1. Papyrus 733
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 733
- Title:
- Bacchylides’ Epinician Odes and Dithyrambs (TM 59339, LDAB 438, MP3 175)
- Scope & Content:
- Twenty odes by Bacchylides arranged in thirty-nine columns, either complete or imperfect; the number of lines for each column varies from thirty-two to thirty-six. Detached fragments are housed in a separate frame (Papyrus 733 (5)), most of them belonging to four further columns to be placed before ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd century
- Extent:
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Fragments of various sizes from a papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres; thirty-nine columns survive, with fragments of four additional columns to be placed before the first one preserved in Papyrus 733 (1); each columns has an average of 34-35 lines and measures c. 175 x 110 mm; twenty odes are preserved, seven of which are perfect or nearly so; substantial portions of eight remain; mere fragments of five survive. Accents, breathings, punctuation and other writing aids were supplied by the four hands which intervened in the text; paragraphoi are also usually noted. PSI XII 1278 contains further fragments of the text.
