1. Papyrus 1873(5)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1873(5)
- Title:
- Portions from Iliad II 663-760
- Scope & Content:
- Portion of a roll containing Homer’s Iliad II 663-691, 696-726, 730-760, with an additional line after line 683 and omission of line 687. Traces of writing are visible on the back, perhaps a name (Epagathos).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1-87
- Extent:
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Portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll, broken off at the bottom and damaged at the top and along the centre; written along the fibres on the front, with portions of three columns and the upper margin surviving. The back is mostly blank, with the exception of some traces running across the fibres at the bottom left and a stroke in the centre. Housed in a glass frame.