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Medium-brown papyrus roll of fine quality, complete and well preserved, with a few holes along the upper edge; written on both sides. On the front, there are three columns; the first has 5 lines written across the fibres on the first sheet of the roll, which displays vertical fibres; the other two columns are wide and have 10 lines. Margins are extant and sheet-joins are visible. On the back, there is a short line written along the fibres at the bottom. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame with an opening for the text on the verso.

Medium-brown papyrus roll with darker patches, damaged especially at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are two columns of 15 and 16 lines respectively. The upper margin is extant, the other margins partly survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Larger fragment and three detached scraps from a papyrus roll, damaged by insect holes; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The upper parts of two columns are preserved; the column width is 53 mm; the intercolumn measures 14-17 mm and the upper margin 27 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

Six fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The fragments preserve parts of at least 6 columns. Fragment 1 bears portions of 2 columns, the second being better preserved, with the lower margin; fragment 2 contains parts of 2 columns and the lower margin; fragment 3 and fragment 6 join and preserve 2 columns, the first being very fragmentary, with further letters on the right margin; fragment 4 only bears a few letters from 4 lines; fragment 5 preserves a portion of one column. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Four fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with minor surface damage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. Portions of the last two columns of book 2 of the Iliad survive; the first fragment from the left contains few letters of 17 lines, with a small trace of another line at the top; the surface is rubbed in places; the second, third and fourth fragments bear parts of the second column, with upper and lower margins partly preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

Papyrus sheet, imperfect at the top and damaged by small insect holes throughout. The front bears 14 lines running across the fibres, some of which are damaged; lower and side margins are extant, the upper margin survives at the top right; very faded traces of ink are visible on the back. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

Two papyrus fragments not belonging together, housed in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Medium-to-dark-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top and bottom, broken off on the sides; with holes regularly distributed along the right edge; written on both sides. The front bears the mid portions of 22 lines running along the fibres; upper and lower margins survive; on the back, there are 3 lines, written across the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front.

Right papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the top, right and bottom, broken off on the left; written on both sides. The front bears the ends of 28 lines running along the fibres; the lower margin survives, the right and upper margins are minimal; on the back, there are portions of 2 lines, written across the fibres at the bottom, upside down in relation to the text on the front.