1. Papyrus 2960
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2960
- Title:
- Fragment of an Agricultural Handbook (P.Hib. II 187, TM 65737, LDAB 6991)
- Scope & Content:
- Portion of an agricultural manual concerning the culture of the almond and dealing with the induction of fruiting and the change from bitter to sweet almonds.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Extent:
- Fragment of a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage, broken off on all sides, dark-stained on the right and with plaster residue; written on one side along the fibres. Portions of two columns survive: 16 lines of column 1, 4 lines of column 2. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
