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Papyrus 2242
- Record Id:
- 040-002105456
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x000150
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143124036.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2242
- Title:
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Aristophanes of Byzantium, De Animalibus (CPF I.1* 24.36T, P.Lond.Lit. 164, TM 59293, LDAB 390, MP3 157.2)
- Scope & Content:
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Fragment of a roll containing Aristotelis Historiae Animalium Epitome II 169-177 by Aristophanes of Byzantium.
The preserved portion concerns the dog and discusses its mating; the beginning of a section on the diseases that may affect the dog follows.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105456 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2242 : Aristophanes of Byzantium, De Animalibus (CPF I.1* 24.36T, P.Lond.Lit. 164, TM 59293, LDAB 390, MP3 157.2) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0522]/040-002105456
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at the bottom and sides and written along the fibres on the front, the back being blank. Parts of two columns survive; of the second only the beginning of a few lines remain, whereas the first is nearly complete and consists of 36 lines. The upper margin survives to 48 mm; the space between the columns measures 27-30 mm. The surface is damaged in places; ink specks are visible in the upper margin. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143124036.0x000001 (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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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 245 x 110 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 305 x 180 mm.
Script: Formal Mixed (Severe Style), with contrast between broad and narrow letters; letters at the end of the lines are occasionally compressed; diple used as line-filling.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Egypt. Presented by Francis Willey Kelsey (b. 1858, d. 1927) in September 1921.
- Former External References:
- CPF I.1* 24.36T
P.Lond.Lit. 164 - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1921-1925 (London: British Museum 1950), p. 363.
H. J. M. Milne, ‘A New Fragment of Theophrastus’, Classical Review 36 (1922), pp. 66-67.
H. I. Bell, ‘Bibliography: Graeco-Roman Egypt A. Papyri (1921-1922)’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 9 (1923), pp. 96-113 (p. 99).
A. Körte, ‘Literarische Texte mit Ausschluß der christlichen’, Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 7 (1924), pp. 225-258 (pp. 248-249).
H. J. M. Milne, Catalogue of the Literary Papyri in the British Museum (London: British Museum 1927), p. 132, no. 164.
O. Regenbogen, ‘Theophrastastus’, Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft. Suppl. VII (1940) col. 1430.
A. Roselli, ‘Un frammento dell'epitome περὶ ζῴων di Aristofane di Bisanzio. P. Lit. Lond. 164’, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 33 (1979), pp. 13-16.
W. J. Slater, ‘Aristophanes Of Byzantium And Problem-Solving In The Museum’, The Classical Quaterly 32 (1982), pp. 336-349 (p. 341, no. 28).
A. Roselli, ‘Aristophanis Byzantii’, in Corpus dei papiri filosofici (CPF) I.1.1 24 (Firenze: L. S. Olschki 1989), pp. 338-345, 36T.
M. Stroppa in G. Bastianini et al. (eds.), Commentaria et lexica in auctores Pars I: Commentaria et Lexica in auctores; vol. 1, fasc.4: Aristophanes – Bacchylides (CLGP I.1.4) (München-Leipzig: K. G. Sauer 2006), pp. 267-268.
- Exhibitions:
- Greek Manuscripts, (online), 18 September 2016-
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)