1. Papyrus 2967
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2967
- Title:
- Homer, Odyssey XVII and XIX (P.Hib. II 194, TM 61232, LDAB 2372, MP3 1129)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragments containing Odyssey XVII and XIX. Papyrus 2967: Fragment 1: Odyssey XVII 357-359; Fragment 2: Odyssey XVII 360-368, with omission of 364; Fragment 3: Odyssey XIX 400-404; Fragment 4: Odyssey XIX 407-413, with loss of 409-410. Papyrus 2967(fragments): Scraps with few letters.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Extent:
-
Papyrus fragments of varying size reused for mummy cartonnage, with writing on the front along the fibres. The largest fragments contain few words of few lines, and are numbered 1-4 in the frame named Papyrus 2967; the largest of these is fragment 4. The scraps, containing very few letters, are housed in another frame, named Papyrus 2967(Fragments).