1. Papyrus 2353(A-F)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2353(A-F)
- Title:
- Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1512, 1524, 1550, 1622, 1649-1650)
- Scope & Content:
- Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon. A (P.Lond. VII 1961, C.Ptol.Sklav. II 159, TM 1524): Fragment of a private letter to Zenon from Ctesias, brother of Hierocles, Zenon’s friend in Alexandria, concerned with slaves. A papyrus now in Cairo (fr. 1961) preserves the right-hand portion o...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 263-229 BC
- Extent:
-
Six papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the right-hand portion of which is preserved in a papyrus now in Cairo, inventoried as fr. 1961. Complete at the top and bottom; with writing on both sides; on the front, there are the beginnings of four lines written across the fibres; upper, left and lower margins are extant. On the back, there are two lines written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.
B: Light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but imperfect along the left edge and damaged along the folding lines; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 4 lines written across the fibres; margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs horizontally along the lower edge. On the back, there are some traces of writing running along the fibres.
C: Fragment of a light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines running across the fibres. The upper margin is extant.
D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and left, and broken off at the bottom and on the right; displaying surface damage. The writing runs on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there survive the beginnings of seven lines, running along the fibres; upper and left margins are extant.
E: Two non-contiguous fragments, possibly from the same papyrus sheet and perhaps belonging to Papyrus 2765; medium-brown; broken off on all sides, and written along the fibres on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are remains of five lines on the left fragment, and of three lines on the right fragment. A vertical sheet-join is visible on the left fragment.
F: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, with darker patch; complete at the top and right, and broken off on the other sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there survive the ends of six lines written along the fibres; traces of a seventh line are visible at the bottom. On the back, there are remains of one column running across the fibres.
