1. Papyrus 2392(A-G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2392(A-G)
- Title:
- Documents from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1798, 1985, 1939, 2144, 2018; TM 1541; 1547; 2376; 1704; 1580)
- Scope & Content:
- A (P.Lond. VII 1798, TM 1541): Fragmentary account of expenses on allotments from Dracon, one of Zenon’s agents, to Zenon; with endorsement on the back. Papyrus 2384(A) preserves the left-hand side of the account. Dated 26 December 253 BC. B (P.Lond. VII 1985, TM 1547): Portion of a money accou...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 263-236 BC
- Extent:
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Seven fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Top right corner of a medium-brown papyrus, another fragment of which is Papyrus 2384(A); written on both sides. On the front, there are the ends of 6 lines written along the fibres, with right and upper margin; on the back, there are the ends of 4 lines written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.
B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; bearing writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are portions of 10 lines written along the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends.
C: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides and badly shredded on the right; with writing on both sides: on one side, there are traces of two lines written along the fibres; on the other side, the beginnings of 4 lines running across the fibres remain; folding lines are still visible.
D: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left and broken off on all other sides; with writing on the front, the back is blank; there remain the beginnings of 8 lines written along the fibres. A sheet-join runs vertically at c. 22 mm from the left edge; the left margin is wide and measures 65 mm.
E: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, badly shredded, with writing on both sides; on the front, there are traces of 8 or 9 lines written along the fibres, with upper and lower margins; on the back, there is a word lacking the end, written across the fibres. Folding lines are still visible.
F: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, badly shredded, with writing on both sides. Each side bears portions of one column, running across and along the fibres.
G: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, badly shredded, possibly complete at the top and right; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 3 lines running along the fibres.
