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Papyrus 1534-1535-1536
- Record Id:
- 040-002105312
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x0000c2
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143122949.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1534-1535-1536
- Title:
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Homer, Iliad II (P.Oxy. IV 686, P.Lond.Lit. 4, TM 61174, LDAB 2313, MP3 630), Iliad III (P.Oxy. IV 687, P.Lond.Lit. 9, TM 61145, LDAB 2284, MP3 691), Iliad XI (P.Oxy. IV 688, P.Lond.Lit. 20, TM 61146, LDAB 2285, MP3 0874)
- Scope & Content:
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The fragments, which do not belong together, contain parts of Homer's Iliad II, III and XI.
Left Fragment (Papyrus 1534, P.Oxy. IV 686, P.Lond.Lit. 4, TM 61174, LDAB 2313, MP3 630): Iliad II 50-58 and traces of line above.
Middle fragment (Papyrus 1535, P.Oxy. IV 687, P.Lond.Lit. 9, TM 61145, LDAB 2284, MP3 691):
Col. 1: Iliad III 181, 184-189;
Col. 2: Iliad III 207-216 with trace of line above; two diplai occur.
Right fragment (Papyrus 1536, P.Oxy. IV 688, P.Lond.Lit. 20, TM 61146, LDAB 2285, MP3 874): Iliad XI 172-183.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105312 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1534-1535-1536 : Homer, Iliad II (P.Oxy. IV 686, P.Lond.Lit. 4, TM 61174, LDAB 2313, MP3 630), Iliad III (P.Oxy. IV 687, P.Lond.Lit. 9,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0811]/040-002105312
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Three papyrus fragments of similar size that do not belong together, inventoried as Papyrus 1534, Papyrus 1535 and Papyrus 1536; written on one side along the fibres, none of them having complete lines. The lower margin survives to 2 cm in Papyrus 1534, which preserves the bottom of a column; the upper margin survives to 15 mm in Papyrus 1536, which contains the top of a column; Papyrus 1535 contains the ends of lines of one column and the beginnings of lines of the following column. Numbers in red refer to the publication in P.Oxy. Mounted on cardboard in one glass case.
- Digitised Content:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0030
- End Date:
- 0014
- Date Range:
- Late 1st century BC- early 1st century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Papyrus 1534: 75 x 50 mm; Papyrus 1535: 80 x 45 mm; Papyrus 1536: 80 x 45mm. Housed in a glass case measuring 130 x 240 mm.
Script: The three fragments exhibit similar but different hands, all rounded uncial. The hands of Papyrus 1534 and 1535 have a tendency for serifs on the uprights, with that of Papyrus 1535 being more angular. The hand of Papyrus 1536 is irregular and does not have decoration. Elision occurs in all fragments but is not marked. Diple occurs in Papyrus 1535.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt. Presented as part of a lot comprising Papyri 1523-1544 by the Egypt Exploration Fund in November 1906.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond.Lit. 20
P.Lond.Lit. 4
P.Lond.Lit. 9
P.Oxy. IV 686
P.Oxy. IV 687
P.Oxy. IV 688 - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1906-1910 (London: British Museum 1912), p. 310.
Papyrus 1534
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Vol. IV (London: Egypt Exploration Fund 1904), pp. 133-134, no. 686.
H. J. M. Milne, Catalogue of the Literary Papyri in the British Museum (London: British Museum 1927), p. 1, no. 4.
F. Blass, ‘Literarische Texte mit Ausschluß der christlichen’, Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 3 (1906), pp. 473-502 (p. 474, no. 262).
Papyrus 1535
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Vol. IV (London: Egypt Exploration Fund 1904), p. 134, no. 687.
F. Blass, ‘Literarische Texte mit Ausschluß der christlichen’, Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 3 (1906), pp. 473-502 (p. 474, no. 265).
H. J. M. Milne, Catalogue of the Literary Papyri in the British Museum (London: British Museum 1927), p. 21, no. 9.
Papyrus 1536
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Vol. IV (London: Egypt Exploration Fund 1904), pp. 134-135, no. 688.
F. Blass, ‘Literarische Texte mit Ausschluß der christlichen’, Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 3 (1906), pp. 473-502 (p. 476, no. 283).
H. J. M. Milne, Catalogue of the Literary Papyri in the British Museum (London: British Museum 1927), p. 24, no. 20.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)