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1561. Papyrus 2051

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2051
Title:
Letter of Diogenes to Dionysius (P.Oxy. VII 1061, TM 20350)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Diogenes to Dionysius concerning the assessment of some unirrigated land and the payments due on it, which the recipient and his brother Apollonius, village secretary, are asked to oversee. Diogenes had already written to Dionysius on the matter without results, and consequently ha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 BC
Extent:

Fully preserved papyrus sheet, with a few holes. All margins are extant, the right being minimal: the left measures 30 mm, the upper 20-25 mm and the lower 10 mm. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back having a two-line docket. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

1562. Papyrus 2052

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2052
Title:
Fragment of Old Latin Genesis (P.Lond.Lit. 200, P.Oxy. VIII 1073, TM 62044, LDAB 3203)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of Old Latin Genesis containing 5:4-13, 29-31, 6:1-2. It preserves some verses not otherwise attested (vv. 3-7; 15-25; 30-31) and it cites a text not always coincident with other witnesses. Some divergences may be attributed to inexact quotation, others to a different recension, perhap...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
end of 5th century
Extent:

Fragment of a vellum leaf from a parchment codex, written on both sides. Each side preserves one column of 25 lines, although the original manuscript was laid out in two columns per side. Housed in one glass case.

1563. Papyrus 2053

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2053
Title:
The Exodus-Revelation Papyrus (P.Lond.Lit. 203, P.Oxy. VIII 1075, TM 62314, LDAB 3477; P.Lond.Lit. 219, P.Oxy. VIII 1079, TM 61636, LDAB 2786, Gregory-Aland P18, van Haelst 559 )
Scope & Content:
Recto: Exodus 11: 26-32 with colophon. Verso: Revelation 1: 4-7.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century
Extent:

Fragment of a roll or codex; writing is on both sides, along the fibres on the recto and across them on the verso; one column is preserved on both sides, the recto containing 23 lines, the verso 17 lines. Framed in a glass case.

1564. Papyrus 2054

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2054
Title:
Cercidas, Meliambi (P.Oxy. VIII 1082, P.Lond.Lit. 59, TM 59437, LDAB 536, MP3 237)
Scope & Content:
Cercidas’ Meliambi, with end-title (Papyrus 2054(2), fragment 4), and marginal annotations (including variants).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

Seventy-seven fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, mounted on cardboard in three glass frames named Papyrus 2054(1), Papyrus 2054(2), and Papyrus 2054(3). The fragments are numbered from 1 to 69, and from 1* to 9*. The text runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank, with portions of 14 columns and additional small fragments. Each column has 21-23 lines on average. The black is blank.

1565. Papyrus 2054(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2054(1)
Title:
Part 1 of Cercidas' Meliambi
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a roll preserving Cercidas’ Meliambi, with marginal annotations (including variants).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. The front preserves parts of 7 columns, intercolumn, upper and lower margins. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1566. Papyrus 2054(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2054(2)
Title:
Part 2 of Cercidas' Meliambi
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a roll preserving Cercidas’ Meliambi, with end-title (Papyrus 2054(2), fragment 4), and marginal annotations (including variants).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. The front preserves parts of 7 columns, intercolumn, upper and lower margins. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1567. Papyrus 2054(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2054(3)
Title:
Part 3 of Cercidas' Meliambi
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a roll preserving Cercidas’ Meliambi, with marginal annotations (including variants). These fragments remain unplaced.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Small fragments from a papyrus roll; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. The front preserves portions of few lines or just few letters; unplaced. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1568. Papyrus 2055

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2055
Title:
Commentary on Iliad II (P.Oxy VIII 1086, P.Lond.Lit. 176, TM 61148, LDAB 2287, MP3 1173), and Medical Text (P.Oxy VIII 1088, P.Lond.Lit. 168, TM 63118, LDAB 2409, MP3 2409)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Oxy VIII 1086, P.Lond.Lit. 176, TM 61148): Commentary on Iliad II.751-827, product of the Aristarchean school; quoting Odyssey XI 164-203, Alcaeus (48 Lobel), Aristarchus, Pindar (fr. 92 Schroeder), Praxiphanes; assigned to the 1st century BC. Verso (P.Oxy VIII 1088, P.Lond.Lit. 168, T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century BC-1st century
Extent:

Portion of a papyrus roll, medium-brown, with detached scraps; fair condition, with minor surface damage in places; written on both sides. The text on the front runs along the fibres and is broken off on the sides; portions of three columns survive, with 40 lines to the column; the second column is complete and measures 155 x 205 mm; margins are very narrow. A sheet-join is visible left of centre. On the back, there are three columns, overall well preserved and almost complete, running across the fibres and written the other way up in relation to the text on the front; traces of a fourth column are visible. The first column is preceded by ample blank space; intercolumn and part of the upper and lower margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1569. Papyrus 2056

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2056
Title:
Bacchylides, Dithyramb XVII, with title tag (P.Oxy VIII 1091, P.Lond.Lit. 47, TM 59341, LDAB 440, MP3 177)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a roll containing Bacchylides’s Dithyramb XVII 47−78 (largest fragment) and XVII 91−92 (detached fragment); with parchment title-tag (sillybos) still in its original position reading ‘Dithyrambs of Bacchylides’, written over another original title, still visible, which referred to the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:
Portion of a papyrus roll, with detached fragment, light-coloured, overall well-preserved; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears portions of one column and the upper margin; the detached fragment contains traces of two lines from the foot of a column, and the lower margin. At a later stage, a parchment tag was attached onto the verso, at the top of the roll, with two lines on the outer side. The tag is a palimpsest, as remnants of three earlier lines are visible. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1570. Papyrus 2057

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2057
Title:
Cicero, De Imperio Cn. Pompei 60–5, 68–71; In Verrem 2.1.1–4, 7–9; 2.2, 12; Pro Caelio 26–49, 51–5 (P.Oxy. VIII 1097, P.Oxy. X 1251, P.Lond.Lit. 143, TM 59458)
Scope & Content:
The fragmentary papyrus codex contains a collection of Cicero’s speeches: the surviving fragments match with De Imperio Cn. Pompei 60–5, 68–71; In Verrem 2.1.1–4, 7–9; 2.2, 12; Pro Caelio 26–49, 51–5. The uniqueness of the codex resides both in its content and text (Klotz 1914; P.Oxy. VIII: 153–...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
late 4th century-early 5th century
Extent:
Fragments from a papyrus codex, additional fragments of which are now in Cologne, Papyrussammlung (inv. P. 2554). The text is arranged in a layout not particularly elegant. Each page of the original codex measured 300 x 230 mm, with a written space 170 mm wide and a variable height of c. 230 mm. The number of lines per page (65–9) is remarkable and unparalleled. Two of the preserved speeches are separated by an explicit/incipit, partly preserved. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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