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Papyrus 2950
- Record Id:
- 040-003460352
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085290670.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143125654.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2950
- Title:
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Fragment of a Thebaid (P.Hib. II 177, TM 65732, LDAB 6986, MP3 1780)
- Scope & Content:
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Fragments of hexameters from mummy cartonnage; the poem is presumably a Thebaid. The right fragment, which corresponds to fragment 1 in the edition, is in direct speech, and a mother seems to be lamenting her son. The reference to a golden thrinax and to the dithyramb may suggest that he is Dionysus.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003460352 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2950 : Fragment of a Thebaid (P.Hib. II 177, TM 65732, LDAB 6986, MP3 1780) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0888]/040-003460352
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two papyrus fragments of different size, with surface damage, from mummy cartonnage; writing runs along the fibres on the front. The left fragment preserves remains of 12 lines, the right fragment, which comes first, has remains of 16 lines. The papyrus is badly stained and rubbed. It is housed in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143125654.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0299
- End Date:
- -0200
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Left fragment (fragment 2): 95 x 25 mm; right fragment (fragment 1): 90 x 65 mm; housed in a glass case measuring 120 x 165 mm.
Script: Rough, medium-sized round book-hand.
- 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 177
- Publications:
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E. G. Turner, The Hibeh Papyri. Volume II (London: Egypt Exploration Society 1955), pp. 16-17, 19-20, no. 177.
H. Lloyd-Jones, P. J. Parsons, Supplementum Hellenisticum (Berlin-New York: W. de Gruyter 1983), pp. 404-405, no. 903.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)