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Papyrus 272
- Record Id:
- 040-002104645
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000173.0x0003d0
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143125157.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 272
- Title:
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Homer, Iliad I ( P.Lond.Lit. 2, TM 60676, LDAB 1801, MP3 580)
- Scope & Content:
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A fragment containing the middle portion of 22 lines of Homer’s Iliad I 129-150.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002104645 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 272 : Homer, Iliad I ( P.Lond.Lit. 2, TM 60676, LDAB 1801, MP3 580) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0164]/040-002104645
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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A papyrus fragment, written on one side along the fibres and preserving 1 column of 22 lines, of which only the middle section survives. The upper margin survives to 12 mm, but the left, right and bottom sides are broken. The surface is abraded at places. Mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143125157.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0100
- End Date:
- 0299
- Date Range:
- 2nd century-3rd century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 100 x 38 mm; Housed in one glass frame measuring 153 x 90 mm.
Script: Small square uncial hand, mainly bilinear, but with some extended characters. Diaeresis occurs; elision is not marked. Iota adscript is not present.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 273-400 from Theodor Graf (b. 1840, d. 1903) on 11 April 1893.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond.Lit. 2
- 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. 422.
H. J. M. Milne, Catalogue of the Literary Papyri in the British Museum (London: British Museum 1927), p. 20, no. 2.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)