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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Plato, 427 BC-347 BC

1. Papyrus 187

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 187
Title:
Ethnographic Text (P.Lond.Lit. 114, TM 59722, LDAB 826, MP3 358), and Plato, Laches (P.Lond.Lit. 144, TM 62591, LDAB 3775, MP3 1408)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond.Lit. 114, TM 59722): Historical-ethnographic work in prose, presumably describing the customs of the Persians and mentioning Agesilaus; assigned to the first or second century; attributed to Ephorus (Res publica Cretensium?) or Theopompus (Valerio 2008, 2019). Verso (P.Lond.Lit. 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st century-mid 3rd century
Extent:

Two fragments from a papyrus roll, darkened by patches, abraded in places and with small insect holes throughout; bearing writing on both sides.

The front preserves portions of two columns written along the fibres: 20 lines survive of the first column, some of which are very fragmentary, and 18 lines of the second, which is badly damaged; the column width is c. 65 mm, with 15 lines to the column; the intercolumn measures 20 mm. The back preserves portions of three incomplete columns running across the fibres, abraded in places. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 488

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 488
Title:
Plato, Phaedo (P.Petr. I 5-8, TM 62649, LDAB 3835, MP3 1388), and Fragment of a Comedy (P.Lond.Lit. 254, TM 65743, LDAB 6997, MP3 1635)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a roll extracted from mummy cartonnage, preserving portions of Plato’s Phaedo 67B-84B and a few lines from an Old Comedy.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, reused as mummy cartonnage, mounted on cardboard in four glass frames, named Papyrus 488(1), Papyrus 488(2), Papyrus 488(3), Papyrus 488(4). The fragments bear writing on one side along the fibres. Portions of 18 columns survive, each column having an average of 22 lines. Each column measures 145 x 70 mm; the upper margin measures 30 mm, the lower 40 mm. A small fragment of lighter colour in Papyrus 488(3) belongs to another roll.

3. Papyrus 488(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 488(1)
Title:
Phaedo 67E-69A
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a papyrus roll from mummy cartonnage, containing portions of Plato’s Phaedo 67E-69A.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll reused as mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. Portions of three columns, the upper and lower margins survive; the upper fragments bear portions of a few lines. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 488(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 488(2)
Title:
Phaedo 79C-81C
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a papyrus roll from mummy cartonnage, containing portions of Plato’s Phaedo 79C, 80D-81C.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Four fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll reused as mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. Portions of three columns, the upper and lower margins survive; the upper fragments bear portions of a few lines. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

5. Papyrus 488(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 488(3)
Title:
Phaedo 67B, 82A-84B, and Fragment of a Comedy
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a papyrus roll from mummy cartonnage, containing portions of Plato’s Phaedo 67B, 82A-D, 84A-B. The small fragment of lighter colour at the bottom right preserves the beginnings of four iambic lines, apparently from a comedy (Old Comedy?).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Eight fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll reused as mummy cartonnage, some of which are covered with plaster residue; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. The largest fragment bears portions of three columns and the lower margin; the other fragments preserve portions of a few lines. The small fragment of lighter colour at the bottom right belongs to another papyrus and preserves the beginnings of 4 lines, with traces of another line at the top. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

6. Papyrus 488(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 488(4)
Title:
Phaedo 83A-84A
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a papyrus roll from mummy cartonnage, containing portions of Plato’s Phaedo 83A-84A.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two fragments from a papyrus roll reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. Portions of four columns, upper and lower margins survive. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

7. Papyrus 786

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 786
Title:
Plato, Phaedo 109 (P.Oxy. II 229, P.Lond.Lit. 146, TM 62592, LDAB 3776, MP3 1392)
Scope & Content:
One fragmentary column of a papyrus roll containing Plato, Phaedo 109 C-D, with traces of another column visible to the right. In the upper margin are three lines of scholiastic annotations in a cursive hand of the second or third century.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 2nd century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, darker in the lower part of the left edge, broken off at the bottom, right and left, and somewhat damaged in the preserved portion, with loose and dislocated fibres and holes. The text on the front runs along the fibres; parts of 30 lines from the top of one column survive, each containing 19-23 letters; traces of one letter opposite the 28th and 29th lines belong to a second column. The intercolumn measures 15 mm and the upper margin 45 mm; no other margin is preserved. The upper margin hosts three lines of cursive writing. The number in red refers to the edition in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

8. Papyrus 2048

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2048
Title:
Plato, Phaedrus (P.Oxy. VII 1017, P.Lond.Lit. 147, TM 62618, LDAB 3803, MP3 1401)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus roll with portions of Plato’s Phaedrus. Papyrus 2048(1) Column 1: Two letters only; Column 2: Phaedrus 238c-238d; Column 3: Phaedrus 238e-239a; Column 4: Phaedrus 239a-239c, with marginal annotations; Column 5: Phaedrus 239c-239e, with marginal annotations; Column 6: Phaedrus 239...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century-3rd century
Extent:

Fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, housed in three glass frames named Papyrus 2048(1), Papyrus 2048(2), and Papyrus 2048(3). The fragments housed in the second and third frames are mounted on cardboard, their back side being blank. The back of Papyrus 2048(1) bears few traces of ink. Each sheet forming the roll was between 170 and at least 215 mm wide.

The fragments bear portions of 18 columns written parallel to the fibres on the front, with a gap of 11 columns after column 7; each column measures 245 x 65, and has an average of 33-35 lines; each line contains approximately 18 letters; the intercolumn measures c. 20 mm. The entire roll would have had 133/134 columns.

Unplaced fragments, labelled as a-z, are housed in Papyus 2048(3).

9. Papyrus 2957

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2957
Title:
Logical Exercise (P.Hib. II 184, TM 65734, LDAB 6988)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a logical exercise, possibly based on Platonic logic, with a series of syllogisms having premises and conclusions; the first editor (E. G. Turner) considered it a school exercise written by a student working through a logical handbook.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
Two larger fragments with detached scraps from a papyrus roll, reused as mummy cartonnage; dark and stained; written on one side along the fibres. Portions of three narrow columns of varying length survive; the second is 55 mm wide, and has an average of 16 letters to the line. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

10. Papyrus 2993

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2993
Title:
Plato, Sophist 223-224 (P.Hib. II 228, CPF I.1.3 75, TM 62648, LDAB 3834, MP3 1395)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus containing portions of Plato, Sophist. Column 1 partially preserves Sophist 223e4–224a2, column 2 contains parts of 224b1-3.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:

Two joining papyrus fragments, numbered 1 and 2 inside the frame, from mummy cartonnage; two columns of text from the lower part of a roll are preserved, with writing along the fibres on one side only; mounted in glass.