1731. Papyrus 2964
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2964
- Title:
- Official Letter Book and Medical Text (P.Hib. II 191, TM 65740, LDAB 6994, MP3 2348)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragments from mummy cartonnage containing an official letter book (unpublished) on the front; the back was reused to host a medical text, possibly relating to child-birth. Whether these were medical receipts or a treatise is unclear.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Extent:
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Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, recovered from mummy cartonnage; with a few insect-holes in places and traces of plaster; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. Housed in a glass frame.