1. Papyrus 2468
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2468
- Title:
- Hyperides(?), Pro Lycophrone (P.Oxy. XIII 1607, P.Lond.Lit. 135, TM 61285, LDAB 2427, MP3 2500)
- Scope & Content:
- A speech in defense of Lycophron assigned to Hyperides, different from the one preserved by Papyri 108 and 115. Lycophron was accused of adultery with a woman whose husband was ill and had allegedely dug a hole in the wall that divided his house from hers. The third person is used throughout the...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century-3rd century
- Extent:
-
Fragments of varying size of a papyrus roll, mounted on cardboard in three glass cases named Papyrus 2468(1), Papyrus 2468(2), and Papyrus 2468(3). Portions of at least ten columns are preserved; each column contained 39-40 lines, and each line had an average of 13-15 letters. Writing is on one side along the fibres. Corrections were made by the original scribe and possibly also by a second hand. The intercolumn measures 20 mm; the upper (see Papyrus 2468(2)) and lower margins (see Papyrus 2468(1)) survive to 35 mm and 30 mm respectively. Papyrus 2468(3) contains the unplaced fragments numbered from 13 to 47 alongside two other scraps without numbers.