus. Additional fragments of the same treatise are P.Ryl. I 39 (John Rylands Library), P.Grenf. II 7(b) (Bodleian Library), and some fragments at the Institut für Papyrologie in Hei...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Two fragments of a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in places; additional fragments are P.Grenf. II 7(a), housed at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, P.Ryl. 39, housed at the John Rylands Library, Manchester, and some fragments now held at the Institut für Papyrologie in Heidelberg (P. G 401 a-k). The writing runs along the fibres on one side. On the front, fragment 1 bears the ends of 4 lines from one column and the beginnings of 7 lines of a second column; fragment 2 bears the beginnings of 4 lines and traces of another line at the bottom; the upper margin survives. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4196. Papyrus 2964

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2964
Title:
Official Letter Book and Medical Text (P.Hib. II 191, TM 65740, LDAB 6994, MP3 2348)
Scope & Content:
Fragments from mummy cartonnage containing an official letter book (unpublished) on the front; the back was reused to host a medical text, possibly relating to child-birth. Whether these were medical receipts or a treatise is unclear.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, recovered from mummy cartonnage; with a few insect-holes in places and traces of plaster; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. Housed in a glass frame.

4197. Papyrus 2965

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2965
Title:
Medical Prescriptions (P.Hib. II 192, TM 65741, LDAB 6995, MP3 2399) and Accounts (P.Hib. II 192 verso descr., TM 111671)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Column 1: end of an account with sums stated in drachmas; Column 2: At least two medical recipes, one for cleansing. Verso (TM 111671): Accounts with names and quantities stated in metretae. Unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
270-250 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, damaged by small holes located at the sides; there is writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front there are parts of two columns, lacking the top; of the first, only the ends of the lines survive; the second lacks the ends of the lines, but is better preserved. The lower margin survives to c. 15 mm. On the back the surface is abraded; there are remains of two columns; the back was rotated 180 degrees to host writing. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

4198. Papyrus 2966

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2966
Title:
Homer, Iliad VI (P.Hib. II 193, TM 61231, LDAB 2371, MP3 774)
Scope & Content:
A small fragment from mummy cartonnage containing the ends of Homer's Iliad VI 4-7.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
270-230 BC
Extent:

Small papyrus fragment from mummy cartonnage, presumably from a roll, written on one side along the fibres, with the back blank. It contains the endings of 4 lines, followed by little blank space; whether they come from the foot of a column is debated. No margin is preserved. The papyrus is mounted on paper in a glass case.

4199. Papyrus 2968

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2968
Title:
City Law of Alexandria (?) (P.Hib. II 196, SB VI 9559, TM 5788)
Scope & Content:
Extracts from a city law of one of the Greek cities in Egypt, possibly Alexandria itself, concerning the duties of a gynaikonomos, an official acting as a supervisor of women, who is connected with an act of registration in the citizen body. This law may have been introduced by Demetrius of Phale...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
280-250 BC
Extent:
Two papyrus fragments, now joined, reused as mummy cartonnage, with portions of 15 lines written along the fibres. On the back, there are traces of writing across the fibres and plaster residue. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4200. Papyrus 2969

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2969
Title:
Royal Ordinances (?) (P.Hib. II 197, TM 8284)
Scope & Content:
Portions presumably of royal ordinances concerned with the procedure to follow in order to obtain a security, in movables or immovables, including the scrutiny of property.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
mid 3rd century BC
Extent:

Twelve numbered papyrus fragments and seven additional scraps of varying size from mummy cartonnage; written on one side and mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Fragment 1: Broken off at the bottom and sides; preserving the central portions of 10 lines, with only a few traces of the last; part of the upper margin survives;

Fragment 2: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 8 lines;

Fragment 3: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 6 lines;

Fragment 4: Broken off at the bottom and sides; central portions of 7 lines;

Fragment 5: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 9 lines;

Fragment 6: Broken off on all sides; central portions of 11 lines, possibly with little blank space between lines 7 and 8;

Fragment 7: Broken off at the bottom and sides; central portions of 8 lines and scan traces of line 9; possibly with some blank space between lines 2 and 3, and between lines 5 and 6;

Fragment 8: Broken off on all sides; with traces of 4 lines, with only line 3 being readable;

Fragment 9: Broken off on all sides; with a few letters from 5 lines;

Fragment 10: With beginnings of 7 lines, possibly from the top of a column;

Fragment 11: Broken off on all sides; with a few letters from 3 lines;

Fragment 12: Broken off on all sides; with a few letters from 5 lines;

‘Odd scraps’: Either blank or with scant traces of ink.

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