1. Papyrus 2956(C-E)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2956(C-E)
- Title:
- Theophrastus, Ars Poetica (?).
- Scope & Content:
- Treatise on poetry and poetic diction, with discussion of individual words. Presumably part of Theophrastus’s Ars Poetica.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Extent:
- One frame with four papyrus fragments, three of which are labelled C-E; broken off on all sides. C preserves 5 lines written along the fibres and is covered with cartonnage decoration. The back is blank. D bears portions of 8 lines written along the fibres; the back is blank. E preserves traces of 9 lines written along the fibres, mostly faint. The unlabelled fragment, presumably from another papyrus, has few traces from 5 lines written across the fibres and covered with plaster residue, and a few traces on the back.