1. Papyrus 688
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 688
- Title:
- Tragedy (P.Grenf. II 1, P.Lond.Lit. 80, P.Lond. III 688 descr., TM 65748, LDAB 7002, MP3 1708)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragments from the same roll as Papyrus 1822, containing trimeters from a tragedy: post-classical? or Euripides’ Oeneus?
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Extent:
-
Three fragments of varying size from the same papyrus roll as Papyrus 1822, reused as mummy cartonnage; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
Upper left fragment (A.1): Portions of 6 lines, with traces of another line at the bottom; lacking beginnings and ends; no margin extant.
Upper right fragment (A.2): Small fragment with few letters from three lines, wanting beginnings and ends; part of the upper margin survives.
Lower fragment (B): Layer of horizontal fibres lost at the top; traces of two columns; of the first, the ends of 8 lines survive; of the second column, only scant traces from the beginnings of few lines.
