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Papyrus 787
- Record Id:
- 040-002105176
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x000029
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147463333.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 787
- Title:
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Demosthenes, In Timocratem, 53-54, 56-58 (P.Oxy. II 232, P.Lond.Lit. 128, Pap.Flor. VIII 35, TM 59591, LDAB 693, MP3 318) and Greek Document (P.Lond. III 787 vo. descr., TM 31962)
- Scope & Content:
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Recto (P.Lond.Lit. 128, P.Oxy. II 232, TM 59591, LDAB 693, MP3 318, Pap.Flor. VIII 35): Parts of two columns containing Demosthenes, In Timocratem, 53-54 (column 1) and 56-58 (column 2); assigned to the second or third century.
Verso (P.Lond. III 787 vo. descr., TM 31962): Greek document, perhaps a letter; end of the second or first half of the third century.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105176 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 787 : Demosthenes, In Timocratem, 53-54, 56-58 (P.Oxy. II 232, P.Lond.Lit. 128, Pap.Flor. VIII 35, TM 59591, LDAB 693, MP3 318) and… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0798]/040-002105176
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Fragment of a papyrus roll, written on both sides along the fibres on the front and across the fibres on the back. On the front there are latter parts of two columns; only lines 9–13 of the second column are fully preserved. Part of the bottom margin and the intercolumn survive. The number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. On the back there is another text in a different hand, defaced. Housed in one glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147463333.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- 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: 130 x 140 mm, housed in a glass case measuring 180 x 190 mm.
Script: Recto: Medium-sized, sloping uncial hand; Severe style. No breathings or accents and only one stop. Verso: Cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome (?), Egypt.
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt. Presented as part of a lot comprising Papyri 739-834 by the Egypt Exploration Fund in October 1900. Of these, papyri 739-814 form part of the discoveries made by B. P. Grenfell and A. S. Hunt on the site of the ancient Oxyrhynchus.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. III 787vo. descr.
P.Lond.Lit. 128
P.Oxy. II 232 - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1900-1905 (London: British Museum 1907), p. 439.
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Vol. II (London: Egypt Exploration Fund 1899), pp. 132-133 and pl. IV.
Greek Papyri in the British Museum III (London: British Museum 1907), p. XXXV, no. 787descr.
H. J. M. Milne, Catalogue of Literary Papyri in the British Museum (London: British Museum 1927), p. 97, no. 128.
B. Hausmann, Demosthenis fragmenta in papyris et membranis servata (pars secunda and pars tertia, appendice di aggiornamento) (Diss. Leipzig 1921) [Rp. Firenze: Gonnelli 1981), no. 35.
Metadata provided by the 2018 Heidelberg Research Webinar on BL Greek Papyri, funded by the MWK Baden-Württemberg and taught by R. Ast and L. Berkes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)