1. Papyrus 2103
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2103
- Title:
- List of Persons and Monody on Phaeton (P.Lond.Lit. 51, TM 63520, LDAB 4729, MP3 1922)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto: Remains of a document listing persons, unpublished. Verso: Rhetorical exercise in verses, a draft for a character-speech (ethopoeia) or mime with a lament on the death of Phaeton; perhaps written by an aspiring poet.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of 2nd century
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, with insect holes and abrasion in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are remains of various lines, the ink being faded at the top. The back is stained in places; writing runs across the fibres, with 25 lines from one column, with additions above the line. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
