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Papyrus 2965
- Record Id:
- 040-003460051
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085207851.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143125693.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2965
- Title:
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Medical Prescriptions (P.Hib. II 192, TM 65741, LDAB 6995, MP3 2399) and Accounts (P.Hib. II 192 verso descr., TM 111671)
- Scope & Content:
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Recto:
Column 1: end of an account with sums stated in drachmas;
Column 2: At least two medical recipes, one for cleansing.
Verso (TM 111671): Accounts with names and quantities stated in metretae. Unpublished.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003460051 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2965 : Medical Prescriptions (P.Hib. II 192, TM 65741, LDAB 6995, MP3 2399) and Accounts (P.Hib. II 192 verso descr., TM 111671) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0885]/040-003460051
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Fragment of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, damaged by small holes located at the sides; there is writing on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. On the front there are parts of two columns, lacking the top; of the first, only the ends of the lines survive; the second lacks the ends of the lines, but is better preserved. The lower margin survives to c. 15 mm. On the back the surface is abraded; there are remains of two columns; the back was rotated 180 degrees to host writing. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143125693.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0270
- End Date:
- -0250
- Date Range:
- 270-250 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 140 x 100 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 240 x 150 mm.
Script: Recto: Col. 2: Fair-sized practised cursive hand; one correction; high stop occurs in line 12; Col. 1 and Verso: cursive of smaller size.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Ankyropolis (El-Hiba), Egypt. Presented with a lot comprising Papyri 2943-3035 by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Society on 9 April 1960.
- Former External References:
- P.Hib. II 192
- Publications:
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E. G. Turner, The Hibeh Papyri. Volume II (London: Egypt Exploration Society 1955), pp. 58, 62, no. 192.
V. Gazza, ‘Prescrizioni mediche nei papiri dell’Egitto Greco-romano’, Aegyptus 35 (1955), pp. 86-110 (p. 89).
M.-H. Marganne, Inventaire analytique des papyrus grecs de médecine (Genève: Librairie Droz 1981), pp. 170-171, no. 94.
I. Andorlini, ‘Il ‘gergo’ grafico ed espressivo della ricettazione medica antica’, in A. Marcone (ed.), Medicina e società nel mondo antico. Atti del convegno di Udine, 4-5 ottobre 2005 (Firenze: Le Monnier università 2006), pp. 142-167 (p. 152).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)