1. Papyrus 2994
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2994
- Title:
- Unknown Literary Work (P.Hib. II 229, TM 65726, LDAB 6980)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, preserving an unknown literary work, possibly of rhetorical or philosophical content. Only the largest fragments have been published. Traces of decoration are visible on the back, and portions of another text survive on the back of some of the fragments.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Extent:
- Thirty-one fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, extracted from mummy cartonnage; usually blank on the back, but some of the fragments bear writing on both sides. On the front, there remain lines running along the fibres; the largest fragments preserve portions of two columns. On the back, there remain plaster residue and traces of the mummy decoration; some of the fragments bear writing on the back, running across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.
