2071. Papyrus 2852
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2852
- Title:
- Lysias, On the murder of Eratosthenes and For Eryximachus (JEA 15 (1929), pp. 75-77, TM 61453, LDAB 2598, MP3 1290)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragment of a leaf from a papyrus codex, joining P.Ryl. III 489; it contains portions of two speeches by Lysias. Recto, column 1: ‘On the murder of Eratosthenes’ 45-49; P.Ryl. III 489 preserves most of this column. Column 2: Titles, ‘on the murder of Eratosthenes’, and ‘for Eryximachus, who ha...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century-4th century
- Extent:
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Fragment of a leaf from a papyrus codex, with two columns per page, imperfect on all sides and with small insect holes; a joining fragment is held in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, published as P.Ryl. III 489; written on both sides. The right margin survives to 50 mm; the column’s width is 70 mm, with 17-19 letters per line. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
Recto: Portions of two columns, written along the lines; of column 1 only few line-ends survive; column 2 is better preserved; with right margin (50 mm) and intercolumn (c. 15 mm).
Verso: 1 column, across the fibres, broken at the top and bottom.