1. Papyrus 274
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 274
- Title:
- Story of Tefnut (P.Lond.Lit. 192, TM 63840, LDAB 5054, MP3 2618)
- Scope & Content:
- Portion of a papyrus roll preserving the 'Story of Tefnut', with the Greek translation of the Egyptian myth of the Sun's eye.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century-3rd century
- Extent:
-
Seven fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll of fair quality, written on one side along the fibres. Four small unrelated fragments with few traces of writing in Greek and Demotic are glued onto the back of the largest fragment. The front bears portions of various columns, with 69-71 lines to the column; each line has a width of 65-75 mm; the column height is 277 mm; the intercolumn measures 10-15 mm. Upper and lower margins survive to 27 and 35 mm respectively. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
