1. Papyrus 687
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 687
- Title:
- Third Will of Dryton (P.Dryton 3, P.Lond. III 687 descr., TM 268), Petition (P.Dryton 31, P.Lond. III 687 descr., TM 286), and Ptolemaic Fragments (P.Lond. III 687 descr., TM 280)
- Scope & Content:
- Upper left fragment (A) + Three lower fragments at the right (E) (P.Dryton 3, P.Lond. III 687 descr., TM 268): Fragments preserving the beginning and end of the first column of a copy of the second will of Dryton, drawn up in the office of the notary in Pathyris. Further portions of this papyrus...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century BC
- Extent:
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Seven fragments of varying size, bearing writing on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Not all of them belong together; they are mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
Upper left fragment (A): Fragment of the upper portion of the same papyrus as the three fragments inventoried as Papyrus 687E, Papyrus 640, and a papyrus of the Sorbonne (P.Bouriant 46). Papyrus 687A preserves the top of the first column, broken off at the bottom and sides, and contains parts of four lines. The upper margin measures 40 mm.
Upper fragment in the middle (B): Papyrus fragment broken off at the top and sides, part of the same sheet as Papyrus 686F, a papyrus in the John Rylands Library inventoried as no. 67, and a papyrus in Heidelberg, inventoried as 1301. Part of seven lines and of the lower margin survive. At the left, some horizontal fibres are missing.
Upper right fragment (C): Fragment of a papyrus sheet, damaged throughout, with some of the horizontal fibres missing; parts of 4 lines are preserved, with most of the fragment being blank.
Lower left fragment (D): Fragment of a sheet, containing the lower portion of a column, with ample lower margin and part of the left margin surviving. A strip of horizontal fibres is missing. Damage is located along the vertical folds.
Three lower fragments at the right (E): Three joining fragments from the same papyrus as Papyrus 687A, Papyrus 640 and a papyrus of the Sorbonne (P.Bouriant 46). The end of the first column is preserved in Papyrus 687E, with parts of two lines and traces of one above. The lower margin measures 30 mm.
