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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Theophrastus, Greek natural philosopher, c 370-c 287 BC

1. Papyrus 591(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 591(A-B)
Title:
Literary Texts (P.Lond.Lit. 81, 159, TM 65746, 62834, 62835)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Lond.Lit. 81, TM 65746, LDAB 7000, MP3 1712.1): Iambic lines from an unknown tragedy, with stichometry (delta = 400). Right papyrus (B) Recto (P.Lond.Lit. 159(a), TM 62834, LDAB 4025, MP3 2593): Portion of a philosophical dialogue, apparently on the kinship of mankind, attr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two fragments that do not belong together, extracted from mummy cartonnage, housed in a glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears parts of 2 columns. Of the first, the ends of 21 lines remain, of the second the beginnings of the same number; the back bears no writing and is partly covered with plaster.

Right papyrus (B): Fragment from a medium-brown papyrus roll, imperfect at the foot and with plaster residue in places; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 4 columns written along the fibres; the column width is about 65 mm. The upper margin survives. The back bears parts of 3 columns written across the fibres and broken off at the bottom.

2. Papyrus 2943

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2943
Title:
Theophrastus, On Water (?) (P.Hib. I 16, TM 62831, LDAB 4021, MP3 1499)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a treatise from mummy cartonnage discussing Democritus’ atomic theory and the composition of sea; possibly a portion from Theophrastus’s work On water.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Portion of a medium-to-dark-brown papyrus reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off on the right and left; with surface damage throughout and plaster residues on the back. On the front, there are portions of 3 columns written along the fibres; of the first, there survive the ends of few lines; the second is the best preserved and consists of 22 lines; of the third, the beginnings of 20 lines remain. The modern annotation in red refers to the publication in P.Hib. On the back, there are few traces of writing, covered with plaster. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 2956

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2956
Title:
Theophrastus, Ars Poetica (?) (P.Hib. II 183, TM 62833, LDAB 4023, MP3 2296)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a treatise on poetry examining poetic diction, so that a poet may learn which words are appropriate for poetry and so that the layman will be able to easily identify a well-written poem; discussion of individual words follows. Presumably part of Theophrastus’s Ars Poetica.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Three frames

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