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Thirteen papyrus fragments, only some of which belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper left papyrus (A): Fragment of a papyrus, with surface damage throughout; written on one side; portions of 13 lines running along the fibres, barely readable in places.

Upper right papyrus (B): Upper part of a leaf from a papyrus codex, with surface damage; from the same codex as two other fragments, now in Manchester, John Rylands Library (Gr. 2), and New York, Pierpont Morgan Library (Amherst Gr. 4). The fragment is written on both sides, along and across the fibres, and preserves portions of 10 and 11 lines, illegible in places. The upper margin measures 40 mm, the side margin measures 70 mm.

Two fragments in the centre on the left (C): Two small papyrus fragments, broken off on all sides; written on both sides across the fibres.

Right fragment in the centre (D): Papyrus fragment of light colour from a codex, broken off on all sides; written on both sides, along and across the fibres.

All other fragments (E): Eight medium-to-dark brown fragments of varying size from a papyrus codex; broken off on all sides; writing on both sides, along and across the fibres.

Fragments of a medium-brown papyrus roll, darkened in places; housed in seven glass frames named Papyrus 1873(1), Papyrus 1873(2), Papyrus 1873(3), Papyrus 1873(4), Papyrus 1873(5), Papyrus 1873(6), and Papyrus 1873(7). Each sheet forming the roll is about 165 mm wide; the front of the roll has 22 columns written parallel to the fibres, with each column measuring 190 x 180 mm on average and having about 35 lines.Occasionally, there is writing on the back, running across the fibres. Seven fragments of the same roll are now in Manchester, John Rylands Library (Gr. 540 Ro), one fragment at the Library of Congress of Washington (inv. 4082 B), another at the Pierpont Morgan Library (inv. M662B(6b) + (27k)), and one at the Universitätsbibliothek in Giessen (inv. 213).

Fragments from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres, and preserving four columns, the fourth being wider than the others. All the columns are nearly complete with the exception of the first, which is fragmentary. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

A: Fragment of a papyrus roll written on one side along the fibres, damaged at the bottom. B: Fragment of a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres, lacking the upper part. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Fragment from a papyrus roll written on one side, lacking the left-hand side; the preserved portion is in good condition. Mounted on cardboard in one glass frame.