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591. Papyrus 688

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 688
Title:
Tragedy (P.Grenf. II 1, P.Lond.Lit. 80, P.Lond. III 688 descr., TM 65748, LDAB 7002, MP3 1708)
Scope & Content:
Fragments from the same roll as Papyrus 1822, containing trimeters from a tragedy: post-classical? or Euripides’ Oeneus?
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Three fragments of varying size from the same papyrus roll as Papyrus 1822, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Upper left fragment (A.1): Portions of 6 lines, with traces of another line at the bottom; lacking beginnings and ends; no margin extant.

Upper right fragment (A.2): Small fragment with few letters from three lines, wanting beginnings and ends; part of the upper margin survives.

Lower fragment (B): Layer of horizontal fibres lost at the top; traces of two columns; of the first, the ends of 8 lines survive; of the second column, only scant traces from the beginnings of few lines.

592. Papyrus 689

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 689
Title:
Homer, Iliad VIII (P.Hib. I 21, P.Lond.Lit. 16, P.Grenf. II 2, TM 61237, LDAB 2377), and Iliad IV (P.Hib. I 20, P.Lond.Lit. 10, P.Grenf. II 3, TM 61206, LDAB 2346)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Hib. I 21, TM 61237): Fragment of a papyrus roll extracted from mummy cartonnage and containing parts of Homer, Iliad VIII, with several plus-verses. Additional fragments of the same roll are Papyrus 1827 (preserving Iliad VIII 17-22, 24-32, 38-73, 180-4, 189-90, 203-6, 216-...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together, extracted from mummy cartonnage; with writing on one side, their back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Further fragments are Papyrus 1827 and P.Heid. inv. 1261; Broken off on all sides, with plaster residue and traces of red paint; portions of two columns; of the first column, the ends of four lines survive, of the second, the beginnings of eight lines and a small trace of ink from another line at the bottom.

Lower Papyrus (B): The fragment belongs to Papyrus 1826; broken off on all sides, with portions of five lines, and traces of another line at the top. The original column had about 40 lines.

593. Papyrus 690(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 690(A-B)
Title:
Sophocles, Niobe (P.Grenf. II 6(a), TM 62769), and Fragments of a Play (P.Grenf. II 6(c), TM 65718)
Scope & Content:
Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage. A (P.Grenf. II 6(a), P.Lond.Lit. 68, TM 62769, LDAB 3957): Fragments of Sophocles’s Niobe, with the goddess Artemis killing the daughters of Niobe. P.Hib. I 11 is another fragment of the same papyrus. B (P.Grenf. II 6(c), P.Lond.Lit. 82, TM 65718, LDA...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Six papyrus fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Four fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres. On the front, each fragment preserves the middle of a column. The back bears traces of plaster of the painted decoration. Another fragment of the same roll has been published as P.Hib. I 11 and is now at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.

B: Two small fragments, broken off on all sides, written on one side along the fibres. Each fragment preserves portions of a few lines (7 and 8 lines respectively) running along the fibres. The back is blank.

594. Papyrus 691(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 691(A-B)
Title:
Gnomic Anthology (P.Grenf. II 6(b), TM 65719), and a Comedy (?) (P.Lond.Lit. 93, TM 65749)
Scope & Content:
Upper left-hand fragment (A) (P.Grenf. II 6(b), P.Lond.Lit. 83, TM 65719, LDAB 6973): Portion of a gnomic anthology in iambic trimeters (interpreted previously as an unknown tragedy); assigned to the middle of the 3rd century BC. Papyrus 2989 (P.Hib. II 224), and P. Heid. inv. G. 434 may be furt...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Six fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, not all belonging together; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper left-hand fragment (A): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus roll, with darker patch at the bottom, extracted from mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 20 lines lacking beginnings and ends; letters are between 2 and 4 mm high; interlinear space is 3 mm on average. The lower margin survives to 15 mm. The back is blank. Papyrus 2989 and a papyrus in Heidelberg (inventoried as G 434), may belong to the same roll.

Upper right-hand fragment (B): Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides, with portions of 14 lines written along the fibres. The back is blank.

Fragments at the bottom: varying size, with a few letters on one side along the fibres, or covered with plaster and illegible. Back blank.

595. Papyrus 692

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 692
Title:
Epicurus, Unknown Work (P.Grenf. II 7(a), P.Lond.Lit. 158, TM 59757, LDAB 861, MP3 2575)
Scope & Content:
Two columns of an unknown philosophical work, attributed to Epicurus; from mummy cartonnage. The back bears traces of writing, unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Papyrus fragment from mummy cartonnage, originally covered with painted plaster; with traces of writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of two columns running along the fibres; the first is faint. On the back, there remain traces of writing, illegible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening for the text on the back.

596. Papyrus 693

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 693
Title:
Lyric Fragments (P.Grenf. II 8(a), P.Lond.Lit. 49, TM 62930, LDAB 4122, MP3 1538)
Scope & Content:
Lyric fragments attributed to Timotheus; part of the same roll as P.Baden VI 178.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Two fragments of the same papyrus roll as P.Baden VI 178, housed in Heidelberg; from mummy cartonnage; broken off on all sides, with writing along the fibres on the front, the back being blank. The left fragment bears portions of 7 lines from the bottom of a column; the right fragment bears parts of 9 lines from the bottom of a column. No margin survives. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

597. Papyrus 694

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 694
Title:
Comedy (P.Grenf. II 8(b), TM 65750, LDAB 7004, MP3 1661)
Scope & Content:
Two fragments from a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, containing portions of an unknown comic play. The attribution of the text to Philemon has been debated, as well as the suggestion that it may belong to Papyrus 1823 (see Körte, ‘Literarische Texte’ (1941)).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two fragments from a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, covered with plaster residue in places; written on one side along the fibres and preserving the tops of two columns written along the fibres. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

598. Papyrus 695

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 695
Title:
Old Comedy (P.Grenf. II 12, TM 59259), Oracle Question (SB XXIV 16260, TM 45411), and Xenophon, Memorabilia (P.Grenf. II 13, TM 63008)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) Recto (P.Grenf. II 12, P.Lond.Lit. 86, TM 59259, LDAB 356): Fragment of a lost comedy, possibly by Aristophanes (perhaps from Thesmophoriazusae or Gerytades), in contrast to the first editors, who considered it a lost tragedy (Euripides, Melanippe Desmotis); with marginal annot...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-4th century
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom, broken off on the other sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are the beginnings of 8 lines written along the fibres, and 7 lines written in the left margin; the lower margin survives to 55 mm. The papyrus was cut and reused for the text on the back, which consists of 5 lines written along the fibres, abraded in places. Margins are extant.

Right papyrus: Portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll, with writing on both sides. On the front, there remain portions of 2 columns running along the fibres; the upper margin survives to 57 mm. The back bears one column, abraded in places, running across the fibres.

599. Papyrus 697

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 697
Title:
Private Letter (P.Grenf. II 38, P.Lond. III 697, TM 43916)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Pasion to his father Nicon, with a request to buy writing materials, such as papyrus rolls, pens, ink. Instructions for the payment and a purchase of barley follow. On the back there is the address and remains of accounts in a different hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 April 80 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, almost complete, but damaged by insect holes throughout; some minor surface damage is also visible. Writing runs on both sides. The text on the front is one column of 22 lines written along the fibres; the margins are preserved. On the back there are … The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

600. Papyrus 698

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 698
Title:
Tax-Receipts (P.Grenf. II 39, Chrest.Wilck. 310, P.Lond. III 698 descr., TM 4401)
Scope & Content:
Twelve receipts issued by Psammetichus to Pasion and Sentheus, brewers, acknowledging the payments of 5 talents for each month on account of the tax on beer. The fragment of the right-hand side contains remains of the first two receipts for the months of Thoth and Phaophi. The third receipt, iss...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century BC
Extent:

Papyrus roll with detached fragment, which comes from beginning of the roll; broken off at the top and with holes throughout the preserved portion; the fragment breaks off at the bottom too. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. There are portions of three columns, with three lines from a preceding column; on the fragment there are remains of one column, for a total of four columns. Sheet-joins running along the heigth of the roll are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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