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Papyrus 2154
- Record Id:
- 040-003434515
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071600231.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143123932.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2154
- Title:
- Rhetorical or Philosophical Text (ZPE 213 (2020), pp. 72-77, TM 832442)
- Scope & Content:
- Rhetorical text, presumably draft of a speech on good and bad habits. Lines 10-14 possibly contain criticism on entertainment activities like horse races, music and dance.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003434515 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2154 : Rhetorical or Philosophical Text (ZPE 213 (2020), pp. 72-77, TM 832442) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0676]/040-003434515
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Fragment of a papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, broken off at the top and bottom; the left margin is extant and measures approximately 20 mm; portions of 15 lines are preserved. Mounted on cardboard in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143123932.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0100
- End Date:
- 0199
- Date Range:
- 2nd century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 78 x 98 mm. Housed in a glass case measuring 120 x 155 mm.
Script: Clear, round hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 2103-2239 from Bernard Pyne Grenfell (b. 1869, d. 1926) in May 1920.
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1916-1920 (London: British Museum 1933), p. 373.
A. Monte, 'A Rhetorical Fragment on Moral Behavior', Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 213 (2020), pp. 72–77.
Metadata provided by attendees of 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)