1. Papyrus 690(A-B)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 690(A-B)
- Title:
- Sophocles, Niobe (P.Grenf. II 6(a), TM 62769), and Fragments of a Play (P.Grenf. II 6(c), TM 65718)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage. A (P.Grenf. II 6(a), P.Lond.Lit. 68, TM 62769, LDAB 3957): Fragments of Sophocles’s Niobe, with the goddess Artemis killing the daughters of Niobe. P.Hib. I 11 is another fragment of the same papyrus. B (P.Grenf. II 6(c), P.Lond.Lit. 82, TM 65718, LDA...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Extent:
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Six papyrus fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Four fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres. On the front, each fragment preserves the middle of a column. The back bears traces of plaster of the painted decoration. Another fragment of the same roll has been published as P.Hib. I 11 and is now at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.
B: Two small fragments, broken off on all sides, written on one side along the fibres. Each fragment preserves portions of a few lines (7 and 8 lines respectively) running along the fibres. The back is blank.
