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1. Papyrus 2501

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2501
Title:
Birth Certificate (P.Turner 29, P.Diog. 2, TM 15713)
Scope & Content:
Abstract from a birth register recording the birth of Marcus Lucretius Diogenes by his father Marcus Lucretius Minor. The list of guarantors follows; there is no official subscription. An ornamental border consisting of large crosses runs along the top and left.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
after 197
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, only slightly torn along the right edge; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 12 lines, complete, in red ink; margins are extant, the lower being ample. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 2504

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2504
Title:
Will of Marcus Lucretius Minor (P.Diog. 9, TM 10717)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary copy in Greek of the Latin will of Marcus Lucretius Minor, father of Marcus Lucretius Diogenes; provisions for the children and wife are made. Papyrus 2529 preserves another portion of this document.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
186-210 (?)
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the left-hand part of which is Papyrus 2529; broken off to the right, left and bottom; the writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are portions of 25 lines written along the fibres, with further traces of ink at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 2527

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2527
Title:
Fragment of a Declaration (P.Diog. 15, TM 26615)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a declaration referring to Roman citizens, apparently submitted by Marcus Lucretius Minor, father of Marcus Lucretius Diogenes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
132-248
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus sheet, badly damaged throughout; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 12 lines written along the fibres, poorly preserved. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 2529

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2529
Title:
Will of Marcus Lucretius Minor (P.Diog. 9, TM 10717)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary copy in Greek of the Latin will of Marcus Lucretius Minor, father of Marcus Lucretius Diogenes; provisions for the children and wife are made. Papyrus 2504 preserves another portion of this will.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
186-210 (?)
Extent:
Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, another part of which is Papyrus 2504; the writing runs on one side, and the back is blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of 25 lines written along the fibres; lower and left margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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