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Larger fragment and three detached scraps from a papyrus roll, damaged by insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The upper parts of two columns are preserved; the column width is 53 mm; the intercolumn measures 14-17 mm and the upper margin 27 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The fragments preserve parts of at least 6 columns. Fragment 1 bears portions of 2 columns, the second being better preserved, with the lower margin; fragment 2 contains parts of 2 columns and the lower margin; fragment 3 and fragment 6 join and preserve 2 columns, the first being very fragmentary, with further letters on the right margin; fragment 4 only bears a few letters from 4 lines; fragment 5 preserves a portion of one column. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Four fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with minor surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of the last two columns of book 2 of the Iliad survive; the first fragment from the left contains few letters of 17 lines, with a small trace of another line at the top; the surface is rubbed in places; the second, third and fourth fragments bear parts of the second column, with upper and lower margins partly preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

Papyrus sheet, imperfect at the top and damaged by small insect holes throughout. The front bears 14 lines running across the fibres, some of which are damaged; lower and side margins are extant, the upper margin survives at the top right; very faded traces of ink are visible on the back. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

Two papyrus fragments not belonging together, housed in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Medium-to-dark-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top and bottom, broken off on the sides; with holes regularly distributed along the right edge; written on both sides. The front bears the mid portions of 22 lines running along the fibres; upper and lower margins survive; on the back, there are 3 lines, written across the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

Right papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top, right and bottom, broken off on the left; written on both sides. The front bears the ends of 28 lines running along the fibres; the lower margin survives, the right and upper margins are minimal; on the back, there are portions of 2 lines, written across the fibres at the bottom, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in one glass case.

The upper fragment (A) is the top portion of a sheet, broken off at the bottom and written on both sides: the text on the recto is Greek and runs across the fibres, whereas the verso has a one-line docket in Demotic running along the fibres. On the verso, several fibres are missing.

The lower fragment (B) is the lower part of a sheet, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank.

Papyrus sheet, complete, with few small insect holes. Writing runs on both sides: the back contains a one-line docket written along the fibres in the lower margin and two faded lines written across the fibres. The front bears 13 lines, complete, with blank space of 50-55 mm between lines 7 and 8. All margins are extant. Vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.