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Papyrus 1568(A-C)
- Record Id:
- 040-002105334
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x0000d9
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470128.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1568(A-C)
- Title:
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Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond.Lit. 53, TM 61313, LDAB 2455)
- Scope & Content:
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Left papyrus (A) and upper right papyrus (B): Unpublished documents.
Lower right papyrus (C) (P.Lond.Lit. 53, TM 61313, LDAB 2455, MP3 1581): Fragmentary leaf from a papyrus codex, containing iambic trimeters with stichometrical divisions, possibly from an anthology and apparently on a dream obtained by incubation. Attributed to Simonides and assigned to the third or fourth century.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105334 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1568(A-C) : Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond.Lit. 53, TM 61313, LDAB 2455) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1199]/040-002105334
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Three papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom and right, broken off on the other sides; abraded in places; written on one side. The front bears the right-hand part of a column written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant, no space was left to the right. The back is blank.
Upper right papyrus (B): Lower right portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side. The front bears the right-hand part of a column written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant, no space was left to the right. The back is blank.
Lower right papyrus (C): Fragment of a leaf of a light-brown papyrus codex, worm-eaten in places; written on both sides, each side bearing part of the foot of a column; the lower margin survives.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147470128.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0100
- End Date:
- 0399
- Date Range:
- 2nd century-4th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A:185 x 64 mm; B: 110 x 50 mm; C: 58 x 65 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 240 x 190 mm.
Script: A-B: Neat, upright cursive hands. C: Small, neat regular upright cursive hand; occasional accents, breathings and elision marks.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 1545-1753 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 8 December 1906.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. V 1812 descr.
P.Lond.Lit. 53 - 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. 311.
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Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, V (London: British Museum, 1917), p. 263, no. 1812 descr.
Herbert J. M. Milne, Catalogue of the Literary Papyri in the British Museum (London: British Museum, 1927), p. 40, no. 53, with plate IIIA.
Richard Kannicht, Bruno Snell, Stefan Radt, Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta. 1-5 vols. (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1971-2004). Vol. 2 (1981), pp. 296-97, no. 712.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)