1. Papyrus 135
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 135
- Title:
- Herodas, Mimiambi (P.Lond.Lit. 96, TM 60050, LDAB 1164, MP3 485)
- Scope & Content:
- Roll of small format containing seven complete Mimiambi of Herodas and the beginning of the eighth, each with title. Papyrus 135(1) Upper Fragment-Papyrus 135(2), Upper fragment, column 1, line 11: Mime 1, ‘The Matchmaker or the Go-Between’; with marginal annotation by the second hand in Papyrus 135...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- mid 1st century- mid 2nd century
- Extent:
-
Fragments of a papyrus roll of small format, written on one side along the fibres, with the back being blank. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in eight glass cases named Papyrus 135(1), Papyrus 135(2), Papyrus 135(3), Papyrus 135(4), Papyrus 135(5), Papyrus 135(6), Papyrus 135(7), and Papyrus 135(8). 46 columns, more or less complete, survive. The column height is 80-85 mm, with each column having 15 to 19 lines. The upper and lower margins measure 20 mm and 25 mm respectively; the intercolumn is often irregular. The surface is abraded in many spots, and loose and dislocated fibres are visible in places; sheet-joins running across the fibres and along the height of the roll are visible in some of the fragments.
Papyrus 135(1): Three fragments with detached fibres and one scrap: the upper contains one column, preceded by ample blank space measuring 80 mm; a sheet-join running across the fibres is visible at the end of the lines; the middle fragment has two columns, the second being badly abraded; the lower fragment contains two columns, the first being abraded.
Papyrus 135(2): Four fragments with detached scraps: the upper fragments contain parts of two columns, the first of which lacks the endings and the second the beginnings; the middle and lower fragments contain two complete columns each, with little surface.
Papyrus 135(3): Three complete fragments, each containing two columns.
Papyrus 135(4): Three complete fragments, each containing two columns, with few small insect holes.
Papyrus 135(5): Three complete fragments, each containing two columns, the third slightly more damaged by insect holes.
Papyrus 135(6): Three fragments, each containing two columns, the first and second being complete, the third badly damaged by holes.
Papyrus 136(7): Three fragments with detached scraps; each of the three fragments contain two columns; the upper fragment is damaged, and the first column lacks the beginning; the others are well preserved, although some surface damage is visible in places.
Papyrus 135(8): Eleven fragments of varying size, a few of which are scraps, containing parts of five incomplete columns.
The papyrus is also known as Egerton Papyrus 1.