1461. Papyrus 2359
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Papyrus sheet badly damaged and shredded, with traces of writing running across the fibres on the front, mostly blank. Four clay seals survive. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
Six papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
A: Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off at the bottom and right, complete on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of 5 lines; upper and left margins survive.
B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right, broken off on all sides; writing runs on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 6 lines written along the fibres.
C: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right and broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres, the back is blank. On the front, there are the ends of three lines written along the fibres. The right margin survives.
D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, complete on the left and broken off on the other sides. The writing runs on one side; the back is blank. There survive the beginnings of 6 lines written along the fibres and the left margin. A sheet-join is visible along the right edge.
E: Fragment from the lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus; the writing runs on one side along the fibres; portions of 4 lines survive, with ample lower margin. The back is blank.
F: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side. The front bears portions of 7 lines running along the fibres. The back is blank.
Long and narrow papyrus sheet with two detached scraps, with severe surface damage throughout. On the front, there are 25 lines written along the fibres, some of which are damaged at the end. On the back, there are traces of ink that probably are smudges or set-offs. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment from the top of a sheet, broken off at the bottom and complete on the other sides; written on both sides. On the front, there are 2 lines running along the fibres; upper and side margins survive. On the back, there are the ends of 3 lines written along the fibres.
B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right and at the bottom, broken off on the other sides; writing runs on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 9 lines written across the fibres. The lower margin is extant.
Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Left fragment (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment; complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; with the central portions of 9 lines running across the fibres, and upper margin. A sheet-join runs horizontally between lines 7 and 8. The back is blank.
Right fragment (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment; complete at the top and perhaps on the right, broken off on the other sides; with portions of 9 lines running along the fibres, lacking the beginnings. Lower and right margins are minimal. The back is blank.
Four papyrus fragments of varying size that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
A: Upper right portion of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, written on both sides. The front bears the ends of 8 lines written along the fibres; upper and side margins are extant. The back contains traces of 2 lines running across the fibres.
B: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus; written on both sides. The front bears portions of a few lines from one column, written along the fibres; on the back, there are traces of ink.
C: Light-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right, broken off on the other sides, with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 8 lines; lower and left margins are extant. The back is blank except for a few ink smudges.
D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off on all sides; only a few letters of 1 line, running along the fibres survive, and a small trace of another line at the top.
Lower right fragment (E): Small fragment, with surface damage, apparently blank.
Five papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Left-hand portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the foot, and worm-eaten on the other sides; with writing on both sides; on the front, there are the beginnings of two lines written across the fibres; upper, left and lower margins survive. On the back, there are three lines written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front, followed by the beginning of a word.
B: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on all sides; with writing on both sides, but it is difficult to tell what is recto and what is verso. On one side, there are two lines written across the fibres; on the other, there remains one word running along the fibres.
C: Fragment of a medium-to dark-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right and broken off on all other sides; writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the ends of six lines running across the fibres. The right margin is minimal.
D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the sides, and broken off at the top and bottom; displaying surface damage. The writing runs on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there survive four lines, running along the fibres; side margins are minimal.
E: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, badly damaged; the writing runs on one side along the fibres; the beginnings of seven lines survive. The back, in poor condition, displays some darker spots but apparently no writing.
Seven papyrus fragments of varying size that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 7 lines, with only a few traces of lines 1 and 7. The back is blank.
B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 5 lines running across the fibres; the back contains portions of one column running along the fibres.
C: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, apparently complete at the bottom, broken off on the other sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears portions of 5 lines, with only a small trace of line 1. The lower margin measures 30 mm. The back is blank.
D: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom, worm-eaten on the other sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears portions of 4 lines, with only a small trace of line 1. The lower margin measures 50 mm. The back is blank.
E: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 4 lines; the right margin is irregular. The back is blank.
F: Lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and on the sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears one fragmentary line, and the lower margin survives. Folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.
G: Small fragment of a light-brown papyrus, mostly blank; only the beginning of one line written across the fibres survives on the front, with upper and left margins. The back is blank.
Twelve papyrus fragments of varying size that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Lower left portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, with a hole in the centre; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 2 lines, and traces of another line at the top survive. Lower and left margins remain. The back is blank.
B: Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 3 lines running across the fibres; the back contains traces of writing running along the fibres.
C: Lower portion of a light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 3 lines; the lower margin survives. The back is blank.
D: Upper portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres. The front bears the ends of 2 lines; the upper margin survives and folding lines are still visible. The back is blank, only displaying a black spot, possibly a trace of ink.
E: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, possibly complete at the top, broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 7 lines, lacking beginnings and ends. The back is blank.
F: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 4 lines, lacking beginnings and ends. The back is blank.
G: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on all sides and with surface damage; written on both sides. On one side, there are traces of 3 lines written across the fibres, on the other, there remain portions of 4 lines written along the fibres.
H: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on all sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears portions of 4 lines, lacking beginnings and ends. The back is blank.
I: Small fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off on all sides, containing a few letters from one line running along the fibres on the front. The back is blank.
K: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, apparently blank, or possibly with traces of obliterated writing.
L: Small fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off on all sides, containing one letter of 4 lines running along the fibres on the front. The back is blank.
M: Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off at the bottom and on the sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front preserves part of a word and ample upper margin. The back is blank.