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Papyrus 159
- Record Id:
- 040-002104540
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000173.0x000343
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143123084.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 159
- Title:
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Hesiod, Theogony (P.Lond.Lit. 33, TM 60145, LDAB 1259, MP3 495)
- Scope & Content:
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Fragments of a papyrus roll containing Hesiod’s Theogony:
Left fragment: Theogony 210-238;
Right upper fragment: Theogony 259-267;
Second fragment from the top: Theogony 268-271;
Third fragment from top: Theogony 296-297;
Right lower fragment: Theogony 220 or 272 and traces of another line.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104540 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 159 : Hesiod, Theogony (P.Lond.Lit. 33, TM 60145, LDAB 1259, MP3 495) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0078]/040-002104540
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Five fragments of varying size containing remains of three columns from a light-brown papyrus roll, written on one side along the fibres. Three of the fragments contain few letters; the largest fragment contains part of a column of 29 lines, 164 mm high, with upper and lower margins surviving to 7 mm and 40 mm respectively. The remaining fragment preserves the bottom of a column, the lower margin measuring 33 mm. The fragments are mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143123084.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0200
- End Date:
- 0399
- Date Range:
- 3rd century-4th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Largest fragment: 210 x 85 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 280 x 205 mm.
Script: Biblical majuscule; different hand for corrections; punctuation, accents, breathings, diaeresis, paragraphus employed. Elision is marked.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 139-176 from the Reverend Greville John Chester (b. 1830, d. 1892) on 2 February 1891.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond.Lit. 33
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1888-1893 (London: British Museum 1894), p. 400.
F. G. Kenyon, ‘Fragments d'Hésiode sur un papyrus’, Revue de Philologie, de Littérature et d'Histoire Anciennes 16 (1892), pp. 181-183.
H. J. M. Milne, Catalogue of the Literary Papyri in the British Museum (London: British Museum 1927), p. 29, no. 33.
G. Cavallo, Ricerche sulla maiuscola biblica (Firenze: Le Monnier 1967), pp. 50, 55, 107, with pl. 30.
P. Orsini, Studies on Greek and Coptic Majuscule Scripts and Books (Berlin: De Gruyter 2018), p. 122.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)