1. Papyrus 2357(A-D)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2357(A-D)
- Title:
- Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1525, 1592, 1624, 1659, 2458)
- Scope & Content:
- Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon. A (P.Lond. VII 2030, TM 1592): Fragment of a letter from Diocles to Zenon, informing him that the water has been brought into the village. Faint traces of the address are visible on the back. B (P.Lond. VII 2062, TM 1624): Fragment of a letter fro...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 263-229 BC
- Extent:
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Four papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, slightly damaged along the left edge and the horizontal folding lines. The writing runs on both sides; on the front, there are four lines from the top of a column written along the fibres; upper, left and right margins survive. On the back, there are faint traces of one word written across the fibres.
B: Left-hand portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on the right and complete on all other sides; with writing on one side; the back is blank. The front bears the beginnings of twelve lines written along the fibres, with upper, left and lower margins extant. Horizontal folding lines are still visible.
C: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom and broken off on all other sides; the writing runs on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the central portions of seven lines from the bottom of a column running across the fibres. The lower margin is ample and bears an offset of the last lines, as the papyrus was folded when the ink was not dry yet.
D: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus, with writing on both sides. On the front, there are the central portions of eleven lines from the foot of a column, running along the fibres; the lower margin survives. On the back, there are portions of six lines written across the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The lower margin survives to 50 mm.
