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Papyrus 2907
- Record Id:
- 040-002105700
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x0002e0
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143125448.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2907
- Title:
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Fragment of a Letter from the Zenon Archive (P.Lond. VII 2138, TM 1698)
- Scope & Content:
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A fragment of a letter from the Zenon archive, of which little remains and in poor condition.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105700 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2907 : Fragment of a Letter from the Zenon Archive (P.Lond. VII 2138, TM 1698) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0564]/040-002105700
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Fragment of a papyrus sheet, medium-brown, with the lower part being darker, and broken off on all sides. Remains of 12 lines are preserved; writing is along the fibres on one side only. Mounted on cardboard in one glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143125448.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0250
- End Date:
- -0250
- Date Range:
- Mid 3rd century BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 102 x 45 mm. Housed in one glass case measuring 155 x 100 mm.
Script: Small, neat uncial.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. Presented by Wilfred Merton (b. 1888, d. 1957) on 8 January 1938.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. VII 2138
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1936-1945. Part I (London: British Museum 1970), p. 438.
T. C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum 1974), p. 231, no. 2138.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)