1. Papyrus 2385
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2385
- Title:
- Account from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2002, TM 370)
- Scope & Content:
- Portions of a roll comprising Papyrus 2385, Papyrus 2377(E) and Papyrus 2687; further fragments are now in Cairo and have been published as P.Cair.Zen. III 59326. The roll contains an account arranged in several columns on either side, and recording payments made for various purposes to many indi...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 249 BC
- Extent:
- Fragments of a papyrus roll, originally with three separate inventory numbers, housed in the same glass frame. The frame now incorporates Papyrus 2687 (fragment at the bottom left), Papyrus 2377(E), which has is joint to the lower right side of Papyrus 2385, and Papyrus 2385 itself, which is the largest portion. Additional fragments are now at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, inventoried as CG 59326 and CG 59326bis. The writing runs on both sides; on the front, there survive portions of seven columns written along the fibres. The fragments in Cairo preserves two additional columns at the beginnings, and further portions of the first four columns of the British Library papyrus. On the back, there are parts of seven columns, with a short column added between columns five and seven. The text is written across the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The Cairo fragments preserve two additional columns and further portions of the first five columns of the British Library papyrus.
