1. Papyrus 2538
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2538
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Marcus Aurelius Diogenes (TM 10705, 10710, 10713, 15720, 26625, 26635, 26636, 40792)
- Scope & Content:
- A (P.Diog. 35, TM 10705): Fragmentary receipt for the payment in kind made by a farmer, as rent on land; dated 221-222. B (P.Diog. 51, TM 26625): Fragmentary document of uncertain content, mentioning Diogenes and his daughter Aurelia Copria. Dated 205-235. C (P.Diog. 67, TM 26636): Fragmentary...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 132-248
- Extent:
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Ten papyrus fragments, not all belonging together, housed in one glass frame.
A: Dark-brown papyrus fragment, apparently complete at the top, broken off on the other sides; with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank.
B: Dark-brown papyrus fragment, apparently complete at the top, broken off on the other sides; with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The back is darkened along the left edge and bears no writing.
C: Medium-brown papyrus strip, complete at the bottom, broken off on the other sides; with some surface damage; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The writing is effaced.
D: Dark-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; with severe surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank.
E-F: Two papyrus fragments belonging together, dark-brown, written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. Papyrus 2528 belongs to the same papyrus.
G: Lower left portion of a medium-brown papyrus, written on one side across the fibres; the front bears the beginnings of 6 lines; lower and left margins survive. The back is blank.
H: Small papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides, written on one side along the fibres; a few letters from 3 lines survive. The back is blank.
I-J: Two fragments from the same medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank.
